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‘Black Panther’ Tops Box Office for 3rd Week, Now 10th Highest Domestic Grosser of All-Time with $501.1 Million

Disney-Marvel’s “Black Panther” is continuing its super-heroic run, grossing a stunning $501.1 million in North America in only 17 days and becoming the 10th highest grosser of all time.

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Starz POWER's Rotimi to Host 7th Annual Natural Hair & Health Expo with Celebrity Guests

Reloaded for 2018, the Visions Beauty Natural Hair and Health Expo (NHHE) kicks off its seventh annual beauty and wellness experience at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex on Saturday March 10, 2018 from 10am-6pm. The much anticipated annual one-day event welcomes over 100 national and local natural hair, cosmetics, fashion, health and fitness vendors, and more than 5,000 naturalistas from all over the southeast. Attendees will enjoy a full day of beauty, fashion and entertainment, including the crowning of Miss Natural Hair and Health Expo 2018.

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HISD’s 2018 Principals of the Year Are From Braeburn ES, Jones Futures Academy

It was a day full of surprises on Thursday as Superintendent Richard Carranza, Chief Academic Officer Grenita Lathan and school board members, made their rounds to name the district’s 2018 Principals of the Year at Braeburn Elementary School and Jones Futures Academy.

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AboutThatCar.com: 2019 Volvo XC40

It has taken eight years and $12 billion and some good old fashioned Scandinavian patience. But Volvo has finally righted the ship and is ready to reassert itself in the premium luxury market. What’s more, those big bucks don’t include the additional billions spent to build assembly plants in China and South Carolina.

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Precautionary Drinking Water Advisory in North Houston

Work Complete on Large Water Main

Houston Water has completed repairs on a 66-inch (5.5-foot diameter) water main located near Beltway 8 North and US 59. Although the city knows of no resulting quality problems with the water supply to the area, a drinking water advisory is being issued for residents in the vicinity of Will Clayton Parkway, east of the airport and west of US 59 until final water samples are confirmed to meet state drinking water standards.

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Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic Concludes at Minute Maid Park

Tournament Champion, All-Tournament Team and 2019 field announced

The 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children® College Classic concluded tonight at Minute Maid Park with Kentucky being named the Tournament Champions with a perfect 3-0 record. The Wildcats were matched by Mississippi State, which also went 3-0, but earned the tiebreaker with a plus-21 run differential, as opposed to the Bulldogs plus-five mark. Three teams finished 1-2 in Louisiana, Sam Houston State and Vanderbilt, while Houston finished 0-3. The SEC fared well this weekend, as the three clubs posted a collective 7-2 record.

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Trump Says Tariffs Will Come Off If New NAFTA Deal Is Signed

President Donald Trump on Monday dangled the possibility of lifting the new steel and aluminum tariffs he's imposed if NAFTA is renegotiated to terms more favorable to the US.

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Direct Energy Presents Mango Punch! in Concert Mar. 24 at Levy Park

Latin-infused music and the blues rule the day, while Chef Tim Love will also host food pop ups

The Tony Vega Band has been singing the blues since 1997 and stomping across the globe ever since, leaving a die-hard throng of cultivated fans in its wake. The band’s Black Magic Box CD, released in 2016, “transports you to the golden age of the blues, further proving Tony is the blues ‘Monster’ that ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons claims him to be.” The mix of Americana, rhythm and blues and pure blues will engage audiences of diverse musical tastes.

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New Orleans Saints assistant Aaron Glenn to be inducted into Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame

New Orleans Saints assistant coach Aaron Glenn, who was a star defensive back for Texas A&M and the New York Jets, will be inducted into the Parrish Restaurants Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday in Dallas.

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Selection Sunday: UH Cougars Have High Hopes to Make the “Big Dance”

In days, college students, players, and fans will sit in front of their televisions waiting for the big announcement on who their basketball team will be playing in the first game of the second season. That’s right people, March Madness is back. The NCAA will pick 68 teams from various Men’s Division 1 basketball programs on Selection Sunday (March 11) to make up the 2018 tournament bracket. For the University of Houston men’s basketball team, that day will mean so much more.

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Le Pavillon Hotel: “The Belle of New Orleans”

Not many hotels will offer you a peanut butter and jelly sandwich late at night as a treat; Le Pavillon is not like most hotels. Nicknamed the “Belle of New Orleans,” Le Pavillon is located just minutes away from the French Quarter in the Central District of New Orleans, LA. With 226 guestrooms and seven themed suites, the hotel is luxury on a very grand scale. Growing up in Southern Louisiana and spending a lot of time in New Orleans, I would drive down Poydras Street and always stare at the façade of Le Pavillon with its over the top luxury and French/European inspired design. Once I received word that I was going to experience this one of kind icon, I knew I would be in for a real treat. Come along on as I dive into the history of this luxurious property.

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Festive Fun for St. Patrick’s Day

Turn your St. Patrick’s Day celebration into a chance to enjoy Irish heritage with hearty foods and a lively atmosphere. When it’s the one day each year it’s acceptable to pinch non-conforming friends and family, it’d be a shame not to go all out.

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The Janus Case and The Continuing Attack On Workers

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Janus v. AFSCME; a ruling is expected in a few months. The case is the culmination of a concerted right-wing attack on the unions of teachers, police officers, firefighters, nurses and other public sector workers.

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Walmart Raises the Age to Purchase Rifles to 21

Walmart announced they would raise the age for customers to buy rifles. The official announced is recapped below in their official statement.

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NBA Star Kevin Durant Invests $10 Million to Help Maryland Youth Get into and Graduate College

After the disaster that was Hurricane Harvey, Commissioner Grady Prestage and Fort Bend County officials discovered the Stafford Club was one of the many buildings suffering flood damage. Once the waters receded and the clean up began, workers found mold on and inside the Clubs walls which would mean the building would have to be closed, displacing more than 1,000 students who participate in its sports and academic programs.

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Voting is Underway for the 2018 Home Depot Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program

For the ninth consecutive year, The Home Depot is continuing to give back to our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and today announced that voting has begun for the 2018 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. Since 2010, the program has awarded more than 1.8 million dollars in grant money to our nation’s HBCUs to make sustainable improvements.

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Paris Texas Apparel Co. Expands and Relocates to New Storefront in Tanglewood Area

Housed in the Woodway Collection shopping center, the store will more than double in size

Locally owned and operated store Paris Texas Apparel Co. is moving to an expanded new storefront at 1341 S Voss Road, which is slated to open to the public on March 23, 2018. At more than 2,700 square feet, the new location is more than double the size of the original brick-and-mortar location in Memorial.

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Marvel Universe Unites for Children’s Charities

Stars of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War team up for epic charity event counting down to the launch of movie-related products on March 3

The Walt Disney Company today announced Marvel: The Universe Unites, an epic charity campaign combining the super powers of the cast of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War to help support children’s charities.

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PizzaHut, National Football League Score for Fans and Pizza Lovers By Announcing New Official Pizza Sponsorship of the NFL

Multi-Year Agreement Features Category Exclusivity Across National Platforms; The Fun Begins with 2018 NFL Draft in North Texas

The National Football League and Pizza Hut are getting an early start on celebrating the upcoming 2018 NFL season with news that Pizza Hut is the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL.

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Revive Us Again: Billy Graham and that Old-Time Religion

“What I loved about Billy Graham was what I like about the military: focus and simplicity,” writes Dr. Earl Tilford in this tribute to Rev. Graham.