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The Resegregation of America’s Schools

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COMMENTARY

Jesse Jackson

National Writer

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ixty-one years ago, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled in Brown v.

Board of Education that separate but (allegedly) equal schools were unconstitutional, that apartheid -- legalized segregation -- could not withstand the constitutional demand of equal rights for all.

That decision produced a revolution and a massive resistance. White Southerners fled to private schools and starved public schools. Neighborhoods grew more segregated, making it easier to keep schools segregated. The white noose of suburbs grew around inner cities, with schools separate and savagely unequal.

The courts stepped in, enforcing the Supreme Court’s decision.

They ordered mandatory busing. They struck down racially segregated school districts. By the early 1970s, the slow, tortuous process produced greater

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The Resegregation of America’s Schools school integration. By 1972, only one in four black children went to schools that were 90 percent black, a dramatic improvement from segregation.

But the resistance spread north.

Parents revolted against busing. President Nixon gutted federal enforcement.

The courts backed off. “In districts released from desegregation orders between 1990 and 2011, 53 percent of black students now attend such schools,” according to a ProPublica report based on demographic data compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics. One-fourth of the black students in Alabama go to schools with less than 1 percent white children. Segregation and apartheid schools have returned, with the worst, ironically, based on residential racial patterns in the Northeast and Midwest, where black and Latino ghettos and barrios are increasingly isolated. Black children across the South now attend majority black schools at levels not seen since Brown v. Board of Education.

Modern day segregated schools are as separate and as unequal as those before the Brown decision. There has been vast transformation of the nation’s public school population -- with numbers of white students dropping and Hispanics rising. In the West and South, people of color are a majority of students in public schools. Latinos suffer the worst forms of segregated housing.

The effects are well known.

Schools with students who are predominantly people of color get the least experienced and worst-paid teachers.

Their teachers are less likely to be certified or qualified for the courses they teach. Per pupil spending is lower than predominantly white schools. Advanced courses are less available. Various facilities - from labs to gyms - are starved for funds, if existing at all. Blacks are more likely to be disciplined, more likely to be suspended or expelled (at three times the rate of whites), more likely to be arrested. One fourth grow up in neighborhoods their parents say are unsafe.

The effects are clear. Blacks drop out of high school at two times the rate of whites. One third of whites have bachelor degrees or more, while only one in five blacks (19 percent) share the same accomplishments. As UCLA’s Gary Orfield, a leading scholar of school desegregation, has written, research since Brown “shows that many forms of unequal opportunity are linked to segregation” and that “desegregated education has substantial benefits for educational and later life outcomes for students from all backgrounds.” Thus the goal of a public education of equal high quality for all students is still an aspiration of the future.

In this light, the riots in Baltimore sadly mirror those of the 1960s that were also often sparked by police

excesses. Once more a nation separate and unequal is being forged. Once more, segregated communities -- the contrast between the downtown and the west side -- lead to segregated schools, segregated opportunities, segregated dreams. Once more, the only way to change things is challenge the limits and borders of the current debate. Once more, it takes dramatic demonstrations to get liberals and elites to pay attention. Once more, we see vividly that the powerful who rigged the rules have no desire to change them; they are doing fine with the current arrangements.

This nation knows what it takes to build great public schools. Now, as schools become increasingly minority majority -- and as our future workforce becomes increasingly people of color -- we have to decide if we will invest to give every child a fair start. Perhaps the new gentrification of cities, as millennials decide in large numbers to move into the city rather than out of it, offers a new opportunity to desegregate housing, neighborhoods and schools. But this won’t happen automatically. It will take a change in policy and new profiles in courage.

You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this newspaper or by email at jjackson@rainbowpush.org.

Follow him on Twitter @RevJJackson.

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Memorial Day Porta Remembers His Fellow Marines

Levine, Political Writer

S Marine Ronny ‘Tony’ Porta and his wife Daisy had a good time in Houston last weekend as part of the annual Impact A Hero Weekend that brings severely wounded soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen and their families to Houston to watch baseball games and golf tournaments, enjoy fishing and golf but on Memorial Day he will remember the slain Marines that saved his life.

Porta was burned beyond recognition by a roadside bomb in Iraq that set him on fire when he was a 20-year-old corporal. He said he sees the violence of religious and racial sectarian hatred every time he looks in the mirror but when he looks at his wife Daisy and his baby son Kenneth Charles he sees love.

Daisy didn’t care about my wounds when we met. She cares about me in the inside. Every time a stranger points a finger at him or stares, every time a teenager mocks him with the word monster or a couple whispers behind his back Porta said he is reminded that his disfigurement is the price he pays for volunteering to live his values of service above self after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011.

At NRG Stadium last Saturday night Porta recalled two months ago, a man approached him in a Home Depot.

He stood studying the burns on Porta’s

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face and asked if a car accident was to blame. Porta, wearing a U.S. Marine Corps sweatshirt, said, no, it was an IED explosion in Iraq.

What really stuck with Porta and angers him still were the words the man said next: “Was it worth it?” Is it so difficult, Porta asks, to see that those who volunteer in defense of the nation know it can carry a price? “Freedom is not free,” he says, echoing an age-old American refrain.

