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Empowering Black Entrepreneurship Highlight: The Debut of H-Town Beauty Supply Storefront Lands In The Bayou City
Jessica Abbey and Oscar Mabry's launch their first H-Town Beauty Supply storefront in Houston, Texas.
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Cactus Jack Foundation HBCU Celebrity Softball Game
Travis Scott and his Cactus Jack Foundation, in conjunction with Project H.E.A.L. and the Astros …
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H-E-B Ignites the 2024 Quest for Texas Best: Unleash Your Product's Potential from February 21 to April 4!
Calling all Texas-based innovators and creators! H-E-B is proud to announce the return of the H-E-B Quest for Texas Best for its 11th year. This prestigious competition shines a spotlight on local products and the great minds behind them, offering entrepreneurs across the state the chance to win big and see their creations featured in H-E-B stores.
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Mayor Whitmire Instills Renewed Leadership in Houston Housing Authority
In a decisive move to combat financial irregularities and enhance the operational efficacy of the Houston Housing Authority (HHA), Mayor John Whitmire has appointed a new slate of esteemed Commissioners. This strategic change comes in the wake of HHA ceasing the issuance of housing vouchers due to budget overruns, a decision that notably affects veterans, the disabled, and the homeless.
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Arkhouse Management Co. Launches Proxy Fight for Macy's Board Control After $6 Billion Bid Rejection
Macy’s rejected an unsolicited $6 billion bid from an activist investor to take the famed department store private last month. Now, the activist group is taking another shot at Macy’s, launching a proxy fight to take control of the board.
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H-E-B Launches 11th Annual Quest for Texas Best
H-E-B is excited to kick off the 11th annual Quest for Texas Best
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Five moves Walmart is making to overhaul business for future
Walmart, the global mega-retailer that began in Arkansas in 1962, is making huge moves in 2024. It’s making investments in technology and inventory that move it into new businesses and which will alter the Walmart experience of many customers.
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Parkland school massacre six years later
It's been six years since the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and parents of the victims continue to make changes to make schools safer.
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‘The Space Race’ brings an out-of-this-world perspective to Black History Month
The annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The Space Race,” which recognizes pioneers in integrating the space program, the resistance they faced and even the Soviet Union preceding America in sending a person of color into orbit. From the title to the execution, this National Geographic presentation has the right stuff.
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Empower Your Business: Join H-E-B's Pioneering Supplier Diversity Table Talks & 2024 Quest for Texas Best
an enriching opportunity for local entrepreneurs and diverse businesses to gain insights from the leading moguls of the haircare industry. Join the esteemed H-E-B Supplier Diversity Table Talks on Wednesday, March 20th, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM CST, for a transformative virtual session that empowers businesses with strategies for growth and success.
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Smoking’s effects on immune system can last years
Smoking tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person’s immune system, leaving them vulnerable to more disease and infection even years after they’ve quit, a new study found.
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Most employees think it’s OK to talk about mental health at work; some, still don’t
World events, work problems, illness, financial issues — there are plenty of unhappy stressors that can harm an employee’s mental health.
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White House says no change to official TikTok policy
The White House on Monday said there are no changes regarding the administration’s long-standing security concerns over TikTok after the President Joe Biden
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The "Worker Shortage" Myth Depresses Black Wealth
America's business elites have used immigration as a tool to avoid hiring Black Americans for the past two centuries. This pattern of discrimination has depressed African Americans' employment and wages -- and is a significant cause of persistent racial wealth gaps.
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Black History Month - ‘The Space Race’ brings out-of-this-world perspective
The annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The Space Race,” which recognizes pioneers in integrating the space program, the resistance they faced and even the Soviet Union preceding America in sending a person of color into orbit.