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Beyond the Rhetoric: Harry C. Alford & Kay DeBow Affirmative Action Remains MIA in Trump Administration – Where is the Outcry?

There seems to be a very strange quiet regarding all organizations that claim to be defenders of Civil Rights and protectors of our hard-fought liberties won through the results of institutions that fought against segregation, lynchings and bloody demonstrations. Dr. Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers and others are “rolling in their graves” as the current White House has just disassembled the hard-fought victories of the 1990’s.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Press Release - Interim Emergency Coronavirus Relief

Jackson Lee: “I continue to fight to ensure small businesses receive appropriate access to the funding in the Interim Emergency Coronavirus Relief Package. This stimulus package is not a corporate bailout, but a concerted effort to replenish the small business loan program created to support our very small businesses. It also provides $100 billion to keep hospitals open and operational which includes $25 billion for an expanded Coronavirus testing program. The key to reopening our economy is testing, testing, testing! We cannot wait. We must pass this bill now.”

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Abortion Industry Still Operating Despite New COVID-19 Order in Texas

A new executive order (GA-15) issued by Governor Greg Abbott took effect at midnight, extending the ban on elective medical procedures, including abortions, to May 8. The order begins in the middle of an ongoing legal battle launched by the abortion industry over the March 22 order. Most recently, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that Texas may enforce the first order to stop up to 98.5% of elective abortions in the state. However, the abortion industry is now asserting that they are exempt from the new order and may continue with business as usual despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Theatre Under the Stars to Present the Annual Tommy Tune Awards As An Online Show

The annual celebration of high school musical theatre in the Greater Houston area, the Tommy Tune Awards, is going online. In response to Harris County’s active stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus crisis, event organizer Theatre Under The Stars will live-stream the awards show on Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30PM CST on the Theatre Under The Stars Facebook page and YouTube Channel. The event was originally scheduled to take place at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

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U.S. News & World Report names all 23 Harmony Public Schools high schools to list of America’s Top High Schools

U.S. News & World Report has named all 23 Texas high schools in the Harmony Public Schools system among its top high schools in America in its highly-anticipated annual rankings of U.S. public schools.

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Anonymous $450,000 Donation Provides All Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park 2020 Artists with Cash Grant

Save the date for Bayou City Art Festival Downtown: Saturday & Sunday, October 10-11, 2020

The Art Colony Association, Inc. (ACA), the producer of Bayou City Art Festival, has announced that an anonymous donor has donated $450,000 that will provide all 300 2020 Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park artists with a cash grant for $1500 each. In addition, all artists confirmed for the Memorial Park festival that was canceled due to the Coronavirus have been invited to exhibit in the Bayou City Art Festival Downtown on Saturday-Sunday, October 10-11, 2020.

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Texas A&M-Texarkana expert fights ignorance about coronavirus

Dr. Benjamin Neuman answers questions from journalists – and children – from around the world

The coronavirus behind the current pandemic is scary, but ignorance about it is even scarier.

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Mayor Turner Appoints Office of Business Opportunity Director

Houston City Council approves appointee

Today, Houston City Council confirmed Marsha E. Murray as Director of the Office of Business Opportunity. She has filled the role as Interim Director since September 2019. Murray previously served as Deputy Director of OBO from 2012-2019.

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NCBCP's Black Youth Vote to Motivate and Encourage Generation Z and Millennials to 'Own' Their Power and Be Counted in 2020 Census

Embracing the Theme 'Count Black Youth-The Power is in Our Hands' National Black Youth Vote Will Join Forces with National & State-Based Partner Organizations to Get out the Black Youth Count on April 27 - May 1, 2020

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McDonald’s Celebrates Healthcare Workers & First Responders with Free Thank You Meals

Frontline heroes can enjoy free meals at participating U.S. McDonald’s restaurants

In appreciation for the healthcare workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics who are committed to our health and safety, McDonald’s will offer free Thank You Meals*, between Wednesday, April 22 and Tuesday, May 5, as a token of appreciation for their selfless service.

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Rice awards first COVID-19 research grants

Diagnostics, detection, better masks and voter safety among initial targets

The Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it will support projects to develop affordable diagnostic tools, seals to maximize the efficiency of surgical masks, a system to identify signs of the coronavirus in Houston wastewater and methods to ensure voter safety this fall.

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CAIR-Houston Trump’s ‘Divisive and Insulting’ Attempt to Target American Muslims During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned President Trump’s promotion of a notorious anti-Muslim bigot’s tweet questioning whether U.S. mosques will be treated differently during the upcoming month of Ramadan than churches were treated during Easter amid the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

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FIREDISC® Donates Cookers in Support of Katy, Texas, Fire Departments

During the difficult times our country is currently facing, firefighters continue to risk their lives and health in order to provide the communities they serve with primary fire and emergency medical services. From Thursday, April 16 through Monday, April 20, Griff and Hunter Jaggard, co-founders of FIREDISC® Cookers, visited fire stations in their hometown of Katy, Texas, to deliver brand-new cookers for the crews to enjoy.

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Atlanta Public Schools Partners with I’m a Father F1rst to Deliver Free “Meals of Love” to Families in Need During COVID-19 Pandemic

Even though school is not in session, the lessons and love continue with an impactful collaboration between the Atlanta Public Schools and local nonprofit I’m a Father F1rst: The organizations are partnering to ensure families have access to nutritious chef-prepared meals. More than 500 students and family members in the Douglass and Washington High School districts have enjoyed food delivery since schools closed due to the pandemic in March.

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Discover Tried and True Practices Focused On Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Adolescent Health

The Texas Campaign are taking our 2020 Symposium programming online! Each month, from May through December, The Texas Campaign will be presenting content related to a specific theme. The Texas Campaign hope you will join us on this virtual learning journey.

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Ready for a trip to South Africa? Take a Break with us today...

RainbowMe Kids are providing 15 minutes of entertainment while you take a break! Join RainbowMe Kids on a trip to South Africa to learn about the Xhosa folklore tale of Demane and Demanzana.

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HISD to broadcast virtual town hall meeting for students pursuing college

On Tuesday, April 28, the Houston Independent School District will broadcast a virtual town hall meeting to assist students pursuing postsecondary education options during the COVID-19 crisis.

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The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Launches Emergency COVID-19 Response Fund

Kroger and The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation aim to direct $10 million to local, state and national relief organizations

The Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation has committed more than $6 million to date to nonprofit partners addressing urgent COVID-19 response efforts, including:

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Deepwater Horizon: BP’s SECOND Blowout–The Secret History

Greg Palast reporting for Channel 4 (UK)

Ten years ago, April 20, 11 men on the Deepwater Horizon were incinerated when the BP/Transocean oil rig blew out and exploded.

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Congressman Al Green Introduced H.R. 6475 and H.R. 6476 to Speed the Delivery of Relief Funds to Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus

On Friday, April 10, 2020, Congressman Al Green introduced two bills – H.R. 6475 and H.R. 6476 – to help speed the delivery of emergency funds to small businesses, their employees, and the self-employed. He released the following statement: