Article Archive for January 2010
ONE today called on global creditors to immediately cancel Haiti’s $890 million debt and help give the earthquake-stricken country a fresh start by ensuring that new aid comes in the form of grants, not debt-incurring loans.
The Sprite Step Off is coming to a college town near you with $1.5 million in scholarships up for grabs. The step competition for college fraternities and sororities kicks off this month with a six-city tour featuring live performances by Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco and other artists. The Regional Final events will take place in Baton Rouge, Charlotte, Chicago, New York, Houston and San Francisco, with the winning fraternities and sororities moving on to the Finals in Atlanta next month.
With so many hardships and natural disasters, it is refreshing to see the beauty of our planet through the eyes of our youth. On Saturday, January 23rd from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., the Honey Brown Hope Foundation in partnership with the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department, Houston Texans (South Central) YMCA of Greater Houston, Unity Bank and Free Tax Houston will present our 2010 “We Love America Healthy, Clean and Green” environmental calendar release and diversity celebration. This biodiversity (water, air, soil, plants, and animals) calendar release and diversity celebration is a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It will be held at Emancipation Park (3018 Dowling Houston, Texas 77004).
When it comes to Mercedes-Benz excellence is routine. Words like comfort, dependability, luxury, quality and refinement are often used to describe a Mercedes-Benz, no matter the model. It’s a brand of which much is expected and much is delivered.
To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of ESSENCE magazine, ESSENCE will host a reception honoring nine-time GRAMMY-winner Mary J. Blige during 2010 GRAMMY® Week. ESSENCE Black Women in Music is an invitation-only, red-carpet event taking place on Wednesday, January 27, to fete the career and accomplishments of Mary J. Blige as an influential artist, successful entrepreneur and passionate philanthropist.
The Houston SPCA kicks off 2010 in full force as we launch each month with a new calendar of special events planned to help our furry friends find permanent, loving homes. During the weekend of January 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, “Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow,” means all white cats.
Today, to celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service and honor Dr. King’s life and legacy, President and Mrs. Obama, and 10 Cabinet Secretaries and senior Administration officials participated in community service projects in Washington, DC. Led by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the King Center, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is an opportunity for all Americans to come together to help meet the needs of their communities and make an ongoing commitment to service throughout the year. This year, the King Day of Service includes thousands of projects – from delivering meals and refurbishing schools to reading to children, promoting nonviolence and more – spread across all 50 states.
Live From SugarHill Episode XIV proves a continuum of eclectic music pairings featuring songwriter Tyagaraja and indie popsters Wild Moccasins. The program includes short sets and candid interviews with Rosa Guerrero and award-winning record producer, Dan Workman. Community guest and ‘audience of one’ is photographer Mark C. Austin. A self-proclaimed music fanatic, Mark has covered nearly every major music festival from Bonnaroo, Voodoo Music Fest to Coachella and Jazz Fest and his work has been featured in publications like SPIN, Paste, Rolling Stone and Village Voice Media.
A woman confident in her appearance can handle the toughest interview, even in today’s economy. Confidence is the key to success. Dress for Success is the organization giving the key to women in need in cities all over the country. The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Panther fans are expected to fill the historic Blackshear Stadium on Tuesday, Jan. 19 to celebrate Prairie View A&M University’s first SWAC football title in 45 years. Beginning at 12:30 p.m., the University marching band and cheerleaders will escort players and coaching staff through campus to Blackshear Stadium where the “official” championship ceremony will take place beginning at 1 p.m.
Every 9 seconds, Soles4Souls, Inc. gives away another pair of shoes to someone in need. The shoe charity has earned glowing endorsements from Hollywood stars and professional athletes, but the people that truly make the non-profit organization effective are those who clean out their closets to personally drop off their “gently worn” shoes at a participating location like Marmi shoe stores.
President Obama will visit Graham Road Elementary tomorrow in Fairfax County where he will announce his plans to continue the Race to the Top challenge, requesting $1.35 billion for the program in his FY 2011 budget.
The Houston Symphony released the long-awaited announcement of their new concertmaster in conjunction with the 2010-2011 season of concerts. Frank Huang, award-winning violinist originally from the Houston area, will join the orchestra in the new season.
Today, H-E-B will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross for the Haiti Relief and Development Fund and launch a statewide checkstand donation campaign benefiting the organization in response to the recent devastating earthquake.
I am pleased to be joined today by my outstanding Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, at Graham Road Elementary School, one of Virginia’s finest schools. And here at Graham Road, they’re using innovative approaches to provide effective teaching to all their students, and that’s something that all of America’s schools have to do.
Win Screening Passes To “Edge of Darkness” Staring Mel Gibson
President Barack Obama took his education reform campaign on the road Tuesday, calling for an additional $1.35 billion in funding for a grant program designed to encourage higher state standards and stronger teacher recruitment, among other things.
H-E-B donates $100,000 to the American Red Cross for the Haiti Relief and Development Fund and launches statewide checkstand donation campaign in stores
The Supreme Court has tossed out a lower court ruling that nullified the death sentence for former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of gunning down a Philadelphia police officer more than 28 years ago.
