Houston Style Magazine Vol 31 No 52

Houston Style Magazine December 24 – December 30, 2020

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Volume 31 | Number 52

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H HAPPY KWANZAA H Jesse Jackson Christmas Is Literaly The Mass For Christ, Marking Jesus Birth

Mitch McConnell

Here Is What’s In The Second U.S. Stimulus Package

STAY HOME H WORK SAFE CORONAVIRUS – US NUMBERS: Cases: 18,689,277 Deaths: 330,872

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Rick Ross’ 100-Pound Weight Loss – To Save His Life

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Chef Shay Atkins Mompreneur Talks Dating During The Pandemic & More

Joe Biden Receives His COVID-19 Vaccination SEE STYLE HAUTE SHOTS

N E W S | C O M M E N TA R I E S | S P O R T S | H E A LT H | E N T E R TA I N M E N T Support Black Owned Businesses

Week of December 21, 2020 1. Food Town - North Sam Houston Pkwy 2770 North Sam Houston Pkwy W, 77038 Walk-up | Mouth self swab -Daily: 8 a.m.—5 p.m. (Closed Dec. 24-25) Appointment required via curative.com.

2. Assumption Catholic Church 901 Roselane St, 77037 Drive-thru | Nose self swab -Dec. 21-23, 26: 10 a.m.—6 p.m.

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8. HCC - Northeast 555 Community College Dr, 77013 Drive-thru | Mouth self swab -Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

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9. Minute Maid Park, Lot C 2208 Preston St, 77002 Drive-thru & walk-up 3. Houston Comm. College — North Forest Mouth self-swab (Closed Dec 24-25) 6010 Little York Rd, 77016 -Sat-Wed: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

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4. United Memorial Medical Center 510 W Tidwell Rd, 77091 Drive-thru | Healthcare nasal swab -Mon-Fr: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Closed 24-25) No appointment required.

5. Kashmere Multi-Service Center 4802 Lockwood St, 77026 Drive-thru & walk-up | Nose self swab -December 21-23, 26: 10 a.m.—6 p.m.

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6. METRO Addicks Park & Ride 14230 Katy Fwy, 77079 Drive-thru | Healthcare nose swab (Closed Dec. 24-26) -Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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7. Memorial Park Running Trails Center 7575 N. Picnic Lane, 77007 Walk-up | Mouth self swab -Daily: 8 a.m.—5 p.m. (Closed Dec. 24-25) Appointment required via curative.com.

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14. Magnolia Multi-Service Center 7037 Capitol St, 77011 Drive-thru & walk-up | Nose self swab -December 21-23, 26: 10 a.m.—6 p.m.

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15. Kroger-Bissonnet 9303 S Texas 6, 77083 Walk up | Mouth self swab -Daily: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closed Dec. 24-25) Appointment required via curative.com.

10. Kroger-Voss 1801 S Voss Rd, 77057 16. Aramco Services Company Walk up | Mouth self swab -Daily: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closed Dec. 24-25) 9009 West Loop South, 77096 Appointment required via curative.com. Drive-thru | Nose self-swab (Closed Dec. 24-26) -Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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17. HCC - Southeast -Thursday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

6815 Rustic, St., 77087 (Closed Dec. 24-26) Appointment not required but available Drive-thru | Healthcare nasal swab -Mon-Fri: 8 am-3 pm (Closed Dec 24-25) via covidtest.tdem.texas.gov.

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12. PlazAmericas 18. HCC - South 7500 Bellaire Blvd, 77036 1990 Airport Blvd, 77051 Drive-thru | Healthcare nasal swab -Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. (Closed 24-25) Drive-thru | Healthcare nasal swab -Mon-Sat:10am-7pm (Closed Dec. 24-26) No appointment required.

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13. Southwest Multi-Service Center 6400 High Star Dr, 77074 19. Multicultural Center Drive-thru | Nose self-swab 951 Tristar Dr, Webster, 77598 -Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

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COMMENTARY

Christmas Is Literally The Mass For Christ O

By Jesse Jackson, National Political Writer

n Friday, millions of people across the world will celebrate Christmas.

Here and abroad, safety -- staying home, social distancing, wearing masks, being sensible -- requires limits on the gatherings and parties. Yet the bells still ring, music is in the air, lights on homes and lampposts shine, blessings are still shared. For too many, this holiday is a difficult time: the cold and hungry, those separated from families, those alone or imprisoned or sick. With the pandemic raging and millions unemployed and on the verge of eviction, this Christmas will witness tears among the smiles.

