When “Gone with the Wind” debuted in Atlanta, GA at the Loew’s Grand Theater on December 15, 1939, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and all of the actors who starred in the movie prepared to attend the premiere; all except Ms. Hattie McDaniel, who played the role of Mammy, and those who looked like her.
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The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) has grown to a point that it stands for a number of exciting events. To begin with, it has the largest livestock exhibition of all.
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I started from scratch, with $71 in my pocket and built a billion dollar business. I did this by working to find real solutions to the problems we faced. I’ve struggled a lot in my life to get where I am today, and I’ve never forgotten where I started.
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Being first means being a trailblazer. Dr. Bernard Harris became the first African American astronaut to walk in space so that Winston Scott and Robert Curbeam could follow in his footsteps. Dr. Zeb Poindexter, Jr. blazed the trail in the field of dentistry for other African Americans.
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In Mark 1:17, Jesus directed His disciples to “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Like the disciples, Frank Aaron Rollins was a fisherman. His home away from home was any body of water that was the habitat of fish.
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Known throughout the world for her incredible voice, Grammy awarding winning singer Yolanda Adams is becoming known for something else these days. As the dynamic host of “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show” on KROI 92.1 FM she lets her audience know more about her personal life and her walk with Jesus Christ through her show’s staple
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Tatyana Ali can give herself a pat on the back. She is one of a few child stars who grew up in Hollywood and managed to keep a “no drama lifestyle” as she made the transition to adulthood. With more life experiences under her belt, Ali is immersing herself back into the industry that she loves.
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Preachers’ kids often get a very bad wrap. Either they are thought of as being goody two shoes or rambunctious, mischievous children. There is never a middle ground. Putting people on pedestals does two things.
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Dr. Bruno Ferrari, CEO of ProMexico, and Mayor Annise Parker signing the Mexican-Houston Agreement
Mexico is Houston’s largest trading partner. Houston’s Mexican-American population is the largest in Texas and the third largest in the United States. Houston has more nonstop destinations to Mexico than any other U.S. gateway and is also a primary gateway to Latin America. This MOU will connect the City of Houston Read the full story »
Diabetes is a growing concern in our country. Nearly 81 million Americans – or one in four households – have diabetes or prediabetes, with a new case diagnosed every 20 seconds. While those statistics sound ominous, the good news is that this disease can be managed through diet, exercise, medication (if needed) and a strong support system.
There is a buzz in the entertainment industry. More and more new shows are popping up on computer screens. Web series are growing by popularity and demand. Web series, or a series of episodes (webisodes), are short segmented shows that are released on the Internet versus on broadcast or cable television.
Most observers predict that the five person right-wing majority of a divided Supreme Court will overturn hundreds of local laws and decades of precedent to rule that cities cannot regulate the ownership of guns.
All this month we will see thousands of college students — from coast to coast, north to south, east to west — jumping up and down, yelling, screaming, pumping fists, sleeping outside in tents and painting their faces. This is all a result of the usual frenzy surrounding March Madness.
Paula, you’re another fine example that money doesn’t buy good sense! Your recent backwoods comment regarding Lil’ Wayne was ignorant and thoughtless. Suggesting that you should make the rap star “collard greens to clean out his butt” before he went to prison wasn’t funny! Turnabout is fair play.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker presented an official proclamation to five-time Olympic medalist and Spring resident Chad Hedrick, who distinguished himself recently at the XXI Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, winning a bronze medal in the 1000m speed skating event and a silver medal in the Team Pursuit event.
As Cablevision and the Disney Corporation work through the terms of their latest retransmission consent agreement, the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) is asking the Federal Communications Commission to protect consumer welfare by ensuring that coverage of WABC-TV will continue during the companies negotiations.
Any Houstonian could have predicted the unusual amount of criminal activities occurring in the Midtown community, it’s not a surprise to the police either. Think about it, citizens living in the Midtown district are probably from other parts of the United States, and not aware of the area long vibrant history of crime.
Google has added biking directions, bike lanes and bike trail data for 150 U.S. cities to Google Maps, the online search giant announced Yesterday.
The Center for Responsible Lending commends Bank of America for its decision to stop charging overdraft fees on debit card purchases. With this change, Bank of America—which issues more debit cards than any other bank— joins another banking giant, Citibank, in practicing responsible debit card overdraft policies.
The Show is a Section 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to benefiting youth, supporting education, and facilitating better agricultural practices through exhibitions and presentation. Since the Show’s beginning in 1932, more than $250 million has been committed to the youth of Texas.
This Week’s Attack Dawg Bite Award Goes To Tavis Smiley
It’s the rare occasion when a station wagon looks better than the sedan that it is based upon. But that’s arguably the case with the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. In a word, it’s tough.
Mexico is Houston’s largest trading partner. Houston’s Mexican-American population is the largest in Texas and the third largest in the United States. Houston has more nonstop destinations to Mexico than any other U.S. gateway and is also a primary gateway to Latin America. This MOU will connect the City of Houston [More...] and ProMexico, the trade promotion agency of the Federal Government of Mexico, creating an invaluable channel with which to jointly identify business opportunities and economic development possibilities.
As African-American male students at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University, the eventual founders of dN|Be Apparel were dismayed at the lack of positive options in the streetwear market. Frustrated by T-shirts adorned with snowmen and marijuana leaf images that glorified drug use and dealing in the young black community, these four did something about it.
Macy’s welcomes Iron Chef America’s first and only female Iron Chef, Chef Cat Cora, who will showcase BBQ recipes from her Macy’s Restaurant, CCQ: Cat Cora ‘Que on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 2:00pm at Macy’s Memorial City, 800 Memorial City Way.
Macy’s welcomes Iron Chef America’s first and only female Iron Chef, Chef Cat Cora, who will showcase BBQ recipes from her Macy’s Restaurant, CCQ: Cat Cora ‘Que on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 2:00pm at Macy’s Memorial City, 800 Memorial City Way.
The Houston Rockets will host the Annual SAT Training Camp on Sunday, March 28, 2010 here at Toyota Center. SAT Training Camp is a free college workshop presented by Comcast and is hosted in partnership with the Princeton Review.
