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Lifetime's "The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel" Debuts As Highest Rated Original Movie of the Year On All of Television With 2.7 Million Total Viewers

Hallelujah! The Lifetime Original Movie The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel hit a high note on Saturday night, delivering 2.7 million Total Viewers in L+SD, according to Nielsen Media Research, making it Lifetime's highest-rated movie since 2016 and the strongest original movie on all of television for 2020 across key demos, including both broadcast and cable. Additionally, The Clark Sisters was the best ad-supported cable original movie since 2018 in key demos, with 1.1 million Adults 25-54, 905,000 Adults 18-49 and 813,000 Women 25-54.

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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.

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Individual Stimulus Checks Begin to Arrive, What Should You Expect?

The IRS will base the payments on the adjusted gross income of taxpayers’ 2019 return. If a 2019 return hasn’t been filed (the deadline has been extended for two months), the IRS will use information from the 2018 return. If the return doesn’t contain direct deposit information, or if the IRS doesn’t have returns from 2018 or 2019, a paper check will be issued later.

Harris, 22 Senators Reintroduce Resolution Designating April 11-17 as Black Maternal Health Week

On Monday, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) led 22 of her colleagues in reintroducing a resolution to designate April 11-17, 2020 as Black Maternal Health Week to raise awareness about the Black maternal health crisis. The resolution was led in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC).

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Loni Love Welcomes #ClubQuarantine's D-Nice and Star of The Clark Sisters Biopic Kierra Sheard to #QuarantineWithLoni

In light of COVID-19, Emmy and 2x NAACP Image Award winner Loni Love has been providing fans an opportunity to escape for an hour a day. #QuarantineWithLoni is an Instagram Live series (via @ComicLoniLove) in which Love brings on fans to chat about how they are dealing with the 'stay at home' order. Many fans have checked in with her from around the world giving various perspectives of regulations within their country. To add some fun, fans look forward to playing the popular 'Shoutragous!' game as seen on "The Real" that requires blurting out things related to a specific topic before time runs out!

State of Emergency Declared: Coronavirus Is Airborne

Black America Sounds Alarm As Experts Reveal Cornavirus Is Airborne

Medical experts have also sounded the alarm that the virus could well be transmitted through the air. “Currently available research supports the possibility that (COVID-19) could be spread via bioaerosols generated directly by patients’ exhalation,” Harvey Fineberg, who heads a standing committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats, wrote in an April 1, 2020 letter to Kelvin Droegemeier, the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

Local Pastors Join Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware In Urging Governor Carney for Racial Breakdown in State Coronavirus Cases

Communities of Color that are most vulnerable to COVID-19 need a comprehensive response plan to the disease in Delaware

As of today, Delaware is one of many states that has yet to release demographic data on the race or ethnicity of people who've tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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Lifetime Greenlights New Series - Married at First Sight: Couples' Cam

Lifetime greenlights new Married at First Sight spin-off series, Married at First Sight: Couples' Cam, a self-shot series following the highs, lows, humor, drama and domestic life of fan favorite Married at First Sight couples from ten seasons on the air. Following the couples ongoing stories in real time, in the completely raw and self-shot show, the couples invite viewers into their homes via mounted cameras, diary cams and virtual group chats.

TWC Cautions Claimants Regarding Fraudulent Calls

Houston’s sports and civic venues will join forces Thursday evening to turn the city blue as part of the global #LightItBlue movement to support the men and women on the front lines of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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H-E-B Launches Take and Bake Dishes with Underbelly Hospitality Starting Thursday, April 2nd, a New Ready To Cook – Oven Ready Dishes to Go By Georgia James Meat Market

Beginning today, April 2, select H-E-B stores are selling Underbelly Hospitality Take and Bake dishes. Look for the dishes near the entrance of each store.

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Sinners Wanted Makes Its Cable Television Premiere On TV One This Sunday, April 5 at 4 P.M./3C

The Award-Winning Film Stars Lamman Rucker, Clifton Powell, Traci Braxton, Kenneth Wayne, Ashley Rios and More

April 1, 2020 – TV One spreads a message of grace this Easter season with the cable-television premiere SINNERS WANTED on Palm Sunday, April 5 at 4 P.M. ET/3C, with encore airings on Saturday, April 11 at 12 P.M. EST/11C and Easter Sunday, April 12 at 4 P.M. EST/3C. The star-studded cast ensemble includes Lamman Rucker, Traci Braxton, Clifton Powell, Kenneth Wayne, Ashley Rios, Roland Martin, Tasha Cobbs-Leonard, Joseph Curtis Calendar, Hope Blackstock, Tiana Melvina Woods and Nasir Rhamim.

COVID-19 a Double Disaster for Attorneys Hit with a $250,000 Judgment for Challenging Fort Bend ISD’s Illegal Truancy Court

Can the public trust Fort Bend ISD after it criminalized poor and black students for absences in an illegal truancy court and then ruthlessly pursued a $250,000 judgment against attorneys who exposed them?

Birds of Prey and the Emancipation of One Harley Quinn Arrives Onto 4K UHD Combo Pack, Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD On May 12

4K Blu-ray Disc features Dolby VisionTM HDR and HDR10+TM

“Birds of Prey and the Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” arrives on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on May 12. Margot Robbie (“Bombshell,” “Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood,” “I, Tonya”) reprises her role as the endearingly daring ne’er-do-well Harley Quinn in DC’s “Birds of Prey and the Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.”

Congressman Al Green and Colleagues Send Letter to President Trump Condemning Anti-Asian Discrimination and Violence Linked to COVID-19

On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, Congressman Al Green and several of his congressional colleagues sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump condemning anti-Asian discrimination and violence linked to COVID- 19. Congressman Green, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chairwoman Judy Chu (CA-27), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement:

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Stay Home and Cook: Comforting Southwestern Casserole

There are certain recipes I return to over and over. Though not gourmet by any stretch of the imagination, they're the ones my family and guests rave about. One of my favorites is also well suited for "shelter in place" restrictions, since the ingredients are always in my pantry or freezer.

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Census Bureau Extends Decennial Count

The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it would delay its decennial count by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Can’t Take the Memories

Roughnecks season cut short due to coronavirus

The sports world has suffered some major setbacks during this coronavirus pandemic. For the first time since 1939, there will be no men’s champion in NCAA postseason, also a first for women since the NCAA began hosting that tournament in 1981-82. There also won’t be any spring sports (baseball, track & field, softball, etc.) in high school or college athletics this year. It affects the high school seniors the most because those who participate in spring sports lost their senior seasons to showcase their talents that could have earned them a college scholarship.

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Census 2020: Yes, I’m In

In the wake of seeing if we have a temperature with a prolonged cough, trying to find water and supplies and ensuring we are wearing masks in public, something may have slipped your mind, the 2020 Census. Earlier this month residents across the country received an invitation to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census. It is the population count that occurs every 10 years that counts every living person in the country.

Even Doing the Covid-19 Pandemic, The SCLC is Fighting for the Poor

All Americans, Not Just Corporations, Must Benefit from the Funds to End the Crisis and Restore Our Economy, SCLC President Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. Says

With all Americans bearing the brunt of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), today called on President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress to make sure all Americans benefit from the nearly $1 trillion that will be spent to restore the health of citizens and the economy.