Each year at this time, I use this column to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas is literally the mass for Christ, marking the birth of Jesus.

He was born under occupation. Joseph and Mary were ordered to go far from home to register with authorities. The innkeeper told Joseph there was no room at the inn. Jesus was born on a cold night in a stable, lying in a manger, an “at risk baby.” His earthly father was a carpenter, a worker not a prince or a banker.

Jesus was born at a time of great misery and turmoil, with his country under Roman occupation. Prophets predicted that a new Messiah was coming -- a King of Kings -- one who would rout the occupiers and free the people.

Many expected a mighty warrior -- like the superheroes of today’s movies -who would mobilize an army to defeat Rome’s occupying legions. Fearing the prophecy, the Roman King Herod ordered the “massacre of the innocents,” the slaughter of all boys two and under in Bethlehem and the nearby region.

Jesus confounded both Herod’s fears and the peoples’ fantasies. He was a man of peace, not of war. He gathered

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disciples, not soldiers. He began his ministry by quoting Isaiah 62:1: “the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.” We will be judged, he taught us, by how we treat “the least of these,” by how we treat the stranger on the Jericho Road. He called us on to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to care for the sick, to offer aid to the refugee.

Jesus was the great liberator, but by his words and his example, not by his sword. He converted rather than conquered. He accumulated no worldly wealth. He threw the moneylenders from the temple. During his ministry, he owned no home, no land, and had no regular paycheck. His time with us was too brief, and he was crucified for his ministry.

And yet, he succeeded beyond all expectation to transform the world.

The Prince of Peace, he taught us that peace is not the absence of violence; it is the presence of justice and righteousness.

These days, Christmas too often becomes a stressful holiday rather than a prayerful holy day. It is a time of sales, shopping and Santa. Yet Jesus taught us to focus on the most vulnerable among us.

This is even more vital today.

Poverty is rising, not falling. Hunger haunts too many. Food kitchens are overwhelmed. Millions of hard-working people have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Millions more are deemed “essential workers,” risking their lives for us, yet many receive the lowest pay and the fewest benefits. The growing “care economy” doesn’t take very good care of the care givers. And at the same time, the economy is rigged so that the very richest -- the billionaires in America -- have added over a trillion

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dollars to their fortunes in the midst of the pandemic.

Jesus praised the Good Samaritan who cared for the stranger on the Jericho Road. Yet today, racial inequities -- too often structured into our institutions -- continue to cost lives and waste futures. Demagogues fuel fears and hatreds of the other; harsh immigration policies -- separating children from their mothers in the extreme -- violate our own values. We continue to lock up more people than any nation in the world, even as the pandemic rages in prisons too often filled with nonviolent offenders.

Ignoring the climate crisis that increasingly threatens all of God’s creation now costs us daily in lives, in the destructions of extreme weather, in economic disruptions that already generate millions of refugees.

We should not let the deeper meaning of Christmas be lost in the wrappings. Jesus was not a partisan, yet his birth was immensely political -both in the expectations of the people and the fears of the occupiers. Instead of turning us on one another, he called us to our highest selves

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In this secular age, let us remember the message of Christmas.

Jesus demonstrated the astonishing power of faith, hope and charity, the importance of love. He showed that people of conscience can make a difference, even against the most powerful oppressor. He demonstrated the strength of summoning our better angels, rather than rousing our fears or feeding our divisions. This Christmas, this surely is a message to remember.

Merry Christmas, everybody.

You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this newspaper or by email at: jjackson@rainbowpush.org Follow him on at: Twitter @RevJJackson Share this story online at:

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Push Is On To Increase African-Americans

Confidence In COVID-19 Vaccination

By Stacy M. Brown – www.NNPA.org / www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

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ormer President Barack Obama has vowed to take the new COVID-19 vaccination on live television. Dr. Ebony Hilton, a physician in the critical care and anesthesiology department at the University of Virginia Health, is also publicly taking the vaccine and documenting how she’s coping on YouTube.

On Day 1 of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Queens, New York, critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay received the first dose of the two-shot vaccine at about 9:20 a.m. EST on Monday, December 14.

What Obama, Dr. Hilton, and Lindsay all have in common is that they are African American.

Intentional or not, the rollout has featured prominent Black people.

The mistrust in medicine and science in the Black community remains palpable for lots of well-founded reasons.

“Truth and transparency are going to start with me,” Dr. Hilton declared. “I want you to see me in real-time as I undergo this process, and as my body adapts as I have this medicine in my body.”

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker, an African American, also urged

Black people to get vaccinated.

