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COMMENTARY

IT'S TIME FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DELIVER

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By Jesse Jackson, National Political Writer

he Listen up Democrats in Washington - from the White House to the Senate to the Congress: it is time to deliver. Biden's popularity among African Americans is slipping.

Blacks provided the president with 22 percent of his votes in 2020, putting him into the White House. African American turnout, particularly in Georgia, was crucial to the Senate victories that brought Democrats a 50-50 split. In his campaign, Biden named systemic racism as one of the fundamental crises facing the country.

"You've always had my back," he told African American voters, "and I'll have yours." Now, it is time to deliver on that promise.

Biden has done well in his appointments, creating a diverse leadership team. But on one critical issue after another, there is widespread frustration and disappointment.

African Americans - and Latinos and the young - demand that the right to vote be protected. Republicans across the states are systematically passing laws designed to make it harder for African Americans to vote. Democrats in the House unified to pass HR 1, the For the People Act, that would protect our democracy, and to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to strengthen the Voting Rights Act after the right-wing judges on the Supreme Court gutted it. Both bills are stalled in the Senate as Republicans have used the filibuster to block passage.

Biden initially opposed reforming the filibuster, a procedure employed largely to block civil rights legislation through the years by requiring 60 votes to pass legislation.

Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the president "is also tired of waiting" and that voting rights "will be a fight of his presidency." OK, but then is it too much to ask that the president throw a punch or two and not simply take them?

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Immigration reform and the $15 minimum wage were blocked by a ruling of the Senate parliamentarian - and neither Biden nor the Democratic leadership chose to challenge the unelected appointee. Again, Senate Republicans united in opposition - but Democrats couldn't unite to push it through.

Even moderate legislation on police reform - the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act -- has met a similar fate. Then the nation watched appalled as Haitian migrants were hunted down by agents on horseback - and entire families were shipped back to Haiti without even a hearing, even though many of them had not been there for years. The contrast with the treatment accorded Afghani refugees was stark.

The unending negotiations among Democrats have whittled down the president's Build Back Better plan, cutting funds for two years of free community college, dropping paid family and medical leave, abandoning plans to provide care for eyes and teeth in Medicare, omitting reforms to lower the price of prescription drugs, and cutting back funding for a range of programs, including the funds needed to replace lead pipes that are a clear and present danger to the health of poor children across the country.

We still don't know what the bills will finally include - or whether they will be passed at all.

It is long past time to deliver.

There's no question that the infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better bill - if passed even in their reduced form - contain reforms that provide real help to working and poor people generally, and to African Americans in particular.

Universal pre-kindergarten and support for childcare will help give children a decent start. The child tax credit will aid parents across the coun-

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President Biden at Climate Change Summit try. Historically Black colleges and universities will get aid as part of the support for higher education, although much less than what is needed and what was promised. The building of one million units of affordable housing addresses a vital need. Public transit funding in the infrastructure bill is long overdue.

Many of these reforms, however, will take time to set up - and it will be a long time before people feel the impact in their lives. This is a toxic combination: high visibility defeats on voting rights and police reform and immigration and the minimum wage combined with reforms that are not yet in place, and a president who seems unwilling to drive them with the passion needed.

African Americans and Latinos aren't about to vote for Republicans in large numbers.

Their unified obstruction of every measure that might help working and poor people and their race bait politics repel the overwhelming majority of minority voters. But Democrats need Blacks and Latinos and the young to turn out in large numbers and to vote and organize with a passion to have any chance to win in elections that are

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rigged against them by gerrymandering and voter suppression laws.

That requires more than rhetoric. It requires more than diverse appointments. It requires action - and a demonstrated willingness to fight hard to fulfill the promises made. "You've always had my back," the president said, "and I'll have yours." Blacks and Latinos helped deliver him to the White House. Now it is time to deliver in return.

