Houston Style Magazine vol 27 No 24

Houston Style Magazine June 9 - June 15, 2016

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Volume 27 | Number 24

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Jesse Jackson

Coming Presidential Election Is a Choice of Direction

Helen Chavez

MUHAMMAD ALI AND HOUSTON

Robert F. Smith

Story by Brandon Caldwell | Photo by Ed Kolenovsky, AP

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Volume 27 | Number 22 | JUNE 9 - JUNE 15, 2016 EDITORIAL

FEATURE WRITERS Rebecca Briscoe Francis Page, Jr. National Entertainment Publisher and Editor Susie Stillwell - Entertainment fpagejr@stylemagazine.com Brandon Caldwell Feature Writer/Entertainment Lisa Valadez Mical Roy – Feature Associate Publisher Yolanda Pope – Culinary lisa@stylemagazine.com Dr. Lovell Jones – Health Editor Jo-Carolyn Goode Kim Davis – Sports Managing Editor Erick Cork - Feature editorial@stylemagazine.com Aiaina Mayes – Blogger Demez White – Feature Burt Levine – Political DESIGN/WEB Eric Ford – Fashion Writer De’Neisha Bell – Feature Trevor G. Piper Keandra Scott – Entertainment Creative Director/Graphics trevor@tpipermedia.com Cecilia Smith - Entertainment

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COMMENTARY

Jesse Jackson

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oday (Tuesday), California and New Jersey will be the last big states to have primaries. (Residents in the District of Columbia vote in a week.) Bernie Sanders vows to make the case to superdelegates that he is the best choice to take on Donald Trump, as he has every right to do, particularly if he wins California.

The media has already dubbed Hillary Clinton the presumptive nominee. No matter how California turns out, she will have won more votes, more pledged delegates and more primaries.

Superdelegates will not overturn the choice of the voters unless the former secretary of state’s email scandal gets much worse. We are headed into a race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Most attention is focused on

Coming Presidential Election Is a Choice of Direction their personalities. The polls show that Americans feel unfavorably toward both of them. Trump calls Clinton “crooked” and has already begun a campaign of personal insult and slur. Clinton calls Trump “unfit temperamentally” for the job and has highlighted his changing ideas and lack of policy expertise.

Trump wants to be seen as a strong outsider. Clinton wants to be perceived as an experienced and responsible.

But this election is less a choice about personality than about direction, less about individuals than about movements. Trump presents himself as an insurgent in the Republican Party, but he carries that party’s right-wing agenda.

He thinks climate change is a myth. He’s for massive tax cuts on the wealthy, and for more spending on the military. He has embraced the GOP’s race-baiting politics and carted them to new lows.

He has no program for dealing with inequality. He’s built his campaign by pushing off against Hispanics, Muslims, women, environmentalists and African-Americans. He pledges to tear up the Iran nuclear deal, which would add tensions to the most volatile region of the world.

Trump sounds refreshing in his skepticism about America’s failed trade policies and about its interventions across the world. But his answers -- that he’d cut a better deal -- are postures, not

policy.

Clinton, in contrast, offers herself as an experienced reformer who will build on the progress made over the last years, not reverse it. She’ll push for strengthening the Voting Rights Act, comprehensive immigration reform, equal pay for women and a stronger effort to address climate change. She’ll defend progress made on choice, gay rights, civil rights and the environment.

She favors lifting the minimum wage and empowering workers to organize.

She celebrates the Iran deal and the Paris agreement on climate.

Trump is far more a Caesar than a movement candidate. But he will be supported by and pressed by the conservative movements that drive the Republican right -- the Tea Party, the Gun Lobby and the anti-choice, anti-immigrant, anti-gay and anti-black reactions.

Clinton is far more an establishment than a movement candidate.

But she will be supported by and pressed by the civil rights, women’s, environmental, LGBT, union, Latino, pro-democracy and anti-Wall Street movements. Sanders was right to run in the Democratic primaries because that is where the reform movement energy gets expressed.

The choice in direction is clear.

Activists have to decide whether it is

preferable to fight against a leader supported and pushed by the right -- even if it means supporting a candidate they deem less progressive -- or to deny their vote to both nominees.

We know the cost of dismay and the power of hope. In 1960, John F. Kennedy beat Richard Nixon by 112,000 votes, the margin of our hope.

In 1968, Hubert Humphrey lost to Richard Nixon by 800,000 votes, the margin of our despair. In 1980, Ronald Reagan won in large part because of Democratic Party divisions over Jimmy Carter. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first African-American president on the basis of our hope.

We’re headed into a negative campaign featuring on personal insult and negative attacks. But we’re making a choice about direction. And we should not forget that.

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.

POLITICAL

Congressman Culberson Commits to Houston Flood Control

ohn Culberson, Congressman representing southwest and west Houston for more than 16 years and in the state house for 14 years before that, calmed down a fired up and angry crowd of flood victims and water logged families in the auditorium at Pershing Middle School Tuesday night (6/7/16).

He helped to relieve stress and stabilized hope with work he’s done for and with the city and county to bring flood relief across the Houston area.

“I’ve secured $194 million in federal funds for Brays Bayou, $100,499,000 in federal funds for Buffalo Bayou and $2,856,000 in federal funds for White Oak Bayou since being elected. Since joining Congress my number one priority has been to protect your quality of life which includes making sure our homes and property are protected from flooding,” the West University area native and Copperfield home owner said to those shaking their fists at him asking what he was doing to help keep the bayous in their banks. He said this area has never seen so much rain but he wants bureaucracies broken to build up the bayous and retention ponds to be built so these horrendous floods don’t keep happening.

“I’ve worked to provide from

Washington to our local governments every bit of funding requested. Mike Talbott, executive director of the Harris County Flood Control District has assured me repeatedly that to date 50 percent of the project to expand Brays Bayou to keep its neighbors from seeing flooding has been completed and continues to move forward,” continued Culberson, who said his grandparents when he was growing up lived near the area of the middle school where the meeting was being held.

“More and more homes and businesses have a reduced risk of flooding. Flood risk reduction projects must be completed in segments and the work already completed has saved thousands of homes from flooding in the Texas Medical Center. When Project Brays is completed, it’ll have removed 29,000 homes and businesses from flood risk during these so called 100 year storms,” he said.