The blast killed his two best friends, Charles Palmer and Kenneth Mack, whom Porta says saved his life.

“They were telling me to get up,» Porta recalled. «They were (dead) yes, but they were there. They were.”

He spent long, harrowing days

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in a burn unit before deciding to confront his appearance.

I couldn’t recognize myself,» he said. “I saw scars, I saw blood. I didn›t have lips, my nose was missing, and my ears were gone. That day I felt, ‹How can I live like this?”

Porta has undergone 128 surgeries to repair the burn damage — a harrowing process made bearable once Daisy walked into his life. The couple has since married and now has a son.

“I named him Kenneth Charles in memory of my two friends, Kenneth and Charles” Porta said. “They saved my life and now they will be remembered forever. I especially remember them on days like Memorial Day which is set aside for all Americans to gather

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to remember those that lived for us to breathe free.”

Monday, May 25 starting at 9:30 am is the annual Houston VA National Cemetery Memorial Day service at 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive in north Houston. The service will feature a parade of colors and wreaths by numerous veterans’ organizations, ROTC units, and Boy and Girl Scout troops, Buffalo Soldiers, Jewish War Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Patriot Guard Riders, WW II, Korea War, and Vietnam veteran’s organizations are invited to attend.

There will also be a performance of Taps; a cannon salute; Amazing Grace performed by Ian Martin; and a rifle salute by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and most important Peggy Slay, president of the Houston Gold Star Mothers (mothers that lost children in combat) will lead the pledge of allegiance. Every US Congress Member from the region is expected there along with Houston Mayor Annise Parker, disabled Vietnam Veteran CAPT. Michael Levine, MD (USNR-RET), Arlene Levine, RN, Sandra Wagar, RN and thousands of others are expected to gather solemnly at the Hemi-cycle.

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BOOK REVIEW Corruption Officer

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Terri Schichenmeyer, Literary Writer

ometimes, you have to choose sides.

Republican or Democrat? For something, or against it? Grateful for what you have or irritated by what you don’t? And you want fries with that?

Sometimes you choose your sides, and sometimes they’re chosen for you. And in the new book “Corruption Officer” by Gary L. Heyward, the preferred option is outside.

“Big Hey” had “the shakes.”

Evenings, he spent almost all his paycheck shaking dice, winning some nights and some nights, not. He still lived with his Moms because of that, which was shameful – he was 29 years old, a Gulf War veteran – but, though a good friend urged him to job-search, Heyward figured that better employment was out of reach.

When he learned that his application to Corrections Academy was accepted, he grabbed his mother and danced in their kitchen. “Hello, pension,” he says.

Hello, Rikers Island.

In the first days of Academy, Heyward had plenty to learn: inmates knew how to intimidate, which Corrections Officers were taught to ignore. Counting “mates” was essential, avoiding “undue familiarity” was important, the hours were lousy, but the money was good. Heyward was flush with cash for the first time in a long time. He bought a car.

Then his Baby Mama took him to court for child support.

Weeks later, shortly after his paycheck amounted to $68 post-deductions, after the “hood booga” said she was pregnant and his car was repo’ed,

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he broadcast of TELEMUNDO’s 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm® ranked as the highest-rated ever in network history delivering an average of 2,856,000 total viewers and 1,461,000 adults 18-49, according to Nielsen. The spectacular show, hosted by actress and TV host Gaby Espino and “La Voz Kids” Coach Pedro Fernandez and featuring top musical acts such as Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Romeo Santos, Santana, Juanes, Afrojack, Luis Fonsi and Ne-Yo, ranked as the #1 show across all of Spanish-language prime time among adults 18-49 and 18-34; it also reached a cu-

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Heyward started hearing temptation. Inmates had been bugging him to smuggle in cash, drugs, and smokes.

He’d done it once; the money was there and he knew it was easy. Other COs got away with bending the rules, and just about every male guard was doing whatever he could to pay child support. If they did it, why couldn’t Heyward do it, too?

“I begin to panic,” Heyward says. “I got to get this money up.” And so, he went in search of someone to introduce him to an inside partner, a move that would prove dangerously, devastatingly risky…

At first, I was quite unimpressed with “Corruption Officer.” There’s a lot of profanity in here, and what’s left after that is mostly sophomoric. I kept waiting for this book to grow up.

And then it hit me: it didn’t need to. This memoir of jail from both sides of the bars is really better suited for a young audience anyhow, since it’s ultimately more cautionary tale than not. In the end of his story, author Gary L. Heyward even writes, “Prison should be feared at all times. [It] should be thought about every time a person thinks about doing something wrong.”

Doesn’t that put a different spin on what, in its first many pages, felt like a jokey book? That sure seemed the case to me, as I read “Corruption Officer” in one sitting, alternately horrified and fascinated.

Grandma isn’t the targeted audience for this book. Young people are; they’ll like reading it and it may scare some straight. They’ll find that “Corruption Officer” has very powerful words inside.