You can write Rev. Jesse Jackson by email at jjackson@rainbowpush.org Follow him on Twitter @RevJJackson

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POLITICAL: DEMOCRATS STRUGGLE TO FIND MESSAGE ON CULTURE WARS AMID GOP SUCCESS IN VIRGINIA

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From left to right, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux of Georgia and Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois. (Getty Images)

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week before their party endured deep losses in Virginia, some of the most vulnerable House Democrats privately debated how to respond to pointed GOP attacks on an issue that has been percolating in districts across the country: critical race theory.

With Republicans again embracing the culture wars, a year after successfully attacking Democrats over the defund the police movement in House races nationwide, leaders of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last week presented research and debated how to handle the once-obscure topic that is primarily taught at the university level but has become a focus on the right, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.

And a split emerged between

two of the party's frontline Democrats: Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux of Georgia, who is White, and Lauren Underwood of Illinois, who is Black. Underwood wanted to forcefully counter the GOP's misinformation head-on, while Bourdeaux was leery about elevating the issue, according to sources familiar with the matter. Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, another Black woman, sided with Underwood during the meeting.

"We have a rising American electorate that are Black and brown people," Underwood told CNN when asked about the episode. "We should be able to speak to their issues, their experiences as Americans in this country, without feeling like it's a liability for other audiences."

Bourdeaux acknowledged it

was "one of many conversations among members from competitive districts about how to engage with our diverse and broad constituencies."

Their back-and-forth offers a preview of the internal debate to come for Democrats as they come to grips with their losses in Virginia, where educational issues became a lightning rod and Republicans are already signaling they plan to make the "concerns of parents," a centerpiece of their midterm strategy.

Democratic leaders say the lesson from their poor performance in Virginia, where they were swept in all three statewide races in a state President Joe Biden won by 10 points in 2020, is to pass their sweeping agenda immediately.

But there is also a growing recognition that they need to address issues that resonate on the right as well -- especially in swing districts.

Rep. Dean Phillips, a Minnesota Democrat, said that the party needs to "start listening more," including on issues like the supply chain, inflation and the border crisis.

"If you don't manage the message, the message will surely manage you," Phillips said. "And we're being subjected to that."

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NATIONAL: GROUNDBREAKING DIVERSITY IN CANCER RESEARCH TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION By www.NNPA.com - Newswire

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he awards provided through the DICR program are unique in cancer research. They provide a large amount of salary support for the four colleges to select clinical faculty who need more dedicated time for their cancer research and scholarly activities. They also fund other student and postdoctoral programs and underpin the awards with career development funds and mentorship by established American Cancer Society Professors.

By StyleMagazine.com Newswire/NNPA Newswire The American Cancer Society (ACS), along with four historically black medical schools including Charles Drew Medical School, Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine, announced a groundbreaking Diversity in Cancer Research (DICR)

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Program to help improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the cancer research field.

The inaugural initiatives of the overarching program include DICR Institutional Development Grants.

The four HBCUs have received DICR grants in a pilot program for 20212022.

The awards provided through the DICR program are unique in cancer research.

They provide a large amount of salary support for the four colleges to select clinical faculty who need more dedicated time for their cancer research and scholarly activities.

They also fund other student and postdoctoral programs and underpin the awards with career development funds and mentorship by established American Cancer Society Professors.

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The grants will build sustainability for both clinical and scientific cancer-focused careers, launching or sustaining the careers of 104 individuals by 2025.

The impactful program will create a more inclusive research environment to address health disparities more effectively and could lead to targeted recruitment efforts focused on bringing people of color into clinical research protocols.

Establishing a research community that is made up of a diverse group of people is vital to ensuring scientific excellence.

“The American Cancer Society is committed to launching the brightest minds into cancer research and to reducing health disparities,” said Dr. William Cance, American Cancer Society Chief Medical and Scientific Of-

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ficer.

“To accomplish this, we believe it is essential to invest in the minority workforce and their dedicated efforts to solve disparities and establish equity in cancer care.”

“There are many reasons the Black community continues to experience disparities in cancer care outcomes. But one of the most critical factors behind the imbalance, and one of the most promising paths to closing the gap, is diversity in cancer care research. We must improve diversity and representation in our laboratories if we expect different outcomes in our hospitals,” said Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, president of Howard University.