Culberson has met with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. Following the late April flooding, he worked with Congress members Al Green, Sheila Jackson Lee, Gene Green and his other colleagues from the Houston area to urge President Obama to quickly grant Governor Abbott’s request for a major disaster declaration so that “our

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the April flooding, FEMA has approved 8,463 Individual Assistance (IA) applications totaling more than $45 million in federal funds. He reported and explained that the amount of federal assistance will continue to grow as more individuals file claims. Culberson urged those in need of assistance navigating the application process s h o u l d c a l l h i s l o c a l o ff i c e a t 713.682.8828.

March 1 Culberson earned 44,290 votes or 57.30 percent of the primary vote against two opponents to win his re-nomination. This fall Houston Senior Assistant City Attorney James Cargas is running his third race against Culberson. In fall 2014, 63.26 percent was Culberson’s winnings against Cargas in a three-way race where Cargas won 34.55 percent. In 2012, Culberson earned 60.81 percent or 142,793 votes against Cargas in their first face-off where Cargas won 36.43 percent or 85,553 votes in a four-way race.

Keep in the know on elections and everything political with Burt Levine. Share this story online at www. stylemagazine.com.

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BOOK REVIEW

I Almost Forgot about You

n every love life, there’s always The One That Got Away.

He got away because you were both too young, too scared, too broke, or too different. Things were said that couldn’t be unsaid, done that shouldn’t have been done. It just didn’t work out then, but now…? In the new novel, “I Almost Forgot about You” by Terry McMillan, he’ll never get away twice.

It should have been an ordinary run-of-themill Monday.

That’s the way it started for optometrist Georgia Young: new prescriptions, return clients, follow-ups, and one new Monday-morning patient who – big surprise! - turned out to be the daughter of a man Georgia dated in college and had fallen for.

She never told the guy she loved him, though, and she never would… because he was dead.

Shaken to the core, Georgia began to think about all the men she’d slept with, and the ones she’d fallen in love with. How would life have changed if she’d stayed with any one of them? She’d been divorced twice; would that number have been higher or lower? Would she have more than her two daughters, live somewhere other than San Francisco, travel, cook for two?

At nearly 55 years old, she figured she’d never find love again, but she at least needed closure. With the urging of her BFF, Wanda, Georgia made a list of the men she’d once loved, and she promised herself she’d find them - not because she wanted to rekindle anything, but because she had so many questions for them and for herself.

Finding her ex-husbands was easy. Michael happened to be moving back to California, and Niles was out of jail for his white-collar crime; both were happy and had moved on with their lives. Georgia was

even able to stop hating them.

But Abraham wouldn’t be easy to find. Neither would Lance. There were two Jameses, two Harolds, Thomas, Horace, and others, and one white guy that Wanda remembered, and added to the list. Georgia knew she’d never find them all, especially since she had a business, a busy family, and a life to live.

Still, they were all men she’d remember forever. But would they remember her?

Show of hands: who hasn’t spent girlfriend-time talking about boyfriends? Probably nobody, so “I Almost Forgot about You” is a comfortably familiar story.

That’s not to say that it’s same-old, though.

Like she did in many of her other novels, author Terry McMillan gives readers a cast of strong-minded, smart women who lean on other strong-minded, smart women. In this book, however, we see a few more bruises from living, rather than from relationships: Georgia and her friends are looking toward retirement, a little less stress, and no more drama. Even so, they get drama anyhow, and you’ll be glad for it.

Definitely, this is a novel for anyone who’s lost a love and wondered, “What if…?” It’s a book you’ll want to share with your BFFs. “I Almost Forgot about You” is a book you shouldn’t let get away.

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COMMENTARY

Love Affair with Parish Blair

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iving a Self-Love Lifestyle comes with a surprising challenge for many who have become more comfortable with being givers than they are receivers. I have the privilege of serving some of the most generous men and women in my customized experience I provide within a Loving Session.

Often times, my clients have no idea how to respond when I pose the question what would you feel loved? The inability to answer this question stems from years of operating from a self-love deficiency.

Being loving and giving to yourself first is actually in harmony with the scripture that has influenced many generous hearted people.

“There is more happiness and giving than receiving.” -Acts 20:35

Because in fact, we are happier when we give love to ourselves first, instead of waiting to receive from others, the love that we truly want to feel....

Love-In-Session

The most beautiful part of the Self-Love Lifestyle is the journey of discovery from an inside out perspective of who you are. Living with this type of awareness is the only way to assure that your journey is successful.

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What I’m really suggesting to my clients is to center themselves from within, while being alive and awake in their body vs allowing reactive behavior to deplete their personal love resource.

The true reality is that when we are doing a disservice to those we give to if we Blair continuously give from our personal resource of love, instead of from a surplus.

One of the most important things to learn, in living the Self-Love Lifestyle, is how to accurately assess whether or not you are operating from your surplus before you give to others.

Take a moment and do this exercise with me

Let’s assess your personal love resource On a scale of 1 to 4 how full of your own personal love do you feel?

1- I feel completely depleted because I always love others before loving myself

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2- I feel depleted from loving others first before I love myself, during stressful times 3- I generally remember to love myself first before loving others. But I do feel some guilt 4- I feel completely full of self-love before I show love to others

This assessment can serve to create a conscious awareness from within. Whether you are operating at a 1 or 4, recalibrate get to a selflove vibration, eliminates giving in unhealthy ways, because you have a new barometer to operate from. As you operate from this new selflove frequency, you will begin to experience countless blessings.

I want to invite you to tune in to my new video series for Houston Style Magazine, Love-In-Session. Each episode will provide you with easy practical steps for creating a self-love lifestyle as a feature real life love journey stories from the documentary of the Parish Blair Love Affair Tour. If you would like my Love Affair Tour to visit your city or if you want more information about how to customize your own Loving Session experience,

Contact me at parishmblair@ MindfulLivingMedia.com

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LOCAL BRIEFS

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here is excitement in Houston’s Third Ward as Jack Yates High School breaks ground for their new multi-million campus. Construction on the new $59.4 million school starts this summer and is being funded by the voter approved 2012 bond.

According to HoustonISD’s blog, the new school will have a grand entryway with large windows connecting the front and back entrances and flexible learning spaces accommodating the school’s communications and maritime magnet programs. It also will have a performance wing with auditorium, spaces for fine arts and JROTC, and a gymnasium and athletics area.

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to honor dynamic businesswomen who have made significant differences in their community. One of this year’s honorees was long time business owner, entrepreneur, political consultant and former broadcaster, Linda K. Brown who is Founder/CEO of the Advantage Communications Group. With 30 years of experience, Brown has worked for and with the best in the business. The other 2016 ROADwomen honorees were Debbie Chen, Dee Coleman, Shadi Jam, Mario Rios, Lillie Schechter and Rebecca Udden.