Baker praised Meharry Medical College President Dr. James Hildreth, one of the world’s leading immunologists and an African American who sat on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s panel that approved the rollout of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine.

“There was an African American doctor that was in charge of the vaccine,” Baker said during a video call.

“I felt more comfortable that he and other African Americans were on the boards to come up with the vaccine.

And he guaranteed that it wouldn’t be another Tuskegee kind of experiment.

And he urged Black Americans to use the vaccine.”

Because of the Tuskegee experiment, the notorious 40-year study that began in 1932, where U.S. Public Health officials misled African Americans about their health status.

The study’s participants were infected with syphilis, and health officials withheld treatment like penicillin, leaving some to die.

“The Tuskegee Experiment ended ten years before I was born, and we still have heavy metal laced water in

Flint, Michigan, we still have not fixed,” Dr. Hilton offered.

However, she offered optimism about the new coronavirus vaccine. “So, join me, and I’ll be as open and honest as possible. We have one time to do this right, and I’m hoping it’s this time.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s foremost infectious disease physician, also championed the work of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American scientist, whom Dr. Fauci said was at the forefront of the development of the vaccine.

“So, the first thing you might want to say to my African American brothers and sisters is that the vaccine that you’re going to be taking was developed by an African American woman. And that is just a fact,” Dr. Fauci remarked.

More than 300,000 Americans have died, and nearly 17 million have contracted the coronavirus. Some reports indicate that as many as 25 percent of COVID-19 victims are African American.

However, that hasn’t stopped the skepticism about the vaccine among many Black people.

Dr. Fauci Received A Vaccination “We saw early on that vaccine acceptance and willingness to enroll in vaccine clinical trials were going to be a major challenge,” Dr. Reed Tuckson, a former public health commissioner in Washington, D.C., and the leader of the Black Coalition Against COVID-19, a D.C.-based effort to spread information about the virus and potential vaccines to Black Americans, told NBC News.

Over the past several months, the coalition has worked with several Washington community organizations, historically Black colleges and universities, and community leaders, to share information about Covid-19 prevention.

They also drafted a public “Love Letter to Black America” that calls for people to be open to vaccines when they are available.

“The African American community needs to understand that 2020 is not 1930 or 1940,” Tuckson said. “There were no African American physicians or scientists or health policy leaders in the past. Today is a different situation.”

#CAP Dow Promise Virtual Summit Gives Students A Head Start On College Admissions

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By Jo-Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor – www.StyleMagazine.com

ow knows how to keeps its promises. In 2000, they took their original promise and expanded it to make a broaden stance of their support to the community with an initiative called The Dow Promise Program.

The annual competitive grant program allows organizations to obtain a grant up to $10,000 for use for a sustainable project with longevity in the community. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter was a proud recipient of a $5,000 grant that they used to host the #CAP Dow Promise Virtual Summit.

Alpha Kappa Alpha has a storied history of support educational endeavors. Under the program theme of “Exemplifying Excellence Through Sustainable Service” of international president Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, members across the globe have embraced the signature program #CAP

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College Admissions Process to assist students in their pursuit of higher education. #CAP Dow Promise Summit address this need for the over 500 students that registered for the first virtual event.

Adding Houston ISD as an additional partner, high school juniors and seniors from five Early College High School campuses (Challenge, East, North Houston, South and Houston Academy for International Studies) were invited to attend the three-hour interactive, engaging, information summit. Interim HISD Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan further supported the event by bringing greeting on behalf of the district.

“Our chapter appreciates Dow Chemical Company for awarding us a $5,000 Dow Promise Grant in recognition of our joint commitment to the education of youth in urban areas, their scholastic achievement and lifelong

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journey of being contributing members of society,” said Cherise Story, Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter President.

Over 500 students registered for the first-of-its-kind enriching event.

After a rousing opening message by Dr. Cherry Gooden titled, “I see your future…and you look great to me,” students were energized and ready to learn how to prepare for their future.

Students were split in two groups to attend one of two breakout sessions. Each session included workshops on learning how to build a brand, getting to know campus life from the undergraduate perspective, exploring positive mental health, financial literary with a focus saving and credit building, and exploring career opportunities at Dow Chemical.

“The #CAP Dow Virtual Summit presented by Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter was a tremendous success!”

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Cherise Story – AKA’s Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter President said Angela Lundy-Jackson, #CAP Chairwoman, as she spoke about the amazing speaker line up.

“Highly engaged early high school students received critical information from various breakout sessions which will help prepare them for their bright futures.