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STATE: NICK ANDERSON, PULITZER PRIZE WINNING CARTOONIST, TO LEAD THE REFORM AUSTIN NEWSROOM By www.ReformAustin.org – Newswire

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he Editorial Cartoonist Nick Anderson has joined the Reform Austin newsroom, where he will employ the artistic skill and political insights that earned a Pulitzer Prize to drive coverage of Texas government.

As managing editor, Anderson is responsible for guiding Reform Austin’s efforts to give readers the unfiltered facts they need to hold Texas leaders accountable. Anderson’s original cartoons will be a regular feature on RA News.

“Reform Austin readers understand the consequences of electing politicians who use ideological agen-

das to divide us, when they should be doing the hard work necessary to make our state government work for everyone,” Anderson said. “As a veteran journalist, I’m excited about Reform Austin’s potential to re-focus conversations on the issues that matter to common-sense Texans – like protecting our neighborhoods from increasingly common disasters, healthcare, just to name a few.”

Anderson worked for the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas, from 2006 until 2017.

In addition to the Pulitzer, Anderson earned the Society of Professional

Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award.

He’s also a two-time winner of Columbia College’s Fischetti Award, and the National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award. Anderson’s cartoons have been published in Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and other papers.

In 2005, Anderson won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning while working for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. The judges complimented his “unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.”

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LOCAL: HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TRADITION OF HOLIDAY GIVING WITH ANNUAL TOY DRIVE KICK-OFF By www.StyleMagazine.com

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he Houston Fire Department is kicking off its annual toy giveaway for area children November 5, 2021, with a kick-off event at Houston Fire Station 8. For the next few weeks Houston Firefighters will work alongside with the community and corporate sponsors to collect and distribute toys and gifts to families in need. The toys collected will be distributed December 18, 2021. The socially distant, drive through event will begin at 9 a.m. at Dick Graves Park, located at 2000 Reed Road Houston Texas 77051. This year’s toy drive will not require registration and will operate on a first come first serve format.

“2021 has been a year of challenges. Not only for our city but for the entire country. With the end of the year fast approaching, the Houston Fire Department is excited to announce that our annual toy drive, Operation Stocking Stuffer will be kicking off November 5,” said Chief Sam Pena, Houston Fire Department. “Working with our title sponsor Shell and other incredible

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partners and contributors, our goal is to bring holiday joy to thousands of families who otherwise might not be able to purchase toys this holiday season. It is widely regarded that Houstonians are some of the most generous people anywhere and we would like to call upon them to help us help those less fortunate by donating to Operation Stocking Stuffer.”

For many years now, HFD along with businesses and community volunteers have worked together for one of the largest holiday toy drives

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in the City of Houston. The history of this toy drive dates back to a Houston school teacher, Lorugene Young, and her legacy lives on. This year, our goal is higher than ever. In 2020 Operation Stocking Stuffer provided toys and gifts to more than 7,000 families but there are still more families in need.

That's why our goal in 2021 is to assist between 7,000-10,000 families (up to 30,000 children)! We can reach that goal with help from the community and our generous sponsors like Amegy Bank, PODS, Target, Latham & Wat-

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kins, and our presenting sponsor, Shell Houston.

“Shell has a long history of partnering with communities to develop, improve and enrich the lives of our neighbors,” says Frazier Wilson, Shell Oil Director Workforce Development and Diversity Outreach. “Our eight year as leading sponsor of Operation Stocking Stuffer continues our commitment to building a strong bond between Shell and the Houston community. Please join us in supporting this holiday tradition of creating positive memories for children and expressing the gift of generosity which brings true meaning to this holiday season.”

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amily, food, and work are what the holidays are all about, right? Wait, what now? For so many the holidays are not a happy time because they are sweating and slaving in the kitchen instead of mixing and mingling with family and friends.

If this is what makes the holidays for you then go forth and be merry. But for the rest of us where this is not our gig Houston Style Magazine has a list of places that will happily prep your Thanksgiving spread for pick up or open their doors for you and yours to dine in. We have had too hard of year to do more work during the holidays. So allow your fingers do the work by either scrolling or calling up your holiday feast!