June 5, 2016, will give Park & Ride commuters on the Cypress, Kingsland, Grand Parkway and West Bellfort routes more trips to their work destinations. Visually impaired riders will find improved access with the re-route of the 41 Kirby/ Polk to the Lighthouse of Houston. Meanwhile, riders on the popular 4 Beechnut will have extra “elbow” room thanks to more frequent westbound service.

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ouston City Council Member Larry V. Green, representing Council District K, in partnership with the American Honey Bee Protection Agency (AHBPA), is poised to remove a large bee hive from within a single family residential home on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The property scheduled for bee removal is located at 16315

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judge had enough of the reckless behavior of one Houston man when he was behind the wheel. Donald Middleton was convicted nine times for driving drunk since 1980. During his ninth traffic violation in May 2015, Middleton was arrested after he tried to run away from police. A Montgomery County judge said Middleton was a habitual offender and issued the maximum sentence of life in prison.

How the Last Great American President Lead to the Death of a Nation

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Racism

The number of hate groups in this country has grown by over 500% since the moment President Obama took office. We as a country ignored that racism still existed, of course we’d made progress since water hoses, dogs and separate water fountains but the

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thought if we just ignored Trump he would go away. Sort of like a summer cold. I don’t need to take any medicine because I’ll be okay in a day or two. Well my friends, its summer and we still have that cold. I thought writing about him, tweeting about him, Facebooking about him; those things would just give him more attention. He lives off attention. However, it’s almost a year later and he’s the Republican nominee for President. I think it’s time to stop ignoring him.

How do you destroy arguably the greatest Republic the world has ever known? You don’t have a once in a lifetime flood that puts the country under water. You don’t have a volcano that erupts and covers the country in lava.

You don’t even have a nuclear war that takes out millions of people and brings down skyscrapers and schools.

You destroy a country with a 3-step process. Racism, money and arrogance.

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Promoting public safety and enhancing the quality of life for residents are top priorities for Council Member Green.

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culture and mentality never went away.

The more popular President Obama became, the more resentment and hate started to build. So much so that by his second term you had United States Congressman and Senators openly saying they would veto everything and not work with him. There are certain counties in this country that have threatened to leave America because President Obama is our President. These people needed a voice. They needed someone that would feed into their hate and that voice became Donald Trump.

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Americans like wealth. We like the idea of someone building something and working for themselves. In Donald Trump a lot of Americans see a guy that came from nothing to something and is going to “Make America Great Again” by creating jobs. The problem with this logic is Donald Trump borrowed money from his father to start his first business.

He had connections and was able to go bankrupt and just start over. But we live in a world of “Do as I say and not as I do.” So already tired of the Republicans they couldn’t relate to, they chose a man whose money they could relate to.

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Arrogance

The Republican Party thought they could play with fire and not get burnt. They thought they could walk the line of racism, sexism, and inequality and there be no repercussions. They created a monster in the tea party and now they can’t control that monster. You have Senators and Congressman that are qualified to run this country and they can’t even get 2% of votes because the public sees them as empty suits. The sad thing is had they worked with President Obama and given him and his policies a chance Trump would still be hosting TV shows instead of being 4 months away from the most important job on this earth.

There is a very simple and scary way Donald Trump can become President of the United States of America. Most Americans don’t vote.

Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both have supporters that will not vote for the other. So what happens if people that hate President Obama and simply vote Republican have a bigger turnout than those that don’t? I know people right now that think, “There’s no way Trump can win,” so I’m not voting. Have that mindset and America won’t be great again but will be at war again and again and again.

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FEATURE

Muhammad Ali & Houston

By Brandon Caldwell, Feature Writer

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The boisterous Ali couldn’t mince words about his beliefs in 1967. Though his first trip through Houston in 1966 resulted in one of his greatest photos via photographer Neil Leifer and the third round stoppage of Williams, the real fight was just beginning. That night, inside the Astrodome, Ali was cheered like a conquering hero. Dispatching of Williams with a series of thudding punches, he seemed far more at home than Williams did, despite the fact “Big Cat” had fought in Houston in 29 of his first 55 fights. Had Williams been at his physical best, he may have given Ali more of a fight. Instead, it turned into what Howard Cosell described as the night he was “the most devastating fighter who ever lived.”

“The Big Cat” had gone through the kind of cosmic bad luck you only could imagine as part of a fable. He’d been shot by a Houston policeman with a .357 revolver two years prior in a case that would rival any modern tale between police interactions with unarmed black men. Still, he came back to fight Ali after losing a potential shot against Ernie Terrell.

Even Ali at his loudest stood for black people; the champion he wanted to be, not the champion the media and America wanted him to be. Ali at his staunchest defied the powers and orders of whites, particularly those in power. The verbal beatdowns encouraged from former mentor Malcolm X and N.O.I. leader Elijah Muhammad found their sharpest blows delivered against the United States government, all in refusal of Muhammad Ali: The Peacemaker at Prairie View A&M University In 1967, during his hiatus from boxing, due to his conscientious objection of the fighting someone else’s battle when Vietnam draft Ali lived in Houston. While there a civil rights riot broke out on the that someone refused to acknowledge campus of Texas Southern University. Days after, to help calm the black people or fight his. down, especially the black college students, Ali spoke on the campus of Prairie View A&M University. According to the book The Making of an Icon by Michel Ezra, With one statement, Ali set fire to “Ali’s speech at Prairie View A&M near Houston, drew 6,000 people. Following the powder keg of being against a riots at nearby Texas Southern University, Ali appeared at the school (Prairie View then popular war overseas. In a now A&M University) to cool down students. His speech at Prairie View A&M were reflections of his special relationship with the city of Houston, which became his infamous quote, he stated, “I ain’t adopted hometown while he sorted out his draft problems.” got no quarrel with no Viet Cong. No Viet Cong ever called me nigger.”