Some lucky students were able to leave with prizes of Beats headphones

by Dre and monetary gift cards.

Students left feeling prepared to apply for college and with a wealth of information to take them all the through to their college graduation.

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Here Is What’s In The Second Stimulus Package

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eaders in the House and Senate reached an agreement late Sunday on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill that includes enhanced unemployment benefits and direct cash payments.

There were several changes made from a proposal put forward nearly two weeks ago by a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Direct stimulus checks were brought in at the last minute. Direct aid to states and liability protections for companies were left out.

If the new bill passes, it will be the second-largest federal stimulus package after the $2 trillion CARES Act that Congress approved in March.

Lawmakers in both chambers are expected to vote Monday and send the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature -- just in time to get something done before the end of December, when several aid programs in the CARES Act are set to expire, including key pandemic jobless assistance measures and eviction protections.

The full bill text had not been released as of Sunday night. Here’s what we know so far from summaries released by Democratic and Republican leadership:

Stimulus Checks

The package would send direct stimulus payments of $600 to individuals, half the amount provided in the first round of checks that went out in the spring. As with the first round, the payments will only be sent to people below a certain income level, though it wasn’t clear Sunday where that would be set.

Eligible families would receive an additional $600 per child -- which is $100 more than Congress gave families in the first round of relief last spring.

Unemployment Benefits

The jobless would receive a $300 weekly federal enhancement in benefits for 11 weeks, from the end of December through mid-March under the deal. The amount is half of the earlier federal boost, which ran out at the end of July.

Also, the agreement calls for extensions of two other pandemic unemployment programs that were created in the CARES Act in March. Both are currently set to expire at the end of this week, affecting an estimated 12 million people.

The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program expands jobless benefits to gig workers, freelancers, independent contractors, the self-employed and certain people affected by the coronavirus. The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program provides an additional 13 weeks of payments to those who exhaust their regular state benefits.

Both programs would close to new applicants in mid-March and then phase out in early April for existing claimants.

The final agreement is less generous than the original bipartisan deal that was released earlier this month. It would have provided 16 weeks of enhanced payments and pandemic benefits.

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ic-EBT program to families with children under age 6, deeming them “enrolled” in child care and eligible for benefits. It now provides money to low-income families with school-age children in lieu of the free and reduced-price meals they would have received in school.

The deal also would send $400 million to food banks and food pantries through The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

It would also provide $175 million for nutrition services for seniors, such as Meals on Wheels, and $13 million for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which serves more than 700,000 older Americans monthly.

Vaccine Funding

The agreement would provide $20 billion for the purchase of vaccines so they can be available at no charge for those who need it, as well as another $8 billion for vaccine distribution.

It also would give states $20 billion to assist with testing.

What’s Not In The Bill -- State and Local Government Funding

Mitch McConnell – U.S. Senate Majority Leader The bill would reopen the Paycheck Protection Program so that some of the hardest-hit small businesses can apply for a second loan. The program stopped taking applications for the first round of loans in August.

It specifically designates $12 billion for minority-owned and very small businesses.

Unlike in the CARES Act, this bill carves out $15 billion for live venues, independent movie theaters and cultural institutions. It also expands eligibility to more nonprofits as well as local newspapers, TV and radio broadcasters.

The bill would provide $82 billion in aid for K-12 schools and colleges. Earlier proposals from Republicans and Democrats called for at least $100 billion in aid for schools.

An additional $10 billion is included to support child care providers that have struggled because of the pandemic.

Rental Assistance

The bill would extend until January 31 the eviction protection set to expire at the end of the year. It also would provide $25 billion in rental assistance for individuals who lost their source of income during the pandemic.

Nutrition Assistance

The deal would raise SNAP benefits by 15% for six months but would not expand eligibility. This is more generous that the original bipartisan agreement from earlier in December, which called for a four-month increase.

Democrats have advocated for augmenting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, as food stamps are formally known, since the pandemic began, but the provision never made it into prior relief packages.

The bill would also expand the Pandem-

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The final deal does not contain any direct aid to state and local governments -- dropping an initial call for $160 billion in assistance as the basis for good faith negotiations.

The provision has been among the most contentious of the negotiations. House Democrats had provided $875 billion in the relief bill that passed the chamber in May to help states and local governments struggling with lower tax revenues due to the pandemic.

But Republicans have resisted allocating additional aid beyond the $150 billion provided in Congress’ $2 trillion relief bill in March, which could only be used for coronavirus-related expenses. GOP lawmakers have said they don’t want to bail out states that have mismanaged their finances.

