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7th Annual Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff Announces Official 2017 Sponsors

The 7th Annual Kosher Chili Cookoff is proud to announce its official 2017 sponsors for its annual community event on Sunday, February 26 at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center.

The developing countries with the most to fear from Brexit

The potential fallout from Brexit won't stop with the UK and the European Union, a new study has found. The UK's departure from the EU may also pose a serious threat to developing countries that depend on trade with Britain, a new report has found.

Houston First and KHOU Announce Partnership to Open Network Satellite Studio Along Avenida Houston

Houston First Corporation (HFC) and KHOU 11 announced their partnership to deliver the city’s first network satellite studio in downtown. The new studio will be located along Avenida Houston and is slated to open in March 2018.

Black Mothers in Texas Will Suffer Due to Republican Civil War

Today, the singular bill in the Texas House addressing the alarming mortality rate of Black women giving birth was prevented from being voted on due to a tactical maneuver used by a conservative wing of the Republican Party. HB 2403, authored by Representative Shawn Thierry (D-Houston) would have investigated the causes of why African American women in Texas are dying at three times the rate of other women during or shortly after childbirth.

Astros get a big pop back in their lineup with the return of 2019 A.L. ROY Yordan Alvarez

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker finally caught a huge break on Friday. With his team currently under .500 at 8-10, a record some could attribute to the rash of injuries they have suffered through in the first part of a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Baker is getting a big bat back in the Astros lineup that will add more firepower to an already explosive offense.

First-Of-Its-Kind Houston Based Headache Foundation Shares Medical Advances at Intimate Aspen Event

The Will Erwin Headache Research Foundation (WEHRF), recently brought together researchers, Houstonians, and friends in Aspen, CO for an exciting evening of socializing, fundraising and education. The focus of the event was to share the ground-breaking research and progress being made at The Will Erwin Headache Research Center.

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux Prepares to Make Baytown Debut

Award-winning restaurant seeks more than 200 team members ahead of fall opening

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is getting ready to bring gameday with a taste of Louisiana to Baytown!

Marcus Lyon: Filed Of Vision

On View Friday, August 26th and Sat., August 27th – Curated By Steven Evans

Fields of Vision is an immersive sound and light show featuring the oral recordings, ancestral DNA maps, and portraits of a group of inspirational change-makers from across the globe – who focus on the themes of Freedom, Service, and Community.

Houston native receives award aboard USS Iwo Jima

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Cronan, a Houston, Texas, native serving as an air traffic controller, received an award aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima on Dec. 28.

Texas’ TikTok ban hit with First Amendment lawsuit

Texas’s ban on TikTok at state institutions violates the First Amendment, claims a lawsuit filed Thursday by a group of academics and civil society researchers.

Houston Food Banks Gets $156K From Whataburger-Texans Team

Whataburger and the Houston Texans donated $156,358 to the Houston Food Bank during a presentation.

New $1.5 Million Grant to Fund National Research On Faith and Work

A $1.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will enable researchers from Rice University and Seattle Pacific University to examine the relationship between faith and work. The researchers hope to gain an understanding of how people from diverse workplaces and socio-economic backgrounds integrate religious views and their work.

Coming Out of the Shadows of Human Trafficking

Human trafficking affects the most vulnerable among us. Potential victims could be the waitress who serves you at your favorite restaurant, the nurse who drew your blood at the doctor, or even your daughter’s friend on the cheerleading team. Traffickers exert such control and psychological manipulation that victims think they are nothing without their abuser. However, with the right help, victims can emerge from the shadows and reclaim their life and worth.

LABOR DAY 2023 – Embracing The Spirit Of Unity and Advancement With New CWA President – Claude Cummings, Jr.

Hello to our dedicated Houston Style Mag- azine audience! As we’ve come together on Labor Day 2023, it’s a time of both jubilation and intro- spection. “I feel the gravity of this moment keenly, as it’s my inaugural Labor Day celebra- tion since being elected Pres- ident of the Communications Workers of America (CWA)”Hello to our dedicated Houston Style Magazine audience! As we’ve come together on Labor Day 2023, it’s a time of both jubilation and introspection. “I feel the gravity of this moment keenly, as it’s my inaugural Labor Day celebration since being elected President of the Communications Workers of America (CWA)”.

"Carmen Herrera: Estructuras Monumentales" in Buffalo Bayou Park

Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is pleased to announce Estructuras Monumentales, a major exhibition of outdoor sculptures by 105-year-old artist Carmen Herrera (b. 1915, Havana, Cuba). Featuring four newly-created sculptures that were first envisioned nearly five decades ago, Estructuras Monumentales is Herrera’s first public art exhibition in Houston and only the second time that these large scale works have been presented globally. Organized in partnership with the New York City-based non-profit Public Art Fund, Estructuras Monumentales was first presented at Manhattan's City Hall Park in 2019. This major survey exhibition offers Houston audiences a powerful and reflective experience that celebrates the full breadth of Herrera’s work in three dimensions.

NAACP Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Capital One Bank

Capital One Bank has been closing many of its brick-and-mortar locations around the state of Texas in what the bank claims to be a cost-cutting measure. The NAACP, however, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the publicly traded company, alleging that its actions are discriminatory against its black and Latino customers, while also using black celebrities in its commercials to enhance its agenda.

NAACP Joins NABJ in Criticism of CNN’s Lack of Diversity in Leadership Positions

Civil Rights Group Voices Concerns over Diversity Failure to CNN

The nation’s foremost civil rights organization issued the following response to CNN President Jeff Zucker’s refusal to address the lack of diversity in leadership positions:

Mayor Sylvester Turner To Host Inaugural Houston-Africa Energy Summit With African Heads Of State, African Ministers, Corporate CEOs, And Business Leaders

The Two-Day Summit Will Take Place September 22-23 In Houston, TX

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will host the City’s first-ever Houston-Africa Energy Summit featuring African Heads of State, African Ministers, Houston-based energy CEOs, and business leaders from the African continent and the Greater Houston Area.

Houston Fund For Social Justice And Economic Equity And Wells Fargo Bank Launch Grant Portal

$20 million Soon Available for Diverse Houston Area Small Businesses and Non-Profits

Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity Honorary Board Chair Mayor Sylvester Turner, along with Wells Fargo and Black Houston business and civic leaders – Mayor Sylvester Turner, Honorary Board Chair, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, Thomas Jones, Board President, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, Winell Herron, Treasurer, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity and Dr. Gena L. Jerkins, Executive Director, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, officially announced the launch of the Open for Business Grant portal to dis- tribute $20 million to Houston-area diverse, small businesses and non-profit organizations.

"Excellence Center Stage: A Salute to Scholars" Ivy League Educational & Charities Foundation and Xi Alpha Omega Chapter

Honor Future Pioneers in the Houston Area

On June 17, 2017, the Ivy League Educational & Charities Foundation (ILECF), a Section 501(c) organization established in 2002 by Xi Alpha Omega Chapter (XAO) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated to promote and provide financial support for education, collaborated with the Achievement, Self-Awareness, Communication, Engagement, Networking, Development (A.S.C.E.N.D.) Committee, chaired by Roxie McKinney, and part of Target I: Educational Enrichment on the international program Launching New Dimensions of Service to award and celebrate local Houston area students.

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