It landed harder than any hook he Commanding the presence of a diplomat with the fury could have thrown in the ring. With 16 words, Ali of a general, he routinely displayed a strong loyalty had made himself an enemy of the state, even though to the Nation of Islam and his beliefs as a Muslim. he still carried the kind of charm to predict knockouts He had also worn the title of Heavyweight Champion with panache. He was still a disciple of showmanship of the World for three years by then, a position that and self-prophecy learned from flamboyant wrestler held far more dignity in the 20th century than it does Gorgeous George. But no one was willing to listen to now. In 1966, he made his first appearance at the him the same. Sportswriters such as Jimmy Cannon Houston Astrodome for a fight with Cleveland “Big aligned Ali to “the Beatle movement”. Red Smith Cat” Williams. agreed, calling the champion a “sorry spectacle”

It would be the first fight of a long entrenched who had wed with “unwashed punks who picket war within the city. With the Vietnam War raging and and demonstrate against the war.” Needless to say, a country made divided by its very existence, Ali dug a mutiny from the sporting press had rose up against into his beliefs, the things he was championed for Ali. And they weren’t alone. by blacks and derided for everywhere else. It would “My first impression of Cassius Clay,” author vilify him to a large population of the country and Alex Haley later recalled, “was of someone with an on another side, it would firmly establish him as “the incredibly versatile personality. You never knew Black Superman”. quite where he was in psychic posture. But he had

Ali’s greatness, his ability to move with his a belief in himself and convictions far stronger than legs like brush strokes on a painting, snap off jabs anybody dreamed he would.” Haley’s interaction with the speed of a man some three classes lower with Ali intersected that of his work with Malcolm than him was understood within the ring. Outside X. Haley was asked by Playboy to write about X. It of it, people seethed at his confidence; saw him as turned into X’s famed autobiography. In 1964, Haley an agent for the so-called extreme separatists in the asked Ali about his flamboyance, weeks after he first Nation of Islam and in a Southern, hardline town won the Heavyweight title. like Houston in the 1960s, he was no more a famous Ali responded, “I been attracting attention outsider than welcomed within city walls. He was ever since I been able to walk and talk.” booed lustily when he first arrived to a town still The marriage between Ali’s brutality in the unconvinced about his Muslim beliefs. In a Bible ring and his harsh words outside of it came to ahead Belt town that preached conservatism and equated in February 1967. Ali’s lawyer, Hayden Convington the N.O.I to a cult. People constantly teased him with had fought tooth and nail to keep the 25-year-old “Cassius Clay” name calling. Eventually, they would champion out of the Vietnam War. Draft procedures come around, paying money to see him spar before from the United States Government had centered the title fights. draft around men born between the years of 1942 and n the days following the passing of Muhammad Ali, the world feted him. Heaps of praise and adulation from both old and young were delivered.

‘The Champ’, ‘The Greatest’ in his latter years was treated like a citizen of the world. But in the early meat of his life, in his twenties, a large section of the world loathed him. They called him brash, a disgrace to his race, someone unbefitting of the company as beloved fighters with the names Lewis, Moore, Patterson and even Liston.

Under the sweltering heat of the Houston skies, Muhammad Ali would not only set foot in the world arena to battle an opponent who could outlast 15 rounds, he battled for his freedom too.

In 1967, Muhammad Ali was far more angry than boyish.

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1949, men between the ages of 18-25 years old. His number was called on March 9, 1966, four years after he had already flunked the Selective Service entrance exam for the military with a purported IQ of 78. Due to the government lowering standards for testing, Ali’s draft status shifted from 1-Y to 1-A, making him eligible without the test.

He refused to answer the government’s call.

What does it mean to battle the government on an issue as big as war? Nothing, unless you’re someone of stature. Modern athletes have protested issues of civil rights in their own terms, yet many fear that being an activist equals a risk. No one risked more than Ali. Millions of dollars as a prizefighter meant nothing. Later, during his exile in the early 1970s, he openly told Howard Cosell that he’d rather retire than fight for someone else. At 25 years old, though operating under influence from the Nation, Ali stared the government in the face just as he had done with Sonny Liston in 1964. Then he answered to Clay, but he would punish anyone who wouldn’t respect his wishes.

Though the press had crawled slowly in honoring Ali’s wishes in acknowledging his new name of Muhammad Ali, some fighters still linked him to his birth name, Cassius Clay. Why he refused the name was simple. Though Cassius Marcellus Clay was the name of his father, derived from an abolitionist, that Cassius Marcellus Clay owned slaves, just as the 13th Amendment was added to the United States Constitution. “If slaveholder Clay’s blood came into our veins along with the name, it came by rape and defilement.” Ali wrote in his 1975 autobiography, “but (he) held on to white supremacy.

Why should I keep my white slavemaster’s name visible and my black ancestors invisible, unknown, unhonored?”

As Floyd Patterson learned through a savage and merciless beating in 1965, Ernie Terrell would learn the same in 1967. The two were set to fight in 1966 but due to Ali’s joining of the Nation of Islam and his public stance about the war, the bout was cancelled and Ali’s license in Illinois was suspended.

In the build-up to their actual fight in Houston, Terrell continued to call Ali Cassius Clay out of habit. Ali seethed, stating a knockout would be “too good” for Terrell. Torture via his fists for his insolence seemed best.

Outside, Ali had temporarily moved to Houston, citing status as a Muslim minister as the reasoning for why he could not participate in the war. Inside the Astrodome, Ali was a favorite of the crowd in Houston once more, still the Heavyweight Champion though he did not have the World Boxing Association’s piece of the crown. For 15 rounds, Ali battered Terrell, using multiple moments between the 7th and 8th rounds to taunt the 6’6” challenger with questions. “What’s my name? What’s my name, Uncle Tom?” he asked between punches. Onlookers such as sportswriter Tex Maule said of the fight, “It was a wonderful demonstration of boxing skill and a barbarous display of cruelty.” Ali won the fight unanimously even as his cruelty inside the ring had finally come to match his vociferous nature outside of it.

Ali would spend more time between Houston, his native Louisville and New York following the fight. In Houston, he maintained his stance in interviews about not participating in the war as his lawyers tried to wriggle him out of serving. In Louisville, he was treated as a king, their king. He was nonpareil in Kentucky. In New York, he immediately secured a fight with contender Zora Folley. A month after defeating Terrell in Houston, Ali vanquished Folley in the seventh round inside Madison Square Garden.

It was his last victory in public, for three years.

Back in Houston, Ali had to stand and wait.

April 28, 1967 was a Friday. It was there Ali

FEATURE would make his boldest statement, without saying a word. Exhausting three appeals, all of which were denied, he stood along with 11 men inside of the Houston’s Military Entrance Processing Station on San Jacinto and heard his birth name called three times. He refused to step forward and was immediately arrested and then released on bail. A month before in his native Louisville, he once more contended why he would not fight for the United States Army.

“Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while socalled Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?”, he said to the media. Whether or not he was following in the footsteps of Elijah Muhammad himself, who was jailed for refusing to serve in the Army, is up for debate. But, he stood as an outcast champion in an America that was in the minority when it came to not supporting the war.