State and local officials blasted lawmakers in recent days when it became clear that direct aid was falling by the wayside.

In a joint statement Sunday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pointed out that the final agreement would provide emergency resources for schools, $27 billion for state highways, struggling transit agencies, Amtrak and airports, and $22 billion for health-related expenses of state, local, tribal and territorial government.

In addition, the agreement calls for providing $2 billion to support intercity buses.

The deal would also extend the deadline for spending down the $150 billion in coronavirus relief funds by a year. State and local governments have been racing to use all the money by the current deadline of December 30, with many providing assistance to residents.

State and local officials had also asked to be able to use some of the funding to plug budget shortfalls.

CNN’s Manu Raju and Clare Foran contributed reporting.

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Rick Ross “The Boss” – Before and After

fter the urging of his doctor, rapper Rick Ross changed his diet and exercise and saved his life by losing nearly 90 lbs. and adopting a healthier lifestyle.

In fact, after suffering two seizures in less than 24 hours in 2011, the “Bawse” found himself sitting in the waiting room of a very expensive doctor’s office. “I was the only black dude, and the rest was 55- to 80-year-old white males sitting in the room,” he says. “It was all silence and we all was kind of just looking at each other, like, ‘What the f*ck he here for?’”

Ross watched as elderly Caucasian male after elderly Caucasian male was called by the nurse. Finally, it was his turn. The doctor broke it down for him. “He told me I didn’t have high blood pressure, but I was hypertensive, which is a phase under having high blood pressure. And that’s when I said right then, ‘Yo, what’s my biggest enemy?’”

The doctor checked his chart.

“Right now, for you, based on everything you wrote down: sodas.” Drinking sodas wasn’t the only thing, but it was started point that Ross remembers.

The 43-year-old rapper who once tipped the scale at 350 pounds, has dropped down to right around 200 pounds after his weight loss in 2014 and has been able to keep the pounds off years later.

Ross discussed his weight loss plan of attack and routine in the new issue of Men’s Health magazine revealing that he’s not only lighter in weight, he feels good about life. “I’m happy,” Ross told the magazine. “I’m still losing weight, and now I’m starting to build hard muscle in places.”

In order to drop the weight, instead of going for a fad diet or cleanse to drop the weight fast, he chose a slower,

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more lasting route. Besides exercising with friends and creating a personal version of Cross Fit (a.k.a. “Ross Fit”), which he does four days a week, the Maybach Music Group boss works with a personal chef, and doesn’t deprive himself of guilty pleasures.

These days, Ross is all about portion control. He’s only allowed to indulge in eateries like Wingstop and Checkers one or twice a week, and between the hours of noon and 5 p.m.

“The Boss” recently launched a new app to provide anyone with high-quality physicians.

Jetdoc is a mobile app that connects users directly with worldclass medical professionals (physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners) to provide quality virtual doctor visits with no wait times.

Jetdoc uses a secure video connection through our high-speed virtual interface and smart technology that keeps both patients and their personal information safe and secure.

For just $20, users can get a one-time virtual doctor visit. For $10 a month, users get unlimited video access to our arsenal of quality healthcare professionals for themselves and up to four family members whenever and wherever needed.

Jetdoc makes getting the most common prescription drugs easier, faster, and for 85% off the retail cost.

Ross also started working out with friends and came up with his own version CrossFit, which he calls “RossFit.” Hey, it’s gets the job done.

Four days a week, Ross goes for a warm-up jog, and then sets up five exercise stations with moves like deadlifts and pushups, working through them for 30 minutes.

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KWANZAA: A Celebration To Bring Families Together

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he year that will forever be etched in the history of Los Angeles, California is 1965 when a normal traffic stop took an unexpected turn. In the wake of the unforeseen circumstances violence would loom over the city for six days leaving 34 dead and over $40 million in damages. How could any positive be birth from such a tragedy? But it did. This is the story of how Kwanzaa came to be.

On Wednesday, August 11, 1965, Marquette Frye, a parole, was out doing something no one needs to do, drinking and driving. His behavior caught the attention of police so they pulled him over. Clearly intoxicated, the arresting officer placed Frye in handcuffs after he failed a sobriety test. In the process of arresting Frye, the officer contacted his base for Frye’s vehicle to be impounded. Meanwhile Frye’s passenger, his brother, Ronald, had gone to get their mother Rena who didn’t leave that far. Like any good mother, Rena went to town scolding her son for his recklessness in her vehicle. More police had descended on the scene and a big brawl began when Price was shoved. When neighbors heard what happen and saw a pregnant woman get struck by an officer the fight got bigger.