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Telemundo’s 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards Delivers Most-Watched Broadcast in History mulative audience of 6,407,000 total viewers and 3,362,000 adults 18-49. The show ranked #1 in its time period in New York, Miami, Houston and Phoenix among adults 18-49, regardless of language. Preceding the main show, “La Alfombra de los Premios Billboard” delivered its best-ever performance among total viewers averaging 1,692,000; it also delivered 750,000 among adults 18-49.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm®, which aired on Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO, was the #1 most social Spanish-language show across all broadcast and cable networks and program types with 180,000 tweets and 52,000 unique authors. The hashtag #Billboards2015 trended worldwide on Twitter, generating over 315,000 instances. Over 35,000 viewers participated in livestreaming through Periscope, Meerkat and Telemundo. com. Promotion on Facebook generated over 476,000 engagements, becoming a worldwide trending topic.

In April, show content reached over 900,000 users, a

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15% increase from 2014.

Top honors went to the “King of Bachata,” Romeo Santos who received ten Billboard Latin Music Awards, including Artist of the Year; Songwriter of the Year; Producer of the Year; Top Latin Album of the Year; and Tropical Album of the Year; among others.

Enrique Iglesias was honored with nine awards including Latin Pop Songs Artist of the Year, Solo; Latin Pop Album of the Year; and Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Solo. After spending a record 41 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart, the most weeks at No. 1 in the chart’s 28-year history, Enrique Iglesias’ song “Bailando” featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona garnered six awards to each artist including Latin Pop Song of the Year; Digital Song of the Year; Streaming Song of the Year; Hot Latin Song of the Year; Hot Latin Song of the Year, Vocal Event; and Airplay Song of the Year. Newcomer J Balvin received three trophies including Artist of the Year, New; Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga also received three awards. The complete list of winners of the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm® can be found at www.Telemundo.com/ PremiosBillboard.

Carlos Santana was honored with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award for his work on behalf of children through his Miracle Foundation. Beloved Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos received the Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award, and treated viewers to a medley of signature songs from his illustrious career.

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LOCAL BRIEFS Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Awards More Than $7.5 Million to Texas Students

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he Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo awarded more than $7.5 million in scholarships to Texas high school graduates. Among the 423 scholars, nearly 200 winners will be the first in their families to attend a college or university, and more than 120 of them are the first in their families to graduate high school.

The 423 scholarship recipients will attend 30 Texas colleges and universities in the fall using funds from the Show’s scholarship programs, totaling $7,569,000.

Scholarships are awarded to students who meet the program requirements as well as demonstrate academic potential, leadership and financial need. All recipients also must attend a Texas college or university.

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Council Member Larry Green Demolishes Dilapidated Buffalo Speedway Commercial Center

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ouston City Council Member Larry V. Green, representing Council District K demolished the dilapidated Buffalo Speedway Commercial Center this past week as part of the Klean It Up/Green It

Up. The campaign is an initiative focused on beautifying District K through tree plantings, community clean-ups, an increased focus on recycling, and elimination of blighted structures amongst other green initiatives. The campaign will utilize special events, community partnerships, and a robust social media program to help educate residents on how to make District K a healthier, greener, and more environmentally friendly place to live and raise a family. For more information, visit www.houstontx. gov/council/k.

ouston Community College was recognized this year with the West Chamber of Commerce’s first ever Continuing Excellence Award for its generous time and talent to mentor and support the community. Drs. Zachary Hodges, president of HCC Northwest and Butch Herod, vice chancellor of Innovation, Planning and Institutional Analytics, accepted the award on behalf of the college at the 25th Annual Business & Education Partnership Awards. For more information, visit www.hccs.cc.tx.us.

C. O. Bradford Advocates for Police Building to Be Named in Honor of Former HPD Chief

Young Professionals Launch Website to Tell Story of Black Houston

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ity Councilman C. O. Bradford is advocating for two City of Houston Buildings to be renamed in honor of former or current police personnel. The two buildings in questioned are police facilities. Bradford has written a letter to Mayor Annise Parker and Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland for the renaming of Houston Police Headquarters Buildings in honor of former Houston Police Chief and Houston Mayor Dr. Lee P. Brown. Bradford claims Brown is deserving of this honor for his decade of service in the Houston Police Department and six years as Houston’s Mayor.

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lass II of the Houston Black Leadership Institute, sponsored by the Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce, have launched a new website OurHouston.org to promote African-American historical monuments and institutions and serve as a directory of organizations that advocate for the arts, education, economic empowerment, health and wellness and youth development throughout the city. The website will feature a virtual map that explores historic sites and attractions in Houston’s historically black neighborhoods such as Third Ward, Fifth Ward, Freedmen’s Town, and Independence Heights. The goal for the website will serve as an educational resource and database for stronger collaboration within Houston’s African-American community. For more information, visit www.OurHouston.org.

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Ne-Yo Ignites Houston at #METRORailFEST this Saturday

See NeYo this Saturday for FREE at #MetroRailFEST

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estival season has always brought big names to Houston. The older festivals such as Free Press Summer Festival have garnered big names covering wide-ranging acts in various genres. For the relatively new – as in the brand spanking new Metro Light RAILFEST set to take place this upcoming Saturday, you have to get the big names to draw awareness.

