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Don't legalize discrimination against people with disabilities

Imagine if the federal government treated disabled Americans as second-class citizens. It's an appalling thought. But it could happen soon -- if some special interest groups get their way.

4 Ways To Transform Your Side Gig Into Your Main Show

If you try to make a buck on the side with an extra job that inspires you but doesn’t really pay the bills, you’ll likely hear this sobering and uninspiring advice: Don’t quit your day job.

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Resistance Revival Chorus Announce Debut Album

Resistance Revival Chorus has revealed details of their debut album, This Joy to be released on Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records. The Chorus is a collective of more than 60 women, and non-binary singers, who join together to breathe joy and song into the resistance, and to uplift and center women’s voices.

The Woodlands Businessman Opens Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services Franchise

Christopher Foreman, a Houston-area businessman, has opened Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services of The Woodlands-Spring, an independently owned and operated commercial cleaning franchise.

Civil Rights Groups Launches Multilingual 2020 Census Hotlines

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Arab American Institute, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, and NALEO Educational Fund Launch Multilingual Hotlines to Provide Assistance on and Provide information about the 2020 Census

$3.5M Seed Funding Closed to Launch Merryfield: a New Clean Label Rewards App

Whole Foods Market's former head of quality standards and veteran healthcare private equity executive partner with a collective of trusted better-for-you CPG brands to help consumers shop clean label with confidence

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Cellista’s Multimedia Noise Opera Transfigurations at Santa Monica’s Highways Performance Space

‘Transfigurations’ confronts issues of identity, loss, displacement, and acceptance within the arts community at large. It is a raucous avant-garde response to the experiences of artists during these uncertain and sour times. ---Cellista

Soul Beach Music Festival Hosted by Aruba Goes Platinum Celebrating 20 Years of Luminous Performances

Announcing Iconic Headliners Mariah Carey & The Roots Celebrity Host Deon Cole

Come find your place in the sun and soak up the vibes at the 20th Anniversary of the Soul Beach Music Festival hosted by Aruba unveiling the stellar lineup and superstar performers, Memorial Day weekend, May 20-25, 2020 with main stage concert headliners Mariah Carey and The Roots. Bringing incandescent vocals embodied in glitter and glam to headline Sunday, May 24th, MARIAH CAREY is the best-selling female artist of all time with more than 200 million albums sold to date and 18 Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles (17 self-penned), more than any solo artist in history. Mariah is a singer/song-writer/producer recognized with multiple Grammy® Awards, numerous American Music Awards, Billboard's "Top Female Artist of All Time", Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" Award, Billboard's "Icon Award," the World Music Award for "World's Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium," and BMI's "Icon Award" for her outstanding achievements in songwriting, to name a few – with her distinct five-octave vocal range, prolific songwriting, and producing talent, Mariah is truly the template of the modern pop performance.

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Something to Cheer For

Roughnecks defeat the Wildcats in front of large home crowd.

In the song, “Welcome to Houston” by famous rapper Slim Thug. There are two lines that stand out by another famous rapper (Z-Ro) that encapsulates the mantra of the city. Midway through the song, Z-Ro bellows out these words with pride in his voice:

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Trump Advocates Launch ‘Cash for Blacks’ Initiative: Literally Handing Out Money to Buy Black Voters

In an effort to win over Black voters ahead of November’s election, allies of Donald Trump have kicked off a new strategy: giving people cash.

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Pelosi Tells Democrats: Trump 'shredded the truth, so I shredded his speech' After State of the Union

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a closed-door caucus meeting on Wednesday morning that she "shredded" the President's State of the Union speech Tuesday night because Trump "shredded the truth" in his address, according to one person in the room.

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“Clean Getaway” by Nic Stone

Your next vacation could be the dream of a lifetime. It could take you to the beach, park, or the mountains, shopping or sightseeing, visiting pals or hanging with family. A vacation could get you one city away, it can whisk you halfway around the world or, as in the new book “Clean Getaway” by Nic Stone, a vacation can take you where you don’t want to be.

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Why Should Iowa Always Be First?

Today, after more than a year of campaigning, debates, polls, fund-raising and ads, voters cast their first votes in the Iowa caucuses. Iowa is always first because it demands that it be first, but no matter who wins, this profoundly distorts the race.

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XFL: Roughnecks Defeat the Wildcats

Roughnecks defeat the Wildcats in front of large home crowd.

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Presidential Troubles Swirl at TSU

Students, faculty, and alumni know all roads lead to Texas Southern University but apparently not for ousted university president Dr. Austin Lane. After a five hour closed door meeting, the Board of Regents voted 6-1 to remove Lane from office early Wednesday morning.

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Houston Roughnecks 2020 XFL Season

Houston Roughnecks begin their 2020 XFL season on Saturday at TDECU Stadium.

“For The H”

Houston Roughnecks begin their 2020 XFL season on Saturday at TDECU Stadium

It has been almost a month since the Texans lost in the divisional round to the eventual Super Bowl champions, Kansas City Chiefs. Normally it would take a complete cycle of OTA’s and training camp for the football fans in Houston to get over the loss. Most fans would start looking over the list of free agents that would be available and hoping that new general manager and head coach Bill O’Brien would bring in players to improve the team. Anything to help pass the time until the first game of the 2020 NFL season.

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Rockets Go On Winning Streak Using Small Ball

Houston Rockets go on winning streak using small ball.

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Rockets Trade Clint Capela, Gerald Green and Nene’ for Robert Covington and Jordan Bell

Houston – In a mega four-team trade that included 12-players, the Houston Rockets have parted ways with center Clint Capela, forward Gerald Green, and back-up center Nene’. The Rockets acquired forwards Robert Covington and Jordan Bell from the Minnesota Timberwolves along with the Atlanta Hawks 2024 second-round pick via the Golden State Warriors.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston elects Julius Young, Jr. as Chairman of the Board of Directors

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH) announces that Julius Young, Jr. is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors for the nonprofit. Young, who is Market Executive for Wells Fargo & Company within Government and Institutional Banking, is the first African American as well as the first former “Club kid” to serve as board chairman in BGCGH history. He was a Club member at a Boys & Girls Club when he was growing up in California.