Six days of rioting from August 11-16 broke out all over Los Angeles. Over 1,000 people were injured and 3,438 were arrested. At the time it was the city’s worst civil unrest.

African Americans were tired of being mistreated by police and the discrimination in other areas of government. They were fighting the same things we are still fighting today. It caused stressed on the city and the citizens within it. Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor at California State University, saw the pain in the African American community and wanted to do something to bring the people back together. Thus, birth the celebration of Kwanzaa.

Dr. Karenga studied harvest celebrations from several different cultures. He took a little of each one with his thoughts to create Kwanzaa in 1966.

Kwanzaa is a Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning “first fruits.” One of the reasons these types of celebrations are held in African cultures is to bring the nation together. His goal was to “give Blacks an alternative to the existing holiday [of Christmas].” He wanted African Americans to be proud of themselves

and their culture. Research points out that Karenga had different views on which Jesus is and believed that African Americans should practice Christianity.

He then altered his view as Kwanzaa became more mainstream. Wikipedia quoted him, “Kwanzaa was not created to give people an alternative to their own religion or religious holiday.”

Kwanzaa is based on seven principles of African Heritage and come from a Swahili word, Kawaida, meaning common. The principles are:

Unity: Umoja (oo–MO–jah)

To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.

Self-Determination: Kujichagulia (koo–gee–cha–goo–LEE–yah)

To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.

Collective Work and Responsibility: Ujima (oo–GEE–mah)

To build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together.

Cooperative Economics: Ujamaa (oo–JAH–mah)

To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.

Purpose: Nia (nee–YAH)

To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

Creativity: Kuumba (koo–OOM–bah)

To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Faith: Imani (ee–MAH–nee)

To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

The actual celebration of Kwanzaa can be unique to each family as long as everyone is together and participates. Most celebrations include the beating African drums, dancing, singing, storytelling, and the sharing of a traditional large meal.

The set up for the celebration has seven candles (1 black, 3 red and 3 green) in a Kinara (candle holder) and sit on mat called Mkeka.

Crops of fruits, nuts, and vegetables with a unity cup are also added to the table. Each night a candle is lit starting with the black candle in the center. The family then discusses the meaning of the night’s principle. On the last day of Kwanzaa meaning gifts are given to strengthen and encourage the family’s growth, self-determination, achievement and success.

Today, many across the globe celebrate Kwanzaa as extension of the holiday giving everyone seven more days to celebrate being together one more time.

On behalf of Houston Style Magazine, we wish our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Alley Theatre presents A New Adaptation: A Christmas Carol Virtual Production Now through Sunday, December 27, 2020 Virtual and FREE View an old classic in a new way.

Actors’ talents are stretch as they perform a socially distant Dickens’ classic. Registration is required.

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H o u s t o n B a l l e t ’s N u t c r a c k e r Sweets Virtual Film Now through Friday, January 8, 2021 Virtual and Tickets $35.00 This favorite holiday tradition will continue digitally on film. View the Nutcracker, including an abridged version of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker from the ballet archives and fun new works set to popular Christmas carols. The show starts at 7pm and tickets are $35.

Houston Symphony presents A Very Merry Pops at Jones Hall Now through Sunday, December 20, 2020 Sing your favorite Christmas carols with the Houston Symphony. The orchestra will play classics - “Feliz Navidad”, “O Holy Night”, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”, and “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” and more. Tickets range from $20-$25.

Outdoor & Drive-In Holiday Movie Screenings Around Houston | Now through Sunday, December 20, 2020 Some FREE – Get out of the home and bring a comforty seat for a night of viewing time-treatured classics including How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Nightmare Before Christmas, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and Elf. Holiday in the Gardens at Moody Gardens Now through Saturday, January 2, 2021 Get into the spirit of the season

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28 elaborately decorated Christmas tree in Alley Theater’s Deck the Trees (appearing at the GRB this year only), and explore Discovery Green’s the sights and sounds for free (and The Ice at Discovery Green for a fee, see below). There’s also the option to spring $15 to experience Texas Winter Lights stretched across the rooftop Texasshaped lazy river at Marriott Marquis Houston and take in its holiday treats and entertainment for an evening. 5pm to 10pm.

Holiday Light Sightseeing in Houston’s Most Decorated Neighborhoods Now through Sunday, January 3, 2021 (Approximately) Pack up the ride with all your kin and take a stroll through River Oaks, Woodland Heights, Prestonwood Forest, Downtown, and Houston’s other ‘hoods to see extravagant light displays.

with a big dose of holiday fun at the Holiday in the Gardens including Festival of Lights, a mile-long trail of more than one million lights and illuminated scenes with views of Galveston Bay. Tickets start at $14.