Metro’s not only bringing awareness via an offering of free rides on May 23rd for their already established Red/North lines, plus the new Green & Purple lines

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but they’re bringing international superstar Ne-Yo to Houston as well.

Ne-Yo is no stranger to the Bayou City.

He’s practically not a stranger to performing in large venues, even converted soccer arenas, as he will be doing Saturday inside BBVA Compass Stadium. The free concert is not only a smart gamble by Metro but a welcoming relief for music fans who’ve spent up to hundreds if not thousands of dollars to catch their favorite artists at other festivals across the country.

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RAILFEST has been tabbed as connecting the communities beyond the established line that runs through the Medical Center to Downtown. Mayor Annise Parker champions it, so do Houstonians looking for a bit of traffic relief in trying to get around downtown and the greater Third Ward.

“The start of METRORail service to the vibrant, diverse historic east and southeast communities marks a major milestone in METRO’s commitment to expanding transportation options for Houstonians,” Parker said in a press release. “Congratulations to Chairman Garcia and the METRO Board for their vision and leadership to improve transportation options for all Houstonians.”

The lineup for RAILFEST not only boasts Ne-Yo, a three-time Grammy Award winner but also bilingual singer Frankie J., the Ernest Walker Band, Zenteno Spirit, Mario Havikoro Dancers and Herman Charles Dancers. While the eclectic mix of dancers and bands are set to satisfy parties of all sizes and ages, it’s on Ne-Yo, who’s currently enjoying radio success with his “She Knows” single to close out the show.

Ne-Yo last appeared in Houston in October as part of his promotion for his latest album, Non-Fiction.

While that performance at House of Blues was far more intimate given the setlist and venue, the RAILFEST date for the Las Vegas singer applies far more to his international prowess. The one that’s partied with Pitbull and created plenty of fun with songs such as “Sexy Love,” his current hit “She Knows” and “Time Of Our Lives”.

Per a press release, the new lines provide customers with convenient travel to downtown’s Theater District and nightlife and entertainment centers including Discovery Green, the George R. Brown Convention Center, Toyota Center, BBVA Compass Stadium and Minute Maid Park with continued access to midtown, the Museum District, Texas Medical Center, Moody Park and the Northline Transit Center / HCC. The Green Line (East End) runs 3.3 miles from downtown, east along Harrisburg, while the Purple Line (Southeast) runs 6.6 miles traveling southeast connecting downtown with the University of Houston, Texas Southern University and Palm Center. Both new routes will cross the existing Main Street Red Line.

Each rail station platform will showcase Metro’s Arts in Transit program, featuring the work of 22 artists who illustrate the cultural and artistic diversity of the communities in which they serve. Stations on the Southeast line highlight African American heritage and those on the East End line focus on Mexican American culture.

“This is a huge step forward for our region.

These two new lines will provide greater transit options and help spark development in the communities they serve.” said METRO Chairman Gilbert Garcia said. “This has been a long time coming; people have been working on this for 20 years. We opened the Northline extension of the Red Line in December 2013. There has been a great deal of success with that line and we expect to do very well with these two new ones.“

For more information, visit www.neyothegentleman.com and www.ridemetro.org/News/RAILFEST. Photo by Grammys

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EDUCATION

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Kimberly McLeod, Education Writer

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ave you seen the video yet of a university student waiting to see an academic advisor?

Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. Then, on camera, being told that waiting to see an advisor was “harassment” accompanied with a threat to call campus security.

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The video has over 7,000 retweets and is quickly spreading virally.

The reaction to social media is divided.

Some say the young African-American man is being racially discriminated

Just Rude or Is It Racist? against, others say that the advisor in the video is just being rude.

The reality is whether it was rude, or racist it happened – and it is NOT isolated event. Is there a lesson to be learned regarding cultural sensitivity or customer service? As a graduate from a predominately white university during my undergraduate studies and a predominately black university for my graduate studies, I have encountered both rude and racist from both sides of the fence of race. I have also encountered supportive and helpful from both sides. I can tell you from life experience, regardless of the intent of the deliverer, the delivered message landed the same way. You are left feeling discounted, undervalued and insignificant. Except your money, your money is very significant. The tuition you pay has huge significance, but the significance of your money is separated from you. It is an oppression of opportunity from the denial of customer service from customers who have paid for this

rude or racist service through fees and tuition.

I salute the young man in this video because it took courage not to recoil at the threat of this female calling security. It took a swift mind to anticipate that he needed to quickly and inconspicuously record this engagement – before it even happened. It took wisdom to realize that navigating through higher education, with the hope of graduation successfully is much easier with the help of an academic advisor. He needed help through advisement, (which his fees pay for) and he waited to receive it.

Many will say there are two sides to every story, and others will say they didn’t see what happened before or after the videotape. However what was captured, was captured and it’s enough to realize that while differing sides exist, many solutions also co-exist. In the world of customer service, a world that offers numerous solutions related to problem solving, calling security

for “harassment” on a student waiting to see an academic advisor was a poor solution, from any perspective – from any racial background.

The advisor in the video has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.

