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A Unique Fashion Event You Won't Want To Miss – Tune in live and cast your votes for your favorite designs

If you caught the Academy Awards on April 25th, you may be yearning for more red carpet glam? Well, you’re in luck! The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Houston Community College have teamed up for an innovative, reimagined fashion event, Fashion Fusion VI: Antiquities to Modern Works, inspired by the Museum’s permanent collection.

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French Montana Dragged For Calling Black Woman ‘Dusty Rusty A**’

The hip hop artist defended his denigrating comments about a Black woman, saying he has a Black son.

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DMX is a free man

DMX was released from a federal prison Friday, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to CNN.

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Sears stood still during the retail revolution. Here's what other brands can do differently

The bankruptcy of Sears, following the collapse of Toys 'R' Us and Brookstone, is a reminder retail is in only the early stages of a major disruption. Many thousands of storefronts will close, and more iconic names will end up in bankruptcy.

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A Matter of Life and Death

All oppressed people know this feeling. Tevye expressed it best in “Fiddler on the Roof” when he said there are times “when our hearts lie panting on the floor.”

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Silky Vocalist Shawn Sounds Talks NBC 'The Voice' And 'Putting On' For Houston

Houston Aldine ISD educator graces NBC ‘The Voice’ and secures a spot with first-time judge, Grammy Award-winning artist John Legend.

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Hip-hop Stars Host Fish Fry for the Homeless

Houston’s homeless mingled with hip-hop royalty at an all-you-can-eat party downtown on Monday.

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'This Is America': The Childish Gambino video explained

Donald Glover had quite the weekend. The actor, who has been riding high these days with both his series "Atlanta" and his role as young Lando Calrissian in the forthcoming "Solo: A Star Wars Story," both hosted "Saturday Night Live" and was the musical guest as his rap/R&B alter ego, Childish Gambino.

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Drake Leads the 2023 BET AWARDS with Seven Nominations

BET Awards with Beyonce, Kendrick, Da Baby and Drake, Airs Sunday

The highly anticipated BET Awards 2023 nominations have been announced, and it comes as no surprise that Drake has once again emerged as a dominant force in the music industry. With a staggering seven nods, including best male hip hop artist, album of the year, and best male R&B/pop artist, Drake solidifies his position as one of the most influential and successful artists of our time.

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When Renters Become Voters

Where California renters are almost absent at the polls, landlords are high in number--and that's a problem. In this week's editorial, our publisher, Dr. John E. Warren, implores renters to vote in the upcoming midterm elections for a chance to overcome the increasing rent-control and homelessness crisis.

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BoardProspects Celebrates Black History Month by Recognizing The Top 25 Black Board Members in the U.S.

BoardProspects.com, an innovative software platform which has disrupted traditional board recruitment by providing corporations with direct access to a prestigious community of thousands of credentialed board candidates, today announced that it is celebrating Black History Month by recognizing the Top 25 Black Board Member in the U.S. The recognition takes place in the February issue of Board Recruitment - BoardProspects' monthly e-publication examining the latest news and trends in board recruitment and composition.

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Judge says jury in E. Jean Carroll case can see 'Access Hollywood' tape and testimony of two other accusers

A federal judge on Friday said that E. Jean Carroll, in her defamation case against former President Donald Trump, can use as evidence the testimony of two other sexual assault accusers as well as the "Access Hollywood" tape, in which he bragged about being able to grope women.

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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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India's top tech company is worth $100 billion

India's biggest tech company has broken the $100 billion barrier. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) saw its market capitalization cross the milestone for the first time on Monday, the first Indian company to do so in at least a decade and only the second ever.

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Record-breaking roller coaster will travel more than 155 miles per hour

A roller coaster now under development in the Middle East is set to smash existing records for speed, height and track length. Called "Falcon's Flight," the ride will be the main attraction of Six Flags Qiddiya, due to open in Saudi Arabia outside of capital Riyadh in 2023.

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Alibaba sales soar but US crackdown may be looming

China's economy has bounced back from the Covid-19 outbreak in China's Wuhan province. That's great news for Alibaba, the e-commerce and cloud giant. But the company also acknowledged the threat of being caught up in the burgeoning trade war between the United States and China.

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Democrats and Republicans agree: The bull market will likely end within two years

Republicans and Democrats might not agree on much these days, but there's a consensus forming among partisan investors: the bull market is running low on time.

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Why young people are not safe from Covid-19 — Dr. Wen explains

There has been a worrisome trend emerging in recent weeks: Cases among younger people are rising. In Michigan, hospitalizations among people in their 30s have climbed by over 600%, and those in their 40s by 800%. Average daily cases for children have also risen by over 200%. In Massachusetts, the largest increase in Covid-19 infections has been in children and teens.

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Legendary R&B Icon Keith Sweat Announces Limited Las Vegas Engagement at Flamingo Las Vegas

Tickets to “Keith Sweat: Last Forever” with Special Guest Aries Spears Jan. 17 – Feb. 4 on sale now

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Tyrese, Tank & Ginuwine Continue Their Messiness On The ‘Gram

This is literally the song that never ends.

After somewhat squashing their beef, the gentleman of R&B trio TGT (Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank) are back at it. On Monday, Tyrese and Ludacris were on a radio show to promote The Fate of the Furious, when all hell broke loose.