For two months Ali waited before trial in Houston. On June 20, a jury of six men and six women, all of whom were white, found him guilty for his refusal to serve in the military.

The verdict took only 20 minutes to deliberate.

Ali at sentencing was not willing to wait another month or four before knowing what his fate would be. “I’d appreciate it,” the 25-year-old champion said, “if the court will do it now, give me my sentence now, instead of waiting and stalling for time.” Federal District Judge Joe E. Ingraham didn’t hesitate in leveling him with the maximum penalty - five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He had already been stripped of the heavyweight title, the one he won from Ernie Terrell in April. Now he was fighting freedom and without any money to support him from boxing - potential bankruptcy.

Four years after the verdict, after numerous appeals led his case to the feet of the Supreme Court, Ali was vindicated.

By then, the opinion on the war had drastically changed with more in favor of Ali’s stance than continued fighting. He had a victory in that regard and still found himself a Muhammad Ali: The Doctor at Texas Southern citizen of Houston thanks to residency.

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He fought in the city The Texas Southern University community twice more in 1971, both acknowledges the death of Muhammad Ali, a boxing following his loss to Joe titan who was recognized throughout the world for his humanitarian efforts. Ali was awarded a doctor Frazier in the mythical of humane letters at Commencement exercises in “Fight Of the Century”.

May, 1978.

He was honored with Ali, who died in Phoenix on Friday, June 3, an honorary doctorate was remembered for his lively and personable from Texas Southern commencement speech in 1978. He told the TSU graduates with a wink and a nod to “be just like University in December him,” then turned serious, urging them “stand for of 1978, mobbed when something” in life. Ali received his doctoral hood he set foot at the then from TSU President Dr. Granville Sawyer and Provost Houston, now Hobby Dr. Robert Terry during the ceremony. “This moment speaks to TSU’s illustrious history and his spirit will Airport in 1975. He was forever remain a part of this institution,” said Dr. an honorary Houstonian, Austin Lane, the new president of Texas Southern through and through.

University.

Ali was a citizen of the world, a champion who was a complex outside the ring as he was graceful and direct inside of it. For two years, he was also a man who drove through downtown, ate in cafes and slept in rooms which are now bigger, demolished or figments of our memory. But they belonged to Ali, much as they belonged to Houston.

Where his most vocal and important match happened to be fought.

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From James Brown to Parliament Funkadelic to Prince and more, Parker has defined the genre.

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Houston Educators Conquer Catering with Southern Recipes

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rom the classroom to the kitchen, and on to any dining hall or special event “Got You Covered Catering” is serving their amped up version of classic southern cuisine. When Amberlyn Henderson and Raven Thomas met a few years ago they had more in common than their love for teaching and being with family. These ladies figured out quickly that their combined experience in the kitchen and working at very young ages fueled their passion to create a thriving catering business.

Got you Covered Catering is a full service and event planning company that offers customized menu planning, food preparation, logistics coordination, and venue decorating. According to their website, they are a “One Stop Shop”.

Raven has 13 years in the education field; she has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and in Education. She is a full-time mom, wife, Event Designer/Chef.

Moreover, she started working in the kitchen with her godmother since the age of 11. She loves to experiment with a variety of textures and flavors in order to create a unique and memorable dining experience for the client.

Amberlyn Henderson is a Houston native but spent holidays and many summers in East Texas in the kitchen with her grandmother. She developed a passion for cooking and catering when she would see the light in the eyes of people who tasted what she’d created.

She is a mother of a dazzling 4 year old, Amariyah, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Houston Clear Lake and has been working in the field of Education for 8 years.

Both Thomas and Henderson have not abandoned their jobs as educators as of yet; however, they are fully committed to creating and constructing greattasting food while delivering supreme service to their clients. Their enthusiastic attitude regarding business is contagious; they are not afraid to work hard and there is not an event too big or small for them. They handle weddings, graduations, baby showers and corporate parties.

Furthermore, we discussed some of the dishes that are client favorites and their “Slow Smoked Raspberry Chipotle Ribs”, are a big hit, along with the Cajun pasta. When asked about Vegan or Vegetarian options, Amberlyn replied, “we can do it if a client requests that type of service, but look I’m a Southern girl, and I cook food the way I have enjoyed it most of my life”.

Finally, go to their website: http://gotyoucoveredcatering.com and look at some of the visually pleasing, mouth watering dishes in their photo gallery, you won’t be sorry. Furthermore, let’s keep up with their team by following their catering journey on Instagram and Facebook.

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ne of the nation’s largest Medicare contractors just decided that it won’t cover a proven new heart monitor that tracks signs of heart failure. That’s terrible news for millions of Americans suffering from cardiac disease.

It’s also a terrifying example of what happens when contractors -- and the actuaries who rule their books -- take healthcare decisions away from patients and their doctors. Indeed, Medicare’s reliance on private contractors to run the program exacerbates the nation’s health disparities by denying Americans in certain states access to life-saving medical advances.

The Medicare administrative contractor, or MAC, that rejected this monitor is Novitas.

In 11 states, including Texas, plus the District of Columbia, Novitas processes and pays Medicare claims. Ultimately, it’s up to MACs -- not doctors or even Washington policymakers -- to decide if new treatments and technologies will be covered by Medicare in their jurisdictions.

All too often, the process of local coverage determinations is unpredictable and incoherent -- and can leave many Americans without access to vital care.

The heart monitor decision is illustrative.

The implantable device, CardioMEMS, recently received approval from the Food and Drug Administration after extensive trials. But Novitas, citing a lack of clinical data, ruled

against covering the device. So Americans living within its jurisdiction won’t have access to the monitor, even though it has been shown to lower hospitalization by 48 percent.

Other devices are at risk, too. Last fall, CGS Administrators, a MAC which covers medical equipment in 38 states, put forward a plan to deny access to certain prosthetics.

In many cases, access to these devices and treatments could save and lengthen lives and curb healthcare spending. But current procedures for coverage decisions have created a healthcare landscape where certain services and treatments are available and covered by Medicare in one state but unavailable in the next.

A recent report by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed this discrepancy and raised concerns. The report examined coverage decisions

for services under Medicare Part B, the part of the program that covers outpatient care.

The report found that of the 7,500 submitted procedure codes, the methodology used to identify medical procedures, half were subject to the decisions of local contractors.