What do you think? Was it racist or rude?

For more visit: #ItsBiggerThanKSU Dr. McLeod is a professor at Texas Southern University and is the president-elect of the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators she has presented as a keynote, and an invited speaker for teachers, administrators, school board trustees and students in a number of districts, national and international conferences. She is an expert consultant in the field of cultural responsiveness.

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Malibu Hybrid Estimated to Reach 48 MPG in City Driving

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he 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, which uses technology from the Chevrolet Volt, will offer a General Motors-estimated 48 mpg city, 45 mpg highway – and 47 mpg combined, unsurpassed in the segment, GM President Dan Ammann announced.

“Fuel efficiency is important to our customers, especially in the midsize segment and with an estimated 48 mpg city rating, the Malibu Hybrid delivers,” Ammann said.

An all-new direct-injection 1.8L 4-cylinder engine mated to a two-motor drive unit

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slightly modified from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt drive unit powers the Malibu Hybrid. The drive unit provides additional power to assist the engine during acceleration, for 182 horsepower (136 kW) of total system power.

An 80-cell, 1.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides electric power to the Hybrid system. The advanced lithium-ion based chemistry can power the Malibu hybrid at up to 55 miles per hour on electricity alone. The gasoline-powered engine will automatically come on at higher speeds and high loads when necessary to provide additional power.

Besides the Volt drive unit, the Malibu Hybrid also shares power electronics and a blended regenerative braking system, which provides maximum kinetic energy recovery during braking

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to be stored into the battery system to help maintain charge.

The Malibu Hybrid will be manufactured in Kansas City, Kansas, at the Fairfax Assembly plant from globally sourced parts. It is due in Chevrolet dealer showrooms in spring 2016.

Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, doing business in more than 115 countries and selling around 4.8 million cars and trucks a year.

Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive & active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

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The Power of Prevention

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ou’ve likely heard the adage an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Patients looking to live a long and healthy life know taking preventive steps now is necessary to ward off many diseases in the future.

This is especially true with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among adults.

Understanding cardiovascular disease For middle-age and mature adults, pro-active steps toward prevention should be done to fight against atherosclerosis, or plaque build-up in the arteries, the main cause of cardiovascular disease. Early detection, improved health behavior and diet changes now can increase wellness benefits later.

When not detected, more advanced stages of the disease can lead to more serious problems, such as stroke or heart attack.

One affordable, easy and non-invasive option for patients looking to stay on the road to wellness is cardiovascular screening, such as Life Line Screening, often recommended for adults age 55 and older. This type of simple ultrasound procedure allows

doctors to see inside a patient’s arteries, and along with doctor checkups, can sniff out certain health issues before they become more serious. These vascular screenings can be a beneficial choice for patients in the right age range and with key risk factors (and screening data shows that more than 70 percent of the population over age 55 have two or more of these risk factors before their screening). Patients can then work with their doctors to put preventive strategies in place.

New studies prove screening’s benefit.

A growing body of research supports this logical approach to fight disease. A 40-year study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed community-based integrated programming improved the health of residents and reduced hospitalization. Similarly, a study in South Korea may have set the standard for the future. There, a nationwide study found that health screenings were linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease and helped patients better identify heart-related conditions and events.

To best prevent cardiovascular disease one must find it early, before the person is symptomatic, so the individual can be more accurately placed in the proper risk category. That is where ultrasound screening plays its special role. A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, looked at ultrasound testing to identify blockages in carotid (neck) arteries in people who were healthy but at-risk, and found that detection of “subclinical” disease improved overall risk prediction.

Vascular screening may also motivate healthier behaviors in those screened because people get to “see” inside their body and understand their true health status. Life Line Screening examined a sample of American adults who underwent screenings. The research showed that those screened engaged in healthier behaviors. In fact, 76 percent of participants reported improved diets, 60 percent increased the amount of exercise and 73 percent reported maintenance of a healthy weight or weight loss following the screening.

For more information about preventive screening for you or a loved one, visit www.lifelinescreening.com.

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The Houston Independent School District located in the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center at 4400 West 18th Street Houston, Texas 77092 will accept proposals, until the stated date and time deadlines, in the Board Services Office, Level C1 • Project 15-05-04 – RFP- Sale of Scrap Metal – with a deadline of 2 P.M. June 10, 2015. The pre-proposal conference for this project will be at 228 McCarty Road, Houston Texas 77029 main conference room on May 27, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

Proposals are available on the HISD web-site at www.houstonisd.org. To access, go to Departments, Procurement Services, Bid Opportunities.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or, to accept the proposal that is most advantageous to the District.

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Waller Resident Claims $1 Million Scratch-Off Top Prize

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arrie Robinson of Waller claimed a $1 million top prize in the Texas Lottery® scratch-off game $200,000,000 Cash Blowout. For selling the winning ticket, the Fuel Depot at 1105 13th St. in Hempstead is eligible for a $10,000 retailer bonus.

The claimant requested minimal publicity.

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$200,000,000 Cash Blowout offers more than $200,000,000 in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 2.82, including breakeven prizes.