6pm to 10pm.

Space Age Christmas Trees: World’s Biggest Mega-Show at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum Now through Sunday, January 3, 2021 Step back into time in the 1940s to see more than 100 vintage aluminum Christmas trees. This is the first time that trees from all of the major manufacturers have been seen together in one space. Tickets range from $4-$10.

Sugar Land Holiday Lights at Constellation Field

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Now Through Sunday, January 3, 2021 – Want to see lights in a big way? Go to the Sugar Land Skeeters’ home field and see it lit up for something other than a big game.

Lights are at every turn. Tickets are $16; $14 ages 12 and under, and for ages 65 and up.

Galaxy Lights at Space Center Houston Now Through Sunday, January 3, 2021 See lights that are ought of this world at Space Center Houston. In an interactive environment, fans see space-theme installations, and a look at some real interstellar history.

Visit between 6-10pm.

City Lights at Avenida Houston Now through Sunday, January 3, 2021 Some FREE – Take in the lighted sights along the plaza, scope out

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Zoo Lights at Houston Zoo Through Sunday, January 10, 2021 Sip hot chocolate as you view the animals and the more than two million Christmas lights at this annual must-see holiday destination. Tickets range from $12.95 to $25.65; free for ages 1 and under.

Tickets must be purchased online in advance. 5:30pm to 10:30pm daily; last entry 9:30pm.

The Ice at Discovery Green Now through Sunday, January 31, 2021 – Glide across The Ice at Discovery Green. Check the website for opening days, themes, and everything holiday. Discounted skating for $8 on select Monday evenings).

Advance online tickets required. $15. Times vary.

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Designed for the young at heart, this sleek compact sedan offers a fully integrated tech experience with flavor you can savor right at your fingertips. Imagine a Digital Key that locks, unlocks, and starts your ride along with a 10.25-inch infotainment touchscreen.

Mix in Dynamic Voice Recognition that allows you to roll down your windows, pop your trunk, and control the temperature with your voice. Suddenly you have an intuitive, techsavvy car designed for better living without breaking the bank. Now that’s dripping.

Preproduction model shown with optional features. Near Field Communication (NFC) digital smartphone key requires a compatible Android smartphone and an appropriately equipped 2021 Elantra. Not all Android devices are compatible. The Elantra must be equipped with smart key with push button start, wireless device charging, and Audio Video Navigation System 5.0 (or newer) or Display Audio 2.0. Lock/unlock functionality works on driver’s door only. See your Owner’s Manual for details and limitations. Dynamic Voice Recognition varies by unit. Speak in a normal voice and minimize background noise for best results. See Owner’s Manual for details and limitations. Hyundai is a registered trademark of Hyundai Motor Company. All rights reserved. ©2020 Hyundai Motor America.

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Lightning Does Strike Twice: Texans Come Up Short Due To Turnovers

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Trailing late in the fourth quarter by seven CLIENT: Houston ISD points after Colts quarterback Phillip Rivers (228 passing yards and two touchdowns) connected with SIZE: 2C X 4.5” wide receiver Zach Pascal, Houston put themselves in position to tie the game when Deshaun Watson led TOTAL INCHES: 9”the field to the Colts 21-yard line. On thirdthem down

he odds of being struck by lightning twice in a lifetime are one in nine million. For the Houston Texans those the odds were doubled within the last 3 weeks. Houston (4-10) lost another close game to divisional rival Indianapolis Colts (10-4) on a fumble inside of the five-yard line. The Texans were left wondering again, “What could have been” as they lost 27-20 to the Colts.

“It’s hard,” said Texans interim head coach Romeo Crennel after the game. “It’s difficult, but we were there and really we had a chance to win in both instances and in both instances, we were not able to get the ball into the end zone to win the game or to

and-11 with no timeouts, Watson connected with wide receiver Keke Coutee, who had scored earlier to tie the game at 20. Coutee made a move towards the goal line, but Colts linebacker Darius Leonard punched the ball out from behind and the fumble was recovered by Indianapolis to secure the victory.

“It’s crazy,” said Colts head coach Frank Reich. “I think Darius (Leonard) caused the one today, just a great play by him.”

