DOJ Targets Elder Fraud and Nursing Home Abuse in Sweeping Nationwide Actions
The report details over 300 enforcement actions against more than 700 defendants accused of targeting older adults.
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Texas High School Jamboree Tour: The Best of Thanksgiving Basketball
The d-mars.com is teaming up with the Nelson Brand Sports organization to sponsor the Thanksgiving Texas High School Basketball Jamboree tour.
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Urban Enrichment Institute Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Gala Honoring Dr. Ruth Simmons, Other Distinguished Community Leaders
The Urban Enrichment Institute (UEI) celebrated its 40th anniversary with a gala held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Saturday, October 19.
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VP Kamala Harris Unveils Agenda for Black Men, Promises Wealth-Building, Opportunity as Election Nears
Harris’ detailed plan appears to offer Black men a vision of leadership, opportunity, and economic empowerment.
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Houston Lawyers Association to Host Voting Advocacy Town Hall at TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law
The Houston Lawyers Association and its coalition partners are hosting an Advocacy Town Hall at the Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
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Learn How to Volunteer for Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in 2025
Join 35,000 volunteers for the 2025 rodeo season and learn about some of the amazing committees that make the rodeo what it is today.
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African American Male Wellness Agency to Empower 1,000 Women at 2nd Annual UPLIFT HER Women’s Wellness Day
The African American Male Wellness Agency – Houston (AAMWA-Houston) is hosting its Second Annual UPLIFT HER Women’s Wellness Day, a free community health event.
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‘This is a Bond for Life:’ From Sisterhood to the Presidential Race
The women who were initiated into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at Howard University in the spring of 1986 know VP Kamala Harris as “line sister.”
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Every Life Matters: Breaking the Silence and Raising Awareness on Suicide
September marks National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a critical period dedicated to shining a light on a topic that is often shrouded in silence and stigma: Suicide.
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Call for Artists: Houston Creatives Invited to Apply for ‘HueMan:Shelter,’ a Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Winning Project
HueMan:Shelter is a public art project that simultaneously serves as a social awareness campaign bolstering Houston’s successful interventions addressing homelessness by continuing to dispel myths and harmful stereotypes about the unhoused.
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HUD Awards $31.7 Million to Support Fair Housing Organizations Nationwide
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $31.7 million in grants to 75 fair housing organizations across the country as part of its FY 2024 budget.
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HBCU Culture and Unity Shine at 2024 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands 10th Anniversary
Pepsi National Battle of the Bands brought together over 43,500 attendees to NRG Stadium, creating a moment full of music, unity, and tradition that honors the rich history and influence of HBCUs.
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Letters, Research Notes Expose Journalist’s Role in Distorting Emmett Till’s Story
Newly unearthed research notes and letters from William Bradford Huie, the journalist whose reporting on the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till helped shape the public’s understanding of the crime, reveal that Huie deliberately concealed vital details that could have implicated additional participants in the murder.
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LeBron James Family Foundation Inspires a Blueprint for Community Empowerment
Gloria James and family members of NBA superstar LeBron James highlighted the extraordinary impact of the LeBron James Family Foundation.
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HUD Announces Significant Policy Changes to Aid Homeless Veterans
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced significant policy changes to help veterans experiencing homelessness.
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PHOTOS: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s Funeral Service Draws Notable Politicians, Entertainers, Dignitaries
The Houston community, United States politicians, entertainers and a number of dignitaries paid their respects to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who recently passed away at the age of 74.
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Barack and Michelle Obama Formally Endorse Kamala Harris as Democratic Presidential Nominee
“Kamala Harris is the leader America needs,” the Obamas announced in a forceful statement.
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Houston Community Honors Life of Sheila Jackson Lee
The Houston community is honoring the life and legacy of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee this week.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to Lie in State in City Hall Rotunda
Congresswoman Jackson Lee is the second person to be bestowed the rare honor of lying in state in the Houston City Hall rotunda.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Dies at 74
Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, one of the longest-serving members of the Texas delegation, has died at the age of 74.