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Houston Rockets Channel “Clutch City” Mentality During NBA Playoffs

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EY 1995, the Houston Rockets called and they want to reprieve their role as Clutch City as they battle toward the 2015 NBA Championship!!

There is no doubt, the team took the term “Clutch City” to heart, as they scratched and clawed to miraculously rebound from a 3-1 series deficit in the second round of the playoffs to defeat the talented-squad of the Los Angeles Clippers.

After winning game two of the series, the Rockets struggled to compete with the Clippers and found themselves in games five, then six and then seven must-win situations, hence staking claim to the never-quit mentality of the 1995 Houston Rockets’ “Clutch City” NBA championship team. The Rockets, in front of a sold-out Toyota Center, grab the reigns of the fierce game seven and never looked back—hence reviving their mantra with the Clutch City 2.0 version.

Individuals who remember 1995 are furiously counting on Team Clutch City to play their hearts out -- and then some, during the Western Conference Championship round as they take on the league’s top-seeded team, the Golden State Warriors. The contest will matchup two of the NBA best players in “league” Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of Golden State and MVP runner-up James “the Beard” Harden of Houston.

The year is 2015 and the Red Nation crew has summoned the hearts of Team Clutch City 2.0 to lead the charge toward hoisting another Larry O’Brien championship trophy!!

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Houston Independent School District (HISD) The Houston Independent School District will receive Competitive Sealed Proposals from contractors for work at Washington, BT High School. The work includes, but is not limited to, demolition of paved streets, cutting and capping water, sanitary sewer, and gas mains at the perimeter of the site, removal of abandon utility pipes, backfill and compaction of all excavations, relocation of storm inlets along Yale Street, removal of all remaining concrete foundations and building remnants. The site will be graded to drain utilizing existing material.

No import or export is expected as part of this portion of work. All required proposal information is due no later than Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at 4400 West 18th Street, Office of Board Services #C1, Houston, TX 77092.

The proposals will be opened and the amounts read aloud.

Washington, BT High School is located at 4100 Yale Street, Houston, Texas 77018.

The Request for Competitive Sealed Proposal (RFCSP), which includes plans and specifications, will be available beginning Monday, May 18, 2015, and may be obtained from Thomas Printworks, 4235 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX 77027, PH: 713-621-0022, Fax: 713-621-2537 upon refundable deposit of $300.00 for each set of plans and specifications. Documents in portable document format (pdf) are also available from A&E Graphics on disk for a deposit of $50.00.

Deposit checks should be made payable to HISD. Any questions regarding documents are to be addressed to Fanning Howey / House+Partners, 2323 S Shepherd, Suite 1014, Houston, Texas 77019, Contact: Jim Hepburn (jhepburn@ HP-Architecture.com) Phone: 713-522-0815, Fax: 713-522-8694.

The Competitive Sealed Proposal process will be utilized as authorized in Senate Bill 1093, Legislative Session 83-2013, Ch. 2269, Subchapter D, of Texas Government Code. The Competitive Sealed Proposal process enables HISD to select contractors on the basis of price and qualifications/methodology.

M/WBE Forms, schedules and statements, as required by Section AB of the RFCSP, and in accordance with the Office of Business Assistance, will be received on the same day and at the same time as other required proposal information at 4400 West 18th Street, Office of Board Services #C1, Houston, TX 77092.

PROPOSALS SUBMITTED WITHOUT M/WBE FORMS PROPERLY COMPLETED WILL BE CONSIDERED NON RESPONSIVE.

For additional information regarding this project, please contact Wm. “Earl” Finley at: wfinley@houstonisd.org.

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CSP PROJECT NUMBER: 15-05-02

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 28, 2015, at HISD Construction and Facility Services (Bond Office) located at 3200 Center Street, Room 117, Houston, TX 77007.

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DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS for the RFCSP may be reviewed at the following Houston locations: Associated General Contractors 3825 Dacoma Street, Houston, TX 77092 • (713) 843-3700 HISD Construction Services Office (Bond) 3200 Center, Houston, TX 77007 • (713) 556-9250 McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge [Digital Copy ONLY] www.construction.com Virtual Builders Exchange 3910 Kirby, #131, Houston, TX 77098 • (832) 613-0201

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KBR - 1/2 -PAGE AD ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men

METRO’s New Transportation Agreement Photography by Roswitha Vogler

Houston INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (HISD) KBR Building Group as Construction Manager-at-Risk for HISD, in accordance with Texas Government Code 2269, will receive bids or proposals from all qualified subcontractors for GMP #3 – consisting of the Exterior Skin and Interior Finishes for The New Construction of Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men.

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n Monday, May 18, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the METRO Headquarters as Congressman John Culberson and METRO Board Chairman Gilbert Garcia held a press conference to discuss the future of METRO. The gentlemen outlined the new agreement that will enhance transportation options. They are both committed to finding regional transportation solutions for the benefit of all. Some in attendance were Congressman Al Green, Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and City Councilman Larry Green.

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 2:00 PM on June 2, 2015 at HISD Construction Department, 3200 Center Street, Houston, TX 77007 with a site visit immediately following at 1700 Gregg Street, Houston, TX 77020.