There’s a particular irony in the case of CardioMEMS. This is a device that keeps people out of the hospital -- an important nationwide goal established by the Medicare program. Medicare now penalizes hospitals with excessively high readmission rates, by docking reimbursement rates for Medicare services by as much as 3 percent.

More than 54 percent of the hospitals in Texas within the Novitas network have been penalized for excessive readmissions. Covering more devices could help lower readmission rates, bringing significant savings to the nation’s healthcare system and preventing hospital stays for people living with heart failure.

Advances in medical technology are lengthening lives and beating previously untreatable diseases. Americans suffering from heart disease, or any other treatable ailment, should not be denied a chance to benefit from these advances based on where they live.

Kenneth E. Thorpe is professor of health policy at Emory University and chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.

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elen Chavez, widow of Cesar Chavez, died this week at age 88 at a hospital in Bakersfield, CA. No cause of death was given and the news was announced through a family statement through the United Farm Workers, the union founded by her husband.

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Mexican has become the first recipient of a hand transplant in North Carolina, Duke University Hospital where the operation Chavez was performed announced Wednesday.

Rene Chavez, 54, on May 27 underwent a 12-hour surgery performed by a medical team at the hospital headed by Dr. Linda Cendales, born in Bogota, Colombia. He lost his hand at age 4 while playing.

Since the surgery there have been no complications and his body has not rejected the transplanted hand.

Paredes Partners with HSN for New Fashion Collection Latino Loop

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Politicians Condemn Trump’s Comments About Judge Curiel Latino Loop

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Life-sized Replica of Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Recreated in Mexico City Latino Fox News

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three-dimensional structure with giant photographic reproductions of the chapel’s interior. The replica also has an audiovisual presentation illustrating the history of the Sistine Chapel.

New GOP Hispanic Spokeswoman Pressured to Drop Miami Dade College Board Post Miami Herald

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The 15-year-old shop currently works with clients including Netflix, PlayStation, Marriott, Royal Caribbean and Volkswagen, but Hohagen told Adweek that his long-term plans have only begun to take shape. Hohagen aims to address a very real problem for brands: a growing group of Hispanic consumers who aren’t properly served by the industry’s biggest agencies.

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f clothes make the man, then cars make your personality. Usually, I am a rather shy somewhat reserved type. However, I was a woman with a new attitude that was going places this week as I test drove the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT Coupe.

As Americans showed their love for this country in colors of red, white and blue this Memorial Day weekend I was perfectly matched in a 2016 hyper blue metallic with white stripe Chevrolet Camaro 2LT Coupe. Redesigned for 2016, the Chevrolet Camaro is sleeker, lighter and more aggressive in style and performance. Changes to the outer body are subtle but noticeable. The biggest change is how much smaller the frame appears to be. Its like the Camaro is wearing a waist cincher and everything got sucked in some to give a look that is edgier and really shows some muscle.

I loved the rear end of the Chevrolet Camaro because of the dual exhaust tips that peek out from under the body. Something about them says this car loves the road and other vehicles need not creep by it.

Eighteen-inch silver painted wheels complete the look and styling of the vehicle. Aesthetically the windows are amazing. Function wise they are troublesome as more mirrors or wider windows are needed for better visibility.

When I am on the inside of the Camaro you might as well call me Nicole Lyons or Tia Norfleet because that is exactly how I felt. Just give me a helmet and a jumpsuit and I am ready to race around the track. Everything on the interior has a race car type of vibe to it. It is a car lover’s playground with modern innovation and laid beautifully. Oversized A/C vents immediately caught my attention as they were the bases for the infotainment system that has an 8-inch color touchscreen equipped with the Chevrolet MyLink Audio System. Technology is through the roof with Bluetooth Streaming, Apply Carplay Capability, XM Radio service, On Star, Navigation and 4G LTE Wi-Fi.

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One of the coolest things that I was able to control from this system was the customization of the light stripes in the vehicle doors and outlining the center console. Light stripes can be changed to one of twenty-four colors or program it to show a rainbow light show. Love, love, love this!

Bucket seats gave my body a good hug and are also very pleasing to the eye. My review ride had two-tone seats that gave a nice contrast to the

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all black interior. I highly suggest this combination if purchasing the Chevrolet Camaro. This vehicle is too exciting just to have solid colored seats. I had the

Army Reserve Officer Deshauna Barber Crowned Miss USA 2016

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n Army Reserve officer and I.T. analyst from the District of Columbia has been crowned Miss USA 2016 after mounting a strong defense of women in combat roles in the military.

Deshauna Barber, a 26-year-old from the nation’s capital, gave the answer during the interview section of the pageant in Las Vegas on Sunday.

When asked by judge Joe Zee whether the Pentagon’s decision to open up all combat roles to women had “put political correctness over our military’s ability to perform,” First Lt. Barber responded:

“As a woman in the United States Army, I think it was an amazing job by our government to allow women to integrate into every branch of the military.”

She continued: “We are just as tough as men. As a commander of my unit, I’m powerful, I am dedicated and it is important that we recognize that gender does not limit us in the United States.”

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added comfort of heated and ventilated seats with power adjustments. While the driver and passenger seats are comfortable, I can’t say that of the rear seats.

It actually seems like wasted space to me. No average, let alone a small adult, can fit back there with ease.

The only people who can be remotely content would be children 6 years and under who can stretch across the backseat.

Driving the Camaro made me feel like a total baddie. I wanted to race the streets, after all, I was in a muscle car. Since that was against the law, I settled for just revving up the engine and listening to the Camaro purr as I watched onlookers drool. The Camaro defiantly packs a punch with a 2.0L turbo 4-cyclinder engine that produces 275 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. It is light on its feet as the new design is between 223 - 390 pounds less than its predecessor allowing it to have better handling and be faster on the road. In just 5. 4 seconds, this baby goes from 0 to 60mph. Driving can be made more interesting when driving in the various modes of tour, sport and one Houstonians would never need, snow/ice.

Safety is not an issue in the Chevrolet Camaro.

It comes standard with eight standard air bags and rear vision camera. Shell out a little more dough for options of a convenience and lighting package that has Lane Change Alert, Side Blind Zone Alert, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, Rear Park Assist, and Head-Up Display. I highly recommend the head-up feature so you can keep your eyes on the road.

The Chevrolet Camaro starts at $29,800 while my review vehicle the LT with add-ons was priced at $39,090. Prices can go higher if you opt for the convertible or SS or other trim levels.

Get a new attitude when testing out the Chevrolet Camaro at your local dealer. For more information, visit www.chevrolet.com.

