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If The Tax Cuts Don’t Last, Will Your Retirement Funds? 4 Ways To Make Sure
Many taxpayers welcomed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that reduced income taxes through 2025, but now some people worry about the possibility of rates going up after the act expires and how that could affect their retirement.
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Remembering the Life of Houston Civil Rights Legend Dr. Earl Allen
African Americans have come a long way since the days of whites-only water fountains, seating at the back of the bus, and organizing sit-ins to sit at whites-only lunch counters. Nationally people know of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Andrew Young, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, and others who shed blood, sweat, and tears for the equal rights of all. But who all knows of those who were on the civil rights front for the benefit of individuals in Houston.
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Red Bull Presents: Yung Chris & LeAndre Douglas Choreography Class
One-on-one all styles street dance competition, Red Bull Dance Your Style, returns with a full 2020 calendar and full-fledged tour before heading to the World Finals.
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Texas Voter Says He Waited 'a little bit over six hours' to Vote On Super Tuesday
A Texas man said he waited for "a lit bit over six hours" at a polling center to participate in Super Tuesday, holding that although the long line deterred other voters, he felt it was his duty to cast a ballot in the Democratic nominating process.
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Stop Fearing Change And Instead Embrace It As Something Necessary And Good For Us
Chaos to Clarity: Sacred Stories of Transformational Change, by best-selling authors Rev. Patricia Cagganello and Kathleen O'Keefe-Kanavos, is a collection of inspiring stories from people who transformed adversity into something positive. But what sets this book apart from others? … The authors.
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Houston-Based Imaware Provides COVID-1 Testing Administered By Healthcare Professionals in Patients' Homes
Today, imaware™ announced a solution for eligible individuals seeking access to a COVID-19 test in Houston. Individuals may visit www.imaware.health to request testing. Testing will be made available to patients who meet the CDC’s criteria for eligibility, as determined by a licensed clinician. All testing is conducted by a CLIA-certified laboratory using the CDC’s EUA-authorized test and protocol, and a healthcare professional will come to patients’ homes to collect the sample for testing. Post-diagnosis care from board-certified clinicians is available as well.
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Houston-Based Imaware Provides COVID-19 Testing Administered By Healthcare Professionals In Patients' Homes
Today, imaware™ announced a solution for eligible individuals seeking access to a COVID-19 test in Houston. Individuals may visit www.imaware.health to request testing. Testing will be made available to patients who meet the CDC’s criteria for eligibility, as determined by a licensed clinician. All testing is conducted by a CLIA-certified laboratory using the CDC’s EUA-authorized test and protocol, and a healthcare professional will come to patients’ homes to collect the sample for testing. Post-diagnosis care from board-certified clinicians is available as well.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston launches ON DEMAND Club Experience to fill in the gap for at-home learning
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH) has launched ON DEMAND Club Experience, a virtual platform providing innovative, at-home learning for Club members to help fill the educational gap and associated learning loss during the COVID-19 outbreak. This initiative allows children and teens under Houston’s current stay-at-home order to participate in online activities from BGCGH’s four core program areas – Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, Good Character and Citizenship, and Workforce Readiness.
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GM Reports First-Quarter U.S. Sales
General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced today that it delivered 618,335 vehicles in the first quarter of 2020, a decrease of about 7 percent compared to a year ago. The industry experienced significant declines in March due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
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"Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story" by Shana Keller, illustrated by Kayla Stark
It's that time of day and your stomach's growling. That's what happens when you're hungry and you need to eat: your body reminds you that a growing kid like you needs good food. Feeding your belly makes you stronger, and in the new book "Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story" by Shana Keller, illustrated by Kayla Stark, a young boy finds something to feed his soul.
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Toys 'R' Us Files for Bankruptcy
Suffering from slumping sales and mountains of debt, Toys 'R' Us has filed for bankruptcy.
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Airlines Are Still Struggling to Get Into Devastated Puerto Rico
Major commercial airlines are still struggling to fly to Puerto Rico after last week's hurricane.
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ATU demands transit systems implement “Safe Service” policies
Union reminds employers that transit workers have legal right to refuse hazardous work
With thousands of transit workers infected and more than 70, including 19 Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) members, dying after contracting COVID-19, the ATU is launching a Safe Service campaign to demand transit systems provide workers the critical protections to be safe on the job. The Union also reminds employers that its members have the legal right to refuse assignments that put them in imminent danger.
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Lady A, the singer, is fighting back against Lady A, the group
The singer Lady A is pushing back against a suit from the band Lady A.
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Tech CEO resigns after video shows his racist rant towards Asian-American family at California restaurant
The CEO of a San Francisco-based technology company who was seen in a viral video making racist remarks against an Asian-American family has resigned from his company.
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New rule will put more African-Americans and Hispanics at risk for COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging the nation and taking a disproportionate toll on African American and Hispanic communities. Yet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just moved ahead with a rule that will make it more difficult for vulnerable Americans to access the medicines they need.
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Nonprofits Hit by 6% Decline in Giving Due to COVID-19
If Trend Continues for the Rest of 2020, Nonprofits Will Lose More than $25 Billion
Giving to charitable organizations is down by 6% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same time last year, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2020 First Quarter Report.
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Archway Gallery presents Roots to Revolution
Featuring New Paintings by Mohammad Ali Bhatti
The gallery is open Friday through Sunday from 1 - 5 p.m., and Monday through Thursday by appointment. To see the exhibition by appointment, please contact the gallery in advance to arrange a private tour. Out of an abundance of caution, only groups of 10 or less will be allowed in the gallery for these tours. Email the gallery at info@archwaygallery.com for details.
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Journaling Can Help You Power Your True Potential
If you’ve always wanted to try journaling but didn’t know how to get started, take heart. With the right tools, it can be easy, enjoyable, and most importantly, it can be life changing.
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Houston Community College Hit With $100 Million Dollar Racial Discrimination Class Action Suit Filed On Behalf of Black Employees on Juneteenth
A $100 million racial discrimination lawsuit has been filed in a Houston, Texas state district court on behalf of hundreds of Black present and former employees of the Houston Community College (“HCC”). The suit was intentionally filed Friday, June 19, 2020– “Juneteenth—the anniversary date that Black slaves in Texas learned they had been freed from slavery two years earlier by President Abraham Lincoln.