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Kroger Houston Helps Fight Hunger with $25,000 Donation to Interfaith of the Woodlands

Earlier this week, Kroger Houston and The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation presented Interfaith of the Woodlands with a check for $25,000 to help support the fight against hunger in our communities.

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Reminder: Kingwood Drive Panel Replacement

Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin would like to remind Kingwood area residents that Houston Public Works will begin a panel replacement project on Kingwood Drive this Thursday, April 16, weather permitting. The project will begin in the westbound lanes of Kingwood Drive near the intersection of Kingwood Drive and Royal Forest Drive.

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First General Motors-Ventec Critical Care V+Pro Ventilators Ready for Delivery

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today began mass production of the Ventec Life Systems V+Pro critical care ventilator under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

New Orleans Business Alliance Surpasses $500K Fundraising Goal for Gig Economy Workers COVID-19 Relief Fund

The New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA) is proud to announce that as of today (April 14), its COVID-19 relief fund to support unemployed gig economy workers has reached over $640,000 in contributions, significantly surpassing its initial $500,000 goal. NOLABA would like to thank the following organizations for their significant support:

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Cut off from counseling during the coronavirus pandemic? There are options

Keeping away from one another is crucial for stopping the coronavirus. But that distancing also risks keeping people away from vital support.

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Houston Sauce Pit Vegan BBQ Food Truck Expands Menu, Continues to Introduce New Items Weekly for Curbside Take-Out

The Houston Sauce Pit (HSP) Vegan BBQ Food Truck continues to expand their menu with delicious new 100%-vegan items each week, with curbside take-out service for extra safety right now!

AFT Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Trump over PPE Lies, Inaction

Television and online ads urge Americans to contact the White House after incompetent president accused health professionals of stealing personal protective equipment

The American Federation of Teachers today launched a six-figure television ad buy to hold President Trump accountable for his failure to protect healthcare workers and other personnel, after he bizarrely suggested nurses were stealing personal protective equipment while declining to provide PPE himself.

Hip Hop Public Health Launches 20 Seconds or More Initiative Harnessing the Power of Music to Encourage Hand Washing and Other Safety Protocols Amongst Young People to Battle the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rap Icon Doug E. Fresh and Songwriter Artie Green Collaborated on New Song and Video, 20 Seconds or More, Featuring 40 Recording Artists, Entertainers, Medical Workers, Athletes, and Business and Civi

Hip Hop Public Health (HHPH) the national nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering positive health behavior change through the power of hip hop music since 2005, today launched 20 Seconds or More, a new initiative to encourage hand washing and other safety protocols among the nation's youth.

Application Fee Waived for One Day Only at AIM’s Digital Decision Day

In an effort to provide college seekers with support during the application process, Aviation Institute of Maintenance hosts Digital Decision Day across their national campuses

Applying to college can be stressful for prospective students. Whether it is applying to college for the first time or deciding to go back to school, Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) invites all college applicants to virtually attend Digital Decision Day on Saturday, April 25. Decision Day guides prospective students in deciding on the right program choice for them, along with the waiving of AIM’s standard application fee on event date only. Program guidance will be provided by admissions, financial aid, and career services teams who will be online for the virtual event.

Houston Ranks Among the Best Large Metros for Millennial Home Buyers

Over the past few years, homeownership rates for millennials have been slowly on the rise. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the homeownership rate for Americans under 35 grew to roughly 37 percent in 2019. However, homeownership among today’s millennials is still below its peak of 43 percent in 2004 and woefully below the national rate of 65 percent across all major regions of the U.S.

ATU demands transit systems implement “Safe Service” policies

Union reminds employers that transit workers have legal right to refuse hazardous work

With thousands of transit workers infected and more than 70, including 19 Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) members, dying after contracting COVID-19, the ATU is launching a Safe Service campaign to demand transit systems provide workers the critical protections to be safe on the job. The Union also reminds employers that its members have the legal right to refuse assignments that put them in imminent danger.

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We Can’t Let Up The Fight To End The Black Maternal Health Crisis, Especially Right Now

The coronavirus pandemic has blown the lid off something many of us have known our entire lives: that there are deep racial disparities in our country’s health care system.

HISD updates food distribution site for April 16

As the Houston Independent School District continues its food distribution efforts throughout the district, there has been an update to one of Thursday’s distribution sites.

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Houston Sailor ties down aircraft aboard U.S. Navy warship

Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 3rd Class Daniel Mascheri, from Houston, performs a heavy weather tie down on a F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean April 12, 2020.

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Houston Health Department expands COVID-19 test sites to anyone wanting to get tested

Testing capacity doubles to 1,000 per day

The Houston Health Department’s two COVID-19 drive-thru sites will broaden testing to anyone wanting to get a test and double their daily testing capacity to 1,000 on Tuesday.

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Former Houston Comet Becomes the First African American Woman to Coach Men's College Basketball

Former WNBA star Becky Hammon made headlines back in August of 2014 when she became the first full time female coach in NBA history for the San Antonio Spurs. Some will say she blazed the trail for the female coaches behind her, as a record number 11 women are currently on staff with other NBA teams around the league.

ACEP Stands in Solidarity with Emergency Physician in COVID-19 Related Custody Dispute

In response to news reports that an emergency physician has temporarily lost custody of her child because of her job on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis, the president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), William Jaquis, MD, FACEP, released the following statement:

The Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation Partners with City of Houston And Comp-U-Dopt to Help Close Digital Divide for Students Amid COVID-19

In response to the challenges of the digital divide and closing of schools due to COVID-19 precautions, Houston Rockets star, Russell Westbrook and his nonprofit organization, the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation has collaborated with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Office of Education and Comp-U-Dopt to provide children and families with computers needed to access classwork and digital learning resources online.

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Quadvest Donates 1,500 Face Masks to Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital

Quadvest, a local privately owned water and sewer utility company in Montgomery County, Texas, has taken the lead to donate 1,500 N95 surgeon masks to the Methodist Hospital in The Woodlands to help during this crisis with the COVID-19. With the communities experiencing this unprecedented time in history, Quadvest is flattening the curve and assisting healthcare providers and those who are most at risk.

NABJ Announces ESPN’s Michael Wilbon as Honorary 2020 Convention Chair

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) President Dorothy Tucker has announced that Michael Wilbon, one of the nation’s most respected sports journalists, will serve as the NABJ honorary chair for the 2020 joint convention with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ).