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Alvin Teen Earns 6.9 GPA, Becomes First Black Valedictorian At Alvin High School

Alvin High School just saw a barrier of theirs be crossed as a black teen became the first Black valedictorian in school history.

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Feds Say Texas Illegally Failed to Educate Students with Disabilities

A U.S. Department of Education investigation concluded Thursday that Texas violated federal law by failing to ensure students with disabilities were properly evaluated and provided with an adequate public education.

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Live Nation Latin Welcomes Patricia Flores as VP of Marketing

Live Nation Entertainment, announced the hire of Patricia Flores as VP of Marketing for its newly formed Live Nation Latin group. Based in Los Angeles, Flores will report to Hans Schafer, SVP of Live Nation Latin.

17-year-old girl killed in road rage incident

Milwaukee police are investigating a shooting on 29th and Courtland that left one dead Sunday night, April 17.

Heating issues at school in Winchester prompt early dismissal for the entire district

Heat issues at a public school in Winchester prompted the entire district to dismiss early on Tuesday

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Houston First and UH to Host March Madness Watch Party

The Coogs have returned to the Sweet Sixteen, and yet another fantastic watch party at Avenida Houston is being planned to cheer them on!

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Governor Abbott Appoints new Student Regent for Texas Southern University

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed seven student regents to their respective universities, including Texas Southern University, for terms set to expire on May 31, 2024.

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Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s Statement on Judge Hidalgo Extending Leave of Absence

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis issued the following statement about County Judge Lina Hidalgo extending her leave to seek mental health treatment:

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Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s Statement on Judge Hidalgo Extending Leave of Absence

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis issued the following statement about County Judge Lina Hidalgo extending her leave to seek mental health treatment:

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Congressman Al Green and Postal Customers Will Address Troublesome USPS Delivery Delay Issues

On Monday, January 22, 2024, Congressman Al Green will hold a press conference to provide information related to the ongoing delivery issues at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Missouri City Processing Center.

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Oregon City: Driver dead after car plunges into river

Clackamas firefighters and the Oregon City Police Department worked together to pull the body of a driver out of a car that drove into the Clackamas River on Tuesday afternoon.

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Who is Martin Luther King Jr. to us, 50 years later?

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 50 years ago on April 4, 1968, setting off a period of mourning, reflection and anger that gripped America. He was in Memphis to rally support for striking sanitation workers, who were protesting unsafe working conditions, and while on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel (now the site of the National Civil Rights Museum), he was shot once and fatally by James Earl Ray, from the bathroom of a nearby boarding house.

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Amazon To Build Homeless Shelter In New Seattle HQ

Amazon is trying to do its part to help with Seattle's homelessness crisis.

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Harlem Will Soon Be Home to 20-Story Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum

Earlier this month, the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum won a bid to acquire a Harlem building and development site for a new state-of-the-art facility that will “preserve, archive, exhibit, educate, and showcase hip-hop Music and culture from around the world.”

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Obama Designates Three Civil Rights Monuments as National Monuments in Last Week of Presidency

Evoking images of newly freed slaves who sought to help reconstruct a war-torn nation and Birmingham civil rights crusaders who marched against injustice, President Obama announced Thursday several new civil rights monuments on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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Xi Alpha Omega's Party with a Purpose to Support Students with Backpacks and School Supplies

The One Million Backpacks Committee, chaired by Ava Logans Clark, of the Xi Alpha Omega (XAO) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Incorporated has been hard at work collecting backpacks and filling them with school supplies to help children in our communities to be successful in school.

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'Logan': Another R-rated Superhero Hit for Fox

Explosions, bullets, evil scientists, and even a R-rating cannot stop Wolverine.

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Toosii Talks Tim McGraw & Kanye West New Campaign Video "The Mix" Clips

Viewers that tuned in last night for the brand new episode of the live millennial/Gen Z, mixed gender talk show, THE MIX, where no topic was off limits, saw a ton of action from the hosts, and special guest Toosii, Capitol Records newest big act with over 250 million streams in 2020 alone and landing #1 on Billboards Heatseekers Albums Chart. The below clips can be embedded/re-posted with the included descriptions.

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All-New Season Three Episodes of Saints & Sinners And Binge-Worthy Seasons One & Two Plus Gang Related, Reasonable Doubt, Facing Ali; Mindhunters and More Among New Brown Sugar Titles for April

Brown Sugar, the popular new subscription video-on-demand service from Bounce featuring the biggest collection of the baddest African-American movies of all-time, announced today its new titles for April 2018.