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Houston Area Urban League 49TH Annual Equal Opportunity Day Gala

“Celebrating 49 Years of Excellence”

The Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) will celebrate 49 years of providing services to the Greater Houston community on Saturday, June 17th, 2017 with its Equal Opportunity Day Gala featuring a dinner, Honoree recognition and entertainment. The event will be held in the Ballroom of the Americas at the Hilton Americas Hotel, beginning at 6 p.m. with a reception, followed by the program and dinner at 7:00 pm. This year’s featured entertainment will be Texas Southern University.

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Houston Museum District to Host Texas Association of Museums Annual Meeting Conference

The annual event will bring together hundreds of museum professionals and institutions from across the state of Texas to Houston from April 18-21, 2018.

The Texas Association of Museums (TAM) will host its annual meeting this year in Houston on April 18-21 at the downtown Hyatt Regency Houston. The 2018 theme, Taking the Pulse of Museums: Healthy Enough to Stay the Course, ties in with one of Houston’s major industries, the medical community. The conference brings together hundreds of professionals and institutions from all over Texas for educational sessions, targeted workshops, networking events and award ceremonies that recognize persons and institutions that have advanced the field in the past year.

Houston Awarded Hosting Rights for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Houston has been selected as one of the 11 U.S. host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, FIFA announced today.

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New study finds more cancers linked to tainted water at Camp Lejeune,

Military and civilian personnel who lived and worked at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina in the mid-1970s and ’80s are more likely to be diagnosed with certain cancers compared with those stationed at a similar military base in California during the same period, a highly anticipated new government study shows.

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Bitter Sweet: Texans Defeat the Titans to Extend Winning Streak to 8 and Remember the Life of Owner Bob McNair

Even though the weather outside of NRG stadium was a frigid 50 degrees and before you begin to laugh, that is very cold for a city that is used to 75 degrees with humidity added. Inside the stadium was blazing with one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now. The Houston Texans defeated the Tennessee Titans 34-17 to extend their winning streak to 8 games. They also completed the first game of a three game homestand (Browns, Colts).

Houston Community College Hit With $100 Million Dollar Racial Discrimination Class Action Suit Filed On Behalf of Black Employees on Juneteenth

A $100 million racial discrimination lawsuit has been filed in a Houston, Texas state district court on behalf of hundreds of Black present and former employees of the Houston Community College (“HCC”). The suit was intentionally filed Friday, June 19, 2020– “Juneteenth—the anniversary date that Black slaves in Texas learned they had been freed from slavery two years earlier by President Abraham Lincoln.

Houston City Council Approves Mayor Turner's Proposed Rental Relief Program

Program To Help 6,818 Struggling Houston Area Households

Today, the Houston City Council approved a $15 million rent relief fund to help Houstonians make their payments amidst the COVID-19 public health crisis.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston hosts national webinar at Galveston’s Reedy Chapel AME to celebrate historical significance of Juneteenth holiday

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH), in conjunction with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, will host a national livestreamed webinar at Galveston’s Reedy Chapel AME Church on Thursday, June 16 from noon to 2 p.m. CT to celebrate the historical significance of Juneteenth, which had its origin in Galveston. Reedy Chapel was one of the locations in which General Order #3 was read on June 19, 1865, announcing the end of slavery in Texas.

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International Philanthropist & Disabilities Advocate Lisa A. Thomas Featured in Photo Memoir By Celebrity Photographer Bruce Bell

Bell Releases “In Search of the Authentic Lisa A. Thomas” Photo Book

World renown philanthropist Lisa A. Thomas is the featured subject of celebrity photojournalist Bruce Bell’s new photographic timeline, In Search of the Authentic Lisa A. Thomas. Bruce Bell of Bruce Bell Media (BBM) has been in the photography business since 2002. His work is a favorite in the Houston African community.

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Eight African Americans Earn Truman Scholarships for Graduate Study in 2017

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has announced the selection of the 2017 Truman Scholars. Each Truman Scholar is awarded up to $30,000 for graduate study. They also receive priority admission to several top-tier graduate schools, have career and graduate school counseling opportunities, and are fast-tracked for internships within the federal government.

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Distinguished Attorney Gives Back to His Law School Alma Mater, Donating $3 Million to Establish The Benny Agosto, Jr. Diversity Center at South Texas College of Law Houston

Houston trial attorney Benny Agosto, Jr.’s recent gift to establish a diversity center at his alma mater, South Texas College of Law Houston, combined two of his life passions: giving back to the community and encouraging more diversity in the legal field.

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Houston native serves at U.S. Navy Helicopter Squadron in Japan

ATSUGI, Japan - Airman Angel Gomez, a native of Houston, Texas, serves in the U.S. Navy as a member of a helicopter squadron forward deployed to Japan.

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NAACP Launches Campaign, Power to the People: Fueling the Revolution for Energy Justice

Campaign focuses on NAACP units, branches, and state conferences’ leadership to bring energy democracy to their communities.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the country’s foremost civil rights organization, and the NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program launched an online campaign Monday to highlight the leadership of the NAACP units, branches, and state conferences across the country who are creating energy democracy in their communities.

Citywide celebration set to take place on HISD campuses to honor high school graduates

Houston Independent School District graduating seniors will gather outdoors on their high school campuses in their caps and gowns on Friday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate during a citywide event spearheaded by Mayor Sylvester Turner in collaboration with HISD Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan. Houston Independent School District graduating seniors will gather outdoors on their high school campuses in their caps and gowns on Friday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate during a citywide event spearheaded by Mayor Sylvester Turner in collaboration with HISD Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan.

Houston Cinema Arts Society and Houston Museum of African American Culture Celebrate Juneteenth and Black Music Month

Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) and Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) partner on screenings at Moonstruck Drive-In Cinema at East River in celebration of both Juneteenth and Black

The program will consist of the Texas- shot film Miss Juneteenth by Channing Godfrey Peoples, previously screened at HCAS’s Beyond Film Program with Sundance Film Festival, and will be preceded by the Houston premiere of the director’s new short film.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Kicks Off Annual “Installation Blitz” to Help Houstonians in Need “Beat The Heat”

Jackson Lee: “We should never risk the lives of seniors and children who are most at risk for health-related complications in Houston’s extreme heat.”

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Husband Wanted in mom's murder at SW Houston home

Houston police say 40-year-old Jerald Dewayne Watt is wanted for murder in the death of his common-law wife.

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Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters to Immediately Sanitize Vehicle Interiors

Houston-based company, Rhino Pro, an automotive upfitting company specializing in fleet and aftermarket accessories, has announced the immediate addition of a vehicle interior spray that combats the spread of coronavirus in the Houston community. The spray goes through a vehicle's A/C system and instantly kills 99% of viruses, bacteria, germs, and fungi inside the vehicle. This project will be run by two local Houstonian siblings Carla and Juan Carlos Martinez de Aldecoa.

Houston Man Who Killed Two, Injured Third Sentenced to 49 Years in Prison

A Houston man who killed two men and injured a third man in separate shootings beginning in 2014 was sentenced to 49 years in prison for each case in a plea agreement this week, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

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pOpshelf now open in Houston!

New Location Now Open to Serve Customers with an Exciting, Fun Shopping Experience

pOpshelf is excited to announce its new store in Houston is now open! The store is located at 6745 Highway 6 N, and hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week.