This meeting is not mandatory; however, it is highly recommended.

Bids or proposals are due June 16, 2015 at 2:00PM, and bids or proposals should be emailed to Stephen.Herring@KBR.com, faxed to 713-753-4799, or mailed/delivered to the 601 Jefferson St. Suite 2772G. Late bids will not be accepted.

M/WBE documents as described below will be received until the date and time set for receiving bids. There will be no public opening of bids or proposals. All bids or proposals shall be available after award of contract, or the 7th day after final selection of bids or proposals, whichever is later.

After receipt of bids or proposals, KBR Building Group, will conduct its evaluation of the subcontractor bids or proposals in relation to the project requirements and will select the bid(s) or proposal(s) that offers the best value to HISD. KBR Building Group is committed to meeting the M/WBE goals set for this project. M/WBE forms, schedules and statements, as required by the package documents, shall accompany each bid or proposal that is submitted. Bids or proposals submitted without all required information, and in the order and manner specified, may result in the bid or proposal being considered non-responsive.

HISD, the Owner, reserves the right to waive any informality and/or to reject any, or all bids, or proposals.

EMAIL QUESTIONS TO: Stephen.Herring@KBR.COM or call 713-753-7302 for additional information on this project.

DRAWING AND SPECIFICATIONS are available in the KBR Building Group office ocated at 601 Jefferson Suite 2772 Houston, Texas 77002.

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IEACF’s 34th Annual Scholarship Luncheon Photography by Ray Carrington

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n Sunday, May 17, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Ivy Educational and Charitable Foundation of Houston, Incorporated’s 34th Annual Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show. The Foundation honored several business executives including City Councilman Dwight Boykins, Nicole West, Dr. Sonya M. Sloan, Pastor Byron Stevenson, and Chris Young. The highlight of the luncheon was the introduction of this year’s scholarship recipients. The event included a silent auction, a raffle and The Ivy Aisle, a business showcase and fashion show produced by Andrea Bonner and Sydney Dao featuring clothier Dillards and Dao Chloe Dao. Some in attendance were IEACF President LaDonna Harris, Event Chair and Co-Chair Lisa Brooks and Michelle Lastropes, Regina Carrington, Karen Aubrey, Patricia Roberts, Yolanda Murdock, Nicole Montgomery, Thedrial Jackson, Karen Johnson, Mae Rose, Clara Dotson, Camile Jackson, Dr. Cherry Gooden, Nedra Washington, Wondy Weston, and Jo-Carolyn Goode.

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FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CENTER HOUSTON, TEXAS

Go Red Girlfriend Health Symposium Reception Photography by William Ealy

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n Saturday, May 16, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the Fountain of Life Center for The Go Red Girlfriend Health Symposium - Taste of Soul Reception.

The activities of the weekend were meant to empower, educate and equip African-American women to live heart healthy lives. The interactive cooking session presented by the American Heart Association (AHA) and sponsored by H-E-B gave attendees tips on how to cook and eat healthier. The event chair was Karen Carter Richards and the honorary chair was Sheryl Howard. Some in attendance were AHA’s Kelly Hodges, HISD Board Trustee Wanda Adams, Miss Texas International Elise Banks, Vanessa Reed, Theresa Roemer, Jamie Bertrand, Rebecca Briscoe, Nakia Cooper, Chef “DC” Williams, Chef Dee Dee Coleman, Chef Bella Davis, and Chef Timothy Sadler.

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n Sunday, May 10, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on hand at Moody Gardens, Oleander Bowl on Galveston Island, Texas for the 2015 Red Cat Jazz Festival. The weekend of events attracted some of the biggest names in jazz including Ronnie Laws; BWB (Norman Brown, Kirk Whalum and Rick Braun); Peter White; Mike Phillips; TIZER featuring Chieli Minucci and Karen Briggs; Dean James, and trumpeters Tex Allen Tom Browne. Attendees enjoy great music and get the chance to mix and mingle with the artists up close. Some in attendance were Patti Rollins, Darian Ward, Jose Grinan, Cary Yates, and Judge Clarease Rankin Yates.

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Apple Stores located in 16 countries and online in close to 40 different countries. It will be a few months before the store is built. For more information, visit www.cultofmac. com.

The World’s First $9 Computer

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hip is a tiny computer for just $9 developed

by Next Thing. It is capable of doing everything that most computers are equipped to do just at a slower speed. Chip comes with pre-installed programs for photo and audio editing, word processing, web access, email, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Chip is gaining a lot of buzz gaining more than one million dollars in funding from a Kickstarter campaign. In addition, school districts, teachers and NGOs are reaching out to incorporate Chip into their programs according to Co.Exist. For more information, visit www.fastcoexist.com.

Hackers Steal Coffee Lovers’ Money via Starbuck’s App

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tarbucks patrons check your account balance.

It was discovered that thieves are draining money from customers’ accounts using the company’s popular mobile app. The connection of the app to the customers’ credit cards is the source hackers are using to change users’ passwords and move money to a different account. Fox News has suggested that customers use stronger passwords and avoid automatic reload.