Texans quarterback Watson did everything he could to keep his team competitive on Sunday throwing for 373 yards and two touchdowns. He once again put his team in a position to defeat the Colts but came up short on the turnover. Unlike two weeks ago when Watson clearly showed his emotions after the game, Sunday it was about being a leader and making sure his teammate knew that he had his back.

“Yeah, I spoke to him (Coutee),” Watson said in his postgame press conference. “I just told him to keep his head up because he was one of the guys from the last time two weeks where he came over and made sure I was in good spirits too – me and Nick (Martin).

Plays like that happen and it just didn’t go our way.”

It would be easy for the Texans to just go through the motions for the next two games since they have been eliminated from postseason play this season, but if you think that is the players mindset then you clearly don’t know the true leader of that team and his desire to compete on a weekly basis.

“Have some pride, have respect for the game and this organization and your families and the name on the back of your jerseys and go out there and play,” said Watson. “We’re eliminated and haven’t been winning the last two weeks, but at the same time, this is a profession. No one’s going out there lollygagging or anything like that, we want to go out there and win and have some pride with it.”

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HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 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 21-12-04 – Carpet, Wood, and Other Flooring Services Maintenance and Repairs – with a deadline of 12:00 p.m. CST on February 2, 2021. The Pre-Proposal Conference for this project will be via Microsoft Teams on January 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. CST. The solicitation for bids is available on the HISD web-site at: www.houstonisd.org. To access, go to Directory, Purchasing Services, Solicitation of Bids. 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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Mompreneur and OWN‘s Ready To Love Cast Member Chef Shay Atkins Talks Dating During The Pandemic and More. . .

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nline dating has already been increasingly popular since 2010, but according to PBS, since COVID-19 hit the U.S. hard in March 2020, dating app usage has shot up 10-15% and singles have to get creative to find romance. Chef Shay Atkins has taken a unique approach to finding love during this time by joining Will Packer’s “Ready to Love” Season 3 featuring Houston-based singles. The reality show follows the dating interactions of successful black men and women in their 30s and 40s attempting to find lasting love.

In January 2018, celebrity Chef Shay had her first bout of reality T.V. as a cast member on Bravo’s hit reality television series, “To Rome for Love.” While Shay didn’t find love on “To Rome for Love.” Shay gave it another shot on OWN’s latest reality show “Ready to Love Last Resort.” The show premiered on October 23, 2020, and documents Shay’s search for love, giving women hope that you can find love over 40 even in the midst of a global pandemic.

Chef Shay is vivacious, witty, full of personality and there is no doubt she knows exactly what she wants in a man. “If I come in drippin’ he gotta come in drippin,” Chef Shay stated in a brief interview.

She mentioned that there has to be a sanction of the relationship and that they have to be “Equally Yoked.”

As a woman who secures her own bags and provides for her family, her next man has to understand that, together, they have to be a power couple. She made it very clear. She doesn’t want a knucklehead.

When asked, why does she think women ignore the signs of a potentially toxic relationship, she replied, “It’s the hope factor. We are hoping that they are going to treat us well and ignore the red flags. So

much hoping and not letting things manifest.” Chef Shay spoke about being able to gel with her next guy, but for now, she plans to be still and wait for God to bring someone her way.

If you have been following Season 3, you will definitely notice that there are a few people hitting things off. We asked her if there would be some matches made and she definitely agreed. “Absolutely, I know it! There is some energy happening,” Chef Shay stated. She also mentioned that the show has “a great group of people and that it’s been a great experience filled with moments that might have you laughing, crying and enjoying your typical reality show drama.

There is going to be some fire brewing. It’s real sexy and there are some beautiful people on the show.”

The Chicago native had some advice for single mompreneurs who are “Ready to Love.” She stated, «Do not settle. You have to have standards and if you don›t hold them up, nobody else will respect them. Also, you don›t have to like everybody that likes you. The energy you give is what you will attract. Don›t seem thirsty, stick to your standards.

Keep your heels, head and standards high. Be at peace with yourself and love yourself so much you won›t compromise.»

Chef Shay’s inspiration to be in the culinary world stems from knowing there is a ceiling in Corporate America, especially from an investment standpoint. She has always enjoyed cooking, entertainment, engulfing herself into traveling and creating unique flavor profiles.

She calls herself the “Turkey Queen” and rightfully so because when it comes to Thanksgiving for the past years, she has been frying countless turkeys

Chef – Shay Atkins in multiple flavors and giving back to those in need.

Chef Shay recently launched her House Seasoning, and she has a story behind it.

Her Specialty Seasoning is a low-sodium blend created for some of your favorite dishes. Be sure to stay tuned to her website for more products to come!

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