Deshauna Barber

Sergeant, Barber was commissioned as a quartermaster officer in 2011 and serves as a logistics commander for the 988th Quartermaster Detachment Unit at Fort Meade, Maryland, according to her bio on the pageant’s website.

She works full-time as an IT analyst for the U.S. Department of Commerce, it said.

Barber hopes to use her profile as Miss USA to highlight the health issues veterans face when they return from combat, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, her bio said.

Steve Harvey appears

Barber won the pageant ahead of first runner-up Chelsea Hardin, Miss Hawaii, and second runner-up Emanii Davis, Miss Georgia.

She will now go on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant.

Miss USA organizers also addressed a prominent mishap from the December Miss Universe pageant, when host Steve Harvey flubbed the announcement of the winner and was widely ridiculed for it.

This time, he appeared in a video poking fun at his mistake.

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The Beautiful Serene Elkhart, Wisconsin

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beautiful serene family resort comfortably nestled just a 90 minute drive North of Milwaukee.

The lake got its name from the American Indians who were indigenous to the region in the early 1900’s who said the lake was shaped like an Elk’s Heart.

The Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake is a premier AAA Four Diamond Resort located just 500 ft. off recreational Elkhart lakefront.

Offering a casual atmosphere within its elegant surroundings, The Osthoff Resort provides a romantic getaway for couples with families opportunities designed for spending time together.

There are conference rooms for business meetings, perfect for weddings, and retreats.

With the feel of island life, there are three resorts all within walking distance and each offer something new, different and fun for the entire family.

The Siebken, a racer’s paradise, and a historic Stop-Inn Tavern offers casual friendly and family dining and has all the memorabilia from the early days of auto racing in Elkhart Lake, The Victorian, with all the elegance and grace of Victorian ambience, featuring The Back Porch Bistro, with Dine Al Fresco with a heartwarming fireplace. It also includes a live stage with performances nightly, fabulous food and an outdoor patio facing Elkhart Lake for romantic and fun gatherings. On the veranda, The Tiki Bar. No shirt, no shoes? No problem. Serving a delightful summer menu, refreshing tropical drinks and assorted ice cream treats.

Elkhart Lake culinary scene is on the cutting edge of what’s going on in the culinary world. Simple or extravagant, your expectations are met in this lively

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walk about lakeshore location. Elkhart Lake’s dining venues with award winning chef and skilled culinary teams offer diverse plate-pleasing menus.

Lola’s on the lake at the Osthoff, features farm to table elegant to casual fine dining.

Everything on Elkhart Lake is within a 3 mile walking radius. Downtown Elkhart Lake has some of the most charming resort style shops and venues to peruse. Fanciful wine shops, coffee shops, and Two Fish. A great pottery adventure where you can make your own pottery and learn a lot of quaint tips in pottery making and the proprietors will ship your pottery you make to you. Creating memories of Elkhart Lake.

The Quit Qui OC Country Club boast a 27 hole golf course within walking distance of Elkhart Lake.

Join the fun in downtown Elkhart Lake from 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM every Saturday from June through mid-October for market vendors, offering fresh local produce, baked goods, herbs, hand crafted items, fresh flowers country antiques and more.

For the kiddies, there are water sports ranging from boating, toboggan rides, hydro-bikes, aqua cycles, paddle boats, and for adult lake fun, canoe rides, sailboats fishing boats and a 21’ pontoon excursion around Elkhart Lake. Elkhart Lake also offers Adult Mountain Biking, Child’s mountain biking, adult tour and tandem bike tours.

From May 28-September 3, 2016, some of the summer festivities daily include coffee cruises, and

for the youth and all ages, memory stones, cupcake making, treasure hunts and pajama parties for ages 6-10 years. Tye Dye designs, culinary kids, oodles of fun, sand art and a bonfire, all ages.

Elkhart Lake provides fun filled summer pleasure activities for the entire family. Summer Pleasures provide children with an opportunity to explore new adventures on their own and family an array of activities to enjoin together. Whatever your pleasure, The Osthoff Resort is your family’s destination for fun and adventure.

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machines the hotel over and the rooms are designed for family living. Some with as many as 5 beds, two story, palatial living and all over looking Elkhart Lake.

The Aspira Spa, at the Osthoff Resort offers relaxation beyond your wildest imagination, using the healing waters from Elkhart Lake. Massages, spiritual experiences and hot stones for relaxation.

For the most adventurous at heart a short drive to Sheboygan takes you directly to Lake Michigan for

some open lake boating and fishing fun.

Just four mile drive takes you to historic Road America where the family can experience the best in fine racing car, Nas car, motor biking, vintage cars at the Elkhart Vintage festival September 16-18 and much more. Youth admitted free.

While enjoying the races, they offer delicious food by their concessioners, experience the thrill of Zip Line, and test your racing skills and the Road American Motorplex. There are also go cart races for the kiddies.

Bring your tent, motorhomes or pop-up trailers to make it a great family race weekend experience.

To round out your adventure, you must visit Kettle Moraine State Forest, with guided tours of the forest by a ranger participant. This forest was created by glaciers more than 10,000 years ago. Dating back to the last ice age, when two large glacial lobes flowed into the area. These lobes side swiped each other then retreated, they created the landform we see today.

The Kettles Moraine state Forest was created to provide a recreational area close to Milwaukee and to protect the headwaters of the Milwaukee River.

The Ice Age Scientific Reserve offers auto tours, Biking, Boating and canoeing, camping, hiking, cross country skiing, fishing, horseback riding, hunting, picnicking, snowmobiling, snowshoe winter hiking, swimming, wild life viewing, and Lake to Lake bike trails. Animals are welcomed on leashes no longer than 8 ft.

In summary, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin offers a sporting paradise for the casual to the elegant, fun living, and family vacation getaways. There is something for everyone.

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The Rose 3rd Annual Fundraiser Photography by Roswitha Vogler

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he actors at Houston Ensemble Theatre were not the only ones to receive applause on a job well done at the annual fundraiser for The Rose. Admiration was given to all in charge of hosting the signature affair that raises funds for women of color to receive preventative treatment as well treatment once diagnosis and in remission. Following the reception, attendees viewed The Ensemble Theatre’s Plenty of Time. Some in attendance were Mayor Sylvester Turner, Chris Noble, Kim Roxie, Zawadi Bryant, Ashley Turner, Ashley Small, Myrleen Knott, Elyse Miller, Susan Silverman, Carl Davis, and Dorothy Gibbons.