For more information, visit www.foxnews.com.

Pandora Ordered to Increase Profits to Taylor Swift’s BMI

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andora has come in on the short straw in a New York court. The Internet radio company has been ordered to increase their payments to Taylor Taylor Swift Swift’ music publishing company BMI by O.75 percent. Pandora is, of course, appealing the decision since previous cases have ruled in their favor to not increase payments. For more information, visit www. engadget.com.

The Most Innovative Coaster of 2015 Tops Off at Six Flags Fiesta Texas

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ix Flags Fiesta Texas completes the ride structure on the most innovative coaster of 2015, BATMAN™: The Ride, and reaches the top of the 120-foot elevator-style lift hill. With over 1,000 feet of track, this unique ride will surely change the skyline of Rockville forever. This technological marvel nears completion as the final and highest pieces of track are set into place taking us closer to the anticipated early summer debut. For more information, visit www. sixflags.com/fiestatexas.

Dubai to Be Home of World’s Biggest Apple Store

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50,000-square-foot Apple Store is set to be constructed in Dubai. Cult of Mac is noting that this will not only be Apple’s largest store but also its first in the Middle East. This new venture in Dubai makes

The Netflix of China Goes Head-to-Head with U.S.

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hree years before there was Netflix, there was Letv, the Chinese version of an Internet video streaming service. Letv produces original content and is now expanding their scope in areas not touched

by Netflix with the help of smartphones. Letv announced its entry into the Chinese smartphone market in April and the company plans to offer phones in the United States by year’s end. For more information, visit www.cnn.com.

Tuskegee University Ranked Tops for Salary Potential

Shazia Choudry Bhajwa finished in third place and contributed $4,000 to this year’s third place prize for Houston Community College Business Plan Competition. The rising entrepreneurs’ business proposal on Human Nation 2015 Winners is a philanthropic clothing store where three percent of their sales would go to charities. The HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition is an opportunity for HCC students to learn how to develop a business plan. Contestants work with business mentors, faculty sponsors and benefit from training sessions conducted

by Newspring and the top five teams win prize money to start or grow their businesses. For more information, visit www.hccbizconnect.org.

Fitch: Latin America Media Dashboard

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itch Ratings has published the Latin America Media Dashboard. The publication explores key topics affecting issuer credit profiles for the sector in Mexico and Brazil. Items discussed include: Industry growth outlook in Mexico and Brazil; Broadcasters’ business profiles; and The ratings impact of the above.

A complete review of these topics including a review of the dashboard is available at www.fitchratings.com.

C KBR AD – 2.5C X 8” Page AD ollege Choice has published its 2015 rankings

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AT-RISK of U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tuskegee University tops the list. The publication named the institution No. 1 among the nation’s top 25 HBCUs. The College Choice site indicated that, “Our 2015 Rankings of Historically Black Colleges and Universities are based exclusively on factors actual college freshmen said were most important to their college decision. In a listing of 19 Alabama institutions, PayScale. com ranked Tuskegee No. 6 for salary potential with the average salary starting at $50,700. For more information, visit www.collegechoice. net/rankings/best-historically-black-colleges-universities.

Past Winners Donate Prize Money to HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition

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Sharpstown High School HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (HISD) KBR Building Group as Construction Manager-at-Risk for HISD, in accordance with Texas Government Code 2269, will receive bids or proposals from all qualified subcontractors for the New Construction of Sharpstown High School. The scope of work consist of; Abatement and Demolition of the Existing High School and the Construction of a New Two-Story Tilt Wall High School Facility.

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 2:00 PM on May 28, 2015 at HISD Construction Department, 3200 Center Street, Houston, TX 77007.

Bids or proposals are due June 11, 2015 at 2:00PM, and bids or proposals should be emailed to Stephen.Herring@kbr.com, faxed to 713-753-4799, or mailed/delivered to the 601 Jefferson St. Suite 2772G. Late bids will not be accepted.

M/WBE documents as described below will be received until the date and time set for receiving bids. There will be no public opening of bids or proposals. All bids or proposals shall be available after award of contract, or the 7th day after final selection of bids or proposals, whichever is later.

After receipt of bids or proposals, KBR Building Group, will conduct its evaluation of the subcontractor bids or proposals in relation to the project requirements and will select the bid(s) or proposal(s) that offers the best value to HISD. KBR Building Group is committed to meeting the M/WBE goals set for this project. M/WBE forms, schedules and statements, as required by the package documents, shall accompany each bid or proposal that is submitted. Bids or proposals submitted without all required information, and in the order and manner specified, may result in the bid or proposal being considered non-responsive.

HISD, the Owner, reserves the right to waive any informality and/or to reject any, or all bids, or proposals.

EMAIL QUESTIONS TO: Stephen.Herring@KBR.COM or call 713-753-7302 for additional information on this project.

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS are available in the KBR Building Group office located at: 601 Jefferson, Suite 2772, Houston, Texas 77002.

DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS MAY ALSO BE REVIEWED AT: McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge, www.construction.com Virtual Builders Exchange, 3910 Kirby, #131, Houston, TX 77098, (832) 613-0201

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