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MCTX Call to Action: Residents Encouraged to Serve On Boards, Committees and Commissions; Apply Online @ www.missouricitytx.gov

City Council and staff value input and feedback from citizens and are seeking applicants for all boards, committees and commissions. When serving, residents will have a unique opportunity to participate in the governing process and to provide ideas and suggestions on public policy.

Association of Black Cardiologists Endorses Black Maternal Health Momnibus

The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) is pleased to support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus - composed of nine individual bills and introduced by Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, Congresswoman Alma Adams, Senator Kamala Harris, and members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus Members.

Mahershali Ali: How the Oakland Native Went From Ball Player to Rapper to Academy Award Winner

Long before Oakland, California saw one of its big- gest sons rise on the national stage at the Academy Awards last Sunday, he had spent the previous week tending to his wife.

New Study Shows News Outlets Skew Towards Negative Portrayals of Black Families, Contrary to Government Data

According to the Washington Post, a recent Color of Change and Family Story study found that the news media has had a significant hand in negatively skewing the perceptions of black families.

Air pollution is making us dumber, study shows

Air pollution could be more damaging to our health than previously thought, according to a new study, which found that prolonged exposure to dirty air has a significant impact on our cognitive abilities, especially in older men.

The 1619 Project

On Sunday, the New York Times unveiled "The 1619 Project," a journalistic series in the Sunday magazine that seeks to tell the "unvarnished truth" about slavery and its impact on America's history. In 1619, just 12 years after the founding of the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, the Jamestown colonists bought the first slaves, 20 to 30 enslaved Africans, from English pirates.

BlackFacts.com Takes Black History & Black History Month to a New Level!

The web site celebrates Black cultural contributions from the past and present

Since it’s founding in 1997 by a pair of self-avowed “nerds” from MIT and Boston University, BlackFacts.com has been the longest running data-driven repository of Black history on the internet. Over its 20+ year history, this online project, founded on the concept that there were black technologists who could give back to their community, has grown from a simple labor-of-love, to become #1 on all 3 major search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing), having its own Amazon Alexa™ Skill for the Black History Fact-Of-The-Day, and garnering millions of national and international visitors and over 100,000 followers via social media and email.

Turning to 'Dr. Google' may not be as anxiety-inducing or misleading as believed, study finds

Have you found yourself Googling your symptoms in an attempt to soothe health-related anxieties, and then worried that you were going to accidentally misdiagnose yourself and make those anxieties worse?

University finds missing Dorothy dress from 'The Wizard of Oz'

A dress believed to have been worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy in the classic 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" has been found on top of mailboxes in a university drama department.

Naya Rivera's family marks 1-year anniversary of her death

Naya Rivera's family is remembering her on the one-year anniversary of her tragic death. The "Glee" star went missing on July 8 last year on California's Lake Piru, while boating with her son, Josey Hollis Dorsey, who is now 5. Dorsey was later found alive, while Rivera was determined by investigators to have accidentally drowned. Her body was found five days later.

Dolph Lundgren reveals cancer battle

A second opinion helped turn around actor Dolph Lundgren's battle with cancer.

Humans were using tobacco at least 12,000 years ago

The tobacco plant has shaped the fortunes of humanity. Today, the substance is used and abused by a billion people around the world. It is a habit that dates back to the Stone Age, new research shows.

DACA Working Groups Form in Congress, But Path Forward Remains at Trump's Mercy

House Speaker Paul Ryan and other power centers in Congress have begun assembling groups to work on immigration as Washington continues to race the clock ahead of a March deadline to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

What are the alcohol rules for US airline pilots?

The arrest of an airline pilot on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol has travelers wondering about alcohol policies for commercial pilots and the screening in place to detect behavior that could endanger passengers.

Hours before the Albuquerque killings suspect was publicly identified, CNN reporters were inside his home. Here's what happened

Authorities have arrested 51-year-old Muhammad Syed as a suspect in the killings of two Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, they said Tuesday -- slayings that along with two other killings of Muslim men in recent months have put the city's Islamic community on edge.

Dallas Zoo says tamarin monkeys that went missing for a day are healthy and uninjured

The emperor tamarin monkeys that disappeared from the Dallas Zoo earlier this week but were recovered by police in an abandoned home on Tuesday are healthy and uninjured, the zoo said.

‘Moths to a flame’: Insect behavior around light isn’t about attraction, scientists say

At night, it’s not unusual to find a hoard of moths and other insects circling around a porch light or street lamp — but their reasons for being there are likely quite different from what most people assume, new research has found.

The Gilgo Beach killings suspect’s wife unknowingly helped in his arrest. She’s now filed for divorce

In her more than 27 years of marriage to Rex Heuermann, Asa Ellerup likely did not know about the gruesome double life her husband is accused of living, Suffolk County’s top cop says.

Let’s Talk with Tayla Parx

Tayla Parx is a dynamic force in the music industry who has had her share of success on many billboard albums. She’s worked with Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Fifth Harmony, The Internet, Jennifer Lopez, Janelle Monáe and so many more. In fact, if you are a fan of music, she’s likely had her creative juices flow onto your favorite song. A native of Dallas, Texas, she got her start in the entertainment industry working with nonother than Debbie Allen who inspired her to pursue acting.

Weekend Recap: Split Still No 1 At US Box Office As A Dog's Purpose Places Second

James McAvoy’s bravura turn helped M Night Shyamalan’s film hold the top spot, while A Dog’s Purpose dodged controversy and Resident Evil crept in

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