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Astros Place Justin Verlander On the 10-day Injured List

Astros No. 1 starter, Justin Verlander was placed on the 10-day IL list with a right-arm forearm strain according to Houston Astros communication department. Astros manager Dusty Baker said that Verlander will not throw for two weeks and will be reevaluated at that time.

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It Had To Happen One Day

Mariners get first victory over Astros after losing 15-straight games

Well you knew it had to happen one day this year in Houston and on Sunday it did. For the first time at Minute Maid Park since September 19, 2018 the Seattle Mariners (1-2) defeated the Houston Astros (2-1) by a score of 7-6.

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Election Pollster Terrance Woodbury Weighs In On Kanye West’s 2020 President Election Bid in July 19 Washington Post News Article

Woodbury Says West Probably Won’t Be the Next President, but the Influential Rapper Could Play a Role in Determining Who Is

Terrance Woodbury, a partner at HIT Strategies, a political research firm focused on women, minorities and millennials, recently shared his thoughts with the Washington Post regarding rapper Kanye West’s 2020 Presidential Campaign. Woodbury addressed several issues surrounding the provocative celebrity’s viability as a candidate and the influence the Grammy-winning artist has over a generation of young voters.

Cullen Trust Gift Aids UH Students Struggling with Food Insecurity Amid Pandemic

The University of Houston has received a $100,000 gift from the Cullen Trust for Higher Education to aid University students and members of the community who are in immediate need of food assistance. The gift supports efforts at UH and the Houston Food Bank to raise awareness on the growing issue of food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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USA Boxing Olympic Hopeful Darius Fulghum Chosen to Be Giving Games 2020 Athlete Ambassador

The PVAMU Nursing alumnus will represent USA Boxing in the national fundraising campaign

Darius Fulghum, a spring 2019 graduate of Prairie View A&M University’s College of Nursing, is a boxer on a new mission. The registered nurse-turned boxer has been chosen to represent USA Boxing athletes as a Giving Games 2020 Ambassador.

GetVokl Offers Live Virtual Matchmaking to Help Singles Get Through the Pandemic

GetVokl, a company that allows livestreaming across multiple platforms at one time, gives people a live virtual place to find a match

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 110 million adults who are single in the country. Millions of them found out how difficult dating and finding a match is during the pandemic. With typical hot spots closed where singles may meet, many have been left wondering how to find their match. GetVokl is helping to bridge that gap by offering a content block for virtual interactive dating podcasts, called the Connection Zone. One podcast in particular, Love Rants: Meet Your Match, is growing in popularity due to so many singles being stuck at home. Singles can tune in and have live virtual access to matchmaking, as well as be able to discuss relationships.

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Lili Reinhart (of box office hit HUSTLERS) stars in new Amazon

Seventeen-year-old Henry Page (Austin Abrams) has never been in love. He fancies himself a romantic, but the kind of once-in-a-lifetime love he’s been hoping for just hasn’t happened yet.

How to Dispel the Angry Black

Far too often, women of color face discrimination in the workplace. One of the most prominent areas is that many take their outward personality as being the 'angry black woman'. The type of woman who speaks up for themselves shares their opinions and is not afraid, to be honest with others.

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Shordie Shordie Shares New Video for "Save a Little"

Shordie Shordie keeps the momentum going with the release of a new video for “Save A Little” from his 2020 mixtape >Music (More Than Music). Premiered by Complex HERE, the Spudds Mckenzie-directed video showcases Shordie's constant elevation as the gorgeously shot visual accompanies the track’s universal sentiment. He sings “Save a little time for me” in the video as he and a few female friends take a roadtrip in a lowrider together. It is the latest installment in a series of compelling visuals Shordie has released this year around >Music, including “Two,” "Gotchu Like" and "L.O.V.."

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(HED) P.E. Release New Single “First Blood” from Upcoming Album, “Class of 2020” Pre-Orders Available Now

Legendary SoCal artists (HED) P.E. have revealed the first single from the upcoming Class of 2020 album, “First Blood.”

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Kris Yute and Channel Tres Team Up for I Did It Remix

Brooklyn based, Jamaican born recording artist Kris Yute has teamed up with Los Angeles based recording artist and producer Channel Tres for a remix of “I Did It”. Listen to the downtempo, slinky remix HERE. Additionally, Kris tapped frequent collaborator Lonewolf for a visual; watch HERE.

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Bric Presents 42nd Annual Bric Celebrate Brooklyn Festival

Actress and Comedian Michelle Buteau To Host

Rapper and Actor Common with Robert Glasper and Karriem Riggins, DJ and co-founding member of The Roots Questlove, Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Angelique Kidjo, Carribbean soca group KES, Rapper and Actress Junglepussy, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Madison McFerrin, Swedish singer/songwriter The Tallest Man on Earth and More to Perform

Rep. Reynolds Joining with Local Teachers, Parents and Medical Professionals Over Growing Concerns On the Reopening of Our Schools

We are just less than a month away from the fall semester of school starting at Fort Bend ISD and other local districts. Online student instruction will begin on August 17, 2020. TEA is then requiring schools to have a phase in transition to full in-class student instruction.

Governor Abbott Announces FEMA Approval For Federal Emergency Declaration Following Hurricane Hanna Landfall In Texas

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and President Trump have granted a Federal Emergency Declaration request for Public Assistance Category B (Emergency Protective Measures). Specifically, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct Federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care including evacuation and shelter support at 75 percent federal funding. The Governor submitted this request yesterday as Hurricane Hanna approached Texas.

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Welcome Back

Lance McCullers earns first victory almost two years to the date of last start

The city of Houston experienced a temperature drop due to the rain that continuously poured down from the skies for hours on Saturday. Yet Minute Maid Park must have felt as hot as the desert for the Seattle Mariners as the Houston Astros brought the heat at the plate for the second game in a row. The Astros (2-0) defeated the Mariners (0-2) by a score of 7-2.

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NNPA Press Release including PPP link for expedited application processing via Magic Johnson and MBE

NNPA’S DR. BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS JR. is excited to assist and ensure that our nation’s minority businesses are aware of the lending opportunities through the efforts of MBE Capital’s partnership with EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON’S EQUITRUST TO FUND OVER $100 MILLION IN PPP LOANS FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN LIGHT OF THE UPCOMING LOAN EXTENTION DATE OF AUGUST 8, 2020

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Strange Beginnings

Astros win home opener against the Mariners 8-2

The crowd size may have changed, but the results are still the same. After having the season delayed for nearly three months due to COVID-19, the Houston Astros (1-0) finally opened their 2020 MLB season with a win over division foe Seattle Mariners (0-1) by a score of 8-2. The victory tonight makes the Astros 19-1 in the last 20 games dating back to last season and 11-0 in Minute Maid Park against the Mariners.

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H.I.S.D. Partners With Rice To Conduct District-Wide Study On Education Equity

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has partnered with Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), a program of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and School of Social Sciences, to conduct a comprehensive study on educational equity across the district.

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Emotionally Preparing Your Children For Back-to-School Season 2020-21

Prepare Your Children To Return With Confidence, Optimism & Excitement

Between sheltering-in-place, online learning and time away from friends, many children will need a little extra support as they head back to school this fall.

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Court Blocks Texas General Land Office, From Seizing Control of City Harvey Funds

Mayor Announces That Program Will Continue Helping Houstonians Repair Harvey Damages

In a significant victory for Houstonians with homes damaged during Harvey, Mayor Sylvester Turner today announced that the City of Houston won a temporary injunction to stop the Texas General Land Office and GLO Commissioner George P. Bush from removing over $1.2 billion in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief from the City.