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George Springer All-Star Bowling Benefit Photography by Vicky Pink

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eorge Springer and SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young scored a home run at the George Springer All-Star Bowling Benefit. Springer along with fellow teammates and other celebrities, and over 200 fans (including his parents, two sisters and nephew) helped raise more than $100,000. Proceeds from the event will send children from families-in-need to Camp SAY, a life-changing summer camp for young people who stutter. Springer, a person who stutters, hosted the Bowling Benefit to provide financial aid help and ensure that children from all socio-economic backgrounds have access to Camp SAY.

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usinesses in financial need may find help from the city of Houston. Currently, the city is taking applications for their annual business plan competition with LiftHouston. Businesses can apply until the deadline on June 20th. Capital One Bank is the sponsor providing $30,000 for the prize money. Those competing with gain business literacy knowledge as well as be mentored to start their business.

Federal Disaster Assistance to Texas Survivors Tops $81 Million for April Floods Style News Wire

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ore than $81 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for the residents of 12 Texas counties recovering from the severe storms and flooding in April. The 12 counties included in the April 17-24 disaster declaration are: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Parker, San Jacinto, Waller and Wharton.

The deadline to register for federal assistance for the April flooding is June 24.

Ford Motor Company Fund and Houston Ford Dealers Award $100,000 in Scholarships to Senior High School Students Style News Wire

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ord Motor Company Fund and Houston Ford Dealers have awarded $100,000 in Ford Driving Dreams scholarships to 50 senior high school students in Greater Houston. Ford announced the scholarship winners at a special celebration with parents, teachers, and community leaders. At the celebration, students and their parents heard from motivational empowerment speaker Roy Juarez about the importance of achieving academic excellence.

The scholarship awards are part of the Ford Driving Dreams program designed by Ford Motor Company Fund to help Latino youth graduate on time and pursue higher education.

Wingstop Launches First-Ever Dynamic Social Ordering Platform Style News Wire

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ingstop, Inc., the award-winning wing concept with more than 900 locations worldwide, debuted a multi-channel social ordering platform that allows fans to conveniently place orders via Twitter and Facebook Messenger. With this first-of-its-kind,

dual-platform conversational technology, customers can start an order, customize it to include multiple flavors and sides from Wingstop’s full menu, and enjoy easy checkout without ever leaving their preferred social media channel. It’s as easy as tweeting “order” or “#order” to @Wingstop or simply direct messaging Wingstop via the latest version of Facebook Messenger for wing lovers to begin the ordering process.

approximately 40,000 room nights providing a $32 million impact during this time period.

Pollo Campero Opens First of Several New Houston Restaurants Style News Wire

Space Center Houston and Coca-Cola Team Up to Refresh Visitors and Support Education Initiatives Style News Wire

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elicious drinks are helping to further impact the next generation of explorers as the nonprofit Space Center Houston partners with The Coca-Cola Company as its new exclusive beverage provider. This partnership brings together two international organizations with a focus on education and allows Space Center Houston to reach more youth through our educational programs,” said the center’s President and CEO William T. Harris.

“With the support of partners like Coca-Cola and our generous donors, we continue to inspire youth through science, technology, engineering and mathematics.”

Sysco Corporation Partners with Houston Food Bank with Multi-Year Partnership Style News Wire

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ouston Food Bank is pleased to announce that Sysco Corporation has joined the non-profit organization in leading the fight against hunger in Houston with a five-year partnership that will provide a tremendous amount of nutritious foods to food-insecure Texans.

Sysco’s first year of the multi-year partnership will enable the Food Bank to acquire 937,500 pounds of produce or the equivalent of 25 tractor/trailer loads of fresh fruits and vegetables for people in need. A gift at this level will ensure that the food bank is able to keep the expense involved in getting the produce to our facility as low as possible. Sysco has generously issued a matching gift challenge to raise much-needed funds this summer, a time of increased need for food assistance due to children being out of school and not receiving meal assistance.

Meet Puerto Rico Reports Increase Business Booking During March – June Despite Zika Style News Wire

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uerto Rico’s group business closes off what has come to be known as the initial Zika period (March to May), very much open for business, with 57 new booked pieces of business including events, conferences, annual meetings and sports activities from now through 2017. This represents a total direct spend of potentially $20.4 million into the local economy, Milton Segarra, president & CEO of Meet Puerto Rico (MPR-Puerto Rico Convention Bureau), announced. Meet Puerto Rico is the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) responsible for attracting meetings, conventions, trade shows, sporting events and incentive groups to Puerto Rico. During the upcoming summer months of June, July and August, Meet Puerto Rico will host 42 groups for a total of

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ollo Campero, the world’s largest Latin chicken restaurant brand, today announced it is expanding its presence in Texas with the opening of a new restaurant in Houston. The restaurant, located at 130 FM 1960 West, Houston, Texas 77090, opened its doors today. It will be the fifth Pollo Campero in Houston and the first of several new restaurants Pollo Campero plans to open in the Bayou City this year. Along with the new FM 1960 restaurant, Pollo Campero’s 2016 growth plans for Houston include at least two more restaurants; one located on Houston’s southwest side, another in southeast Houston. All will showcase Pollo Campero’s world-famous authentic Latin menu and new global brand image, both of which pay homage to Campero’s deep Latin roots and commitment to its long-standing core values.

Nike Stands by Maria Sharapova Despite two-year Drug Ban CNN/Stylemagazine.com News Wire

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ike is standing by tennis star Maria Sharapova, even after she was suspended for two years for using a Sharapova banned drug. The sportswear giant, which had previously put its relationship with the athlete on hold, highlighted that an investigation by the International Tennis Federation found that she “did not intentionally break its rules.” Sharapova received a two-year suspension on Wednesday from the ITF after testing positive for meldonium, a drug that was recently banned by the organization. Nike and automaker Porsche suspended their sponsorship deals with Sharapova in March after she first announced that she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open. Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer also halted negotiations over renewing a deal.

Business Titan Robert F. Smith Named Carnegie Hall’s 1st African American Chairman Good Black News

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obert F. Smith is the first African American to serve as chairman of the nation’s most prestigious concert stage, Carnegie Hall.

His election is so crucial now in the arts as they scream for diversity. He first joined Smith the board in 2013 and began donating to Carnegie’s Link Up program. Carnegie was not the only place Smith has given money. He announced a $50 million donation to his alma mater Howard University. He is unlike previous chairman since he does not come from the New York finance world. Smith earned his money with a lot of hard work at his company Vista Equity Partners which is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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