Pick Up Rainforest Café Thanksgiving Family Pack | $149 (Serves 8-10) Bread Rolls with Butter and Paradise Salad with Garlic Croutons and Ranch Dressing

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Roasted Turkey with Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Beans with Mushrooms & Onions, Corn, Cranberry Sauce, and Gravy Pumpkin Pie **Place your to-go order before 4 p.m. on November 22 Kemah Downtown Aquarium Thanksgiving Family Pack | $159 (Serves 8-10) Dinner Rolls and House Salad with Dressing Sliced Roast Turkey with Turkey Gravy, Cornbread Dressing, Garlic Redskin Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Beans, Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole, and Cranberry Sauce. Whole Apple or Pumpkin Pie **Pre-orders are required. Place your to-go order by Monday, November 22nd at 4 p.m. Pick up on Thursday, November 25th from 9 to 11 a.m. or 2-5 p.m.

The Rustic Finish off your dinner with The Rustic's iconic Peanut Butter

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Pie – a crumb crust filled with chocolate fudge and topped with a high stack of peanut butter cream, whole peanuts and a chocolate drizzle.

Dine In Prey Restaurant & Lounge Serving Thanksgiving Dinner Specials: Prey is a multi-cultural flavored Houston-based restaurant with the vision to heighten the food experience by creating an establishment that offers unforgettable moments. With a dedicated adherence to customer service and an intimate atmosphere, Prey promise to provide superb services that exceed customer expectations.

1700 Post Oak Blvd., Houston, Tx 77056 (281) 846-6005 Mikki's Soulfood Cafe We are now taking pre-orders on fried turkeys for Thanksgiving

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281-568-5115 Esther's Cajun Cafe & Soul Food 10500 W Bellfort Ave #100, Houston, TX 77031 Craving a little soul food with a Cajun twist?

We've got classics like oxtails, chicken-n-wafLucille's fles, and smothered pork chops and our signaSay it with us ... the perfect Chicken & Waffles ture sweet potatoes are waiting on you!. Come does exist, and our rendition features a Sweet Po- and get it! tato Waffle paired with our brined & slow-friend 3 locations chicken wings, then topped with fresh chilis and 5204 Yale St. bourbon + Texas pecan-infused maple syrup.

Houston, TX 77091 5512 La Branch St (713) 699-1212 Houston, TX 77004 (713) 568-2505 The Garden Restaurant at Moody Gardens Upper Kirby Bistro There are 5 parts: a cigar lounge, a restaurant, a bar/hookah lounge, a wine bar, and it has a vibe for everyone at 2736 Virginia Street Houston, TX 77098 Olive + Twist Bar and Kitchen Brunch from 11:00-4:00 PM. Vibe from 4:00PM-10:00PM. Chill on one of our patios, in our dining rooms, or at our fully stocked bar while enjoying our Lousiana cuisine, signature cocktails, and music. Parking: Valet Parking is available.

2712 Richmond Ave Houston, TX 77098 (713) 393-7337 Davis Street at Hermann Park Who’s ready for a rockin’ Southern supper? We will be kicking off our Soulful Guest Sunday series November 7 from 5 p.m.–8 p.m. The perfect celebration starts with a beautiful venue and delicious food that your guests are sure to remember. Book your next private event at Davis St. for an elevated party with the people you love. 5925 Almeda Rd Suite A, Houston, TX 77004 (877) 328-4778 Neyows Creole Cafe Enjoy some authentic Creole Cuisine for the Holidays 6356 Richmond Ave Houston, TX 77057 (346) 320-3141

Enjoy a Thanksgiving Brunch from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Moody Gardens in the Frances Moody Ballroom. Feast on house smoked salmon with traditional garnishes, slow roasted prime rib with mini cheese popovers, Hatch Pepper crab cakes with lemon caper sauce and more in this delicious spread of food. Also enjoy a Thanksgiving Day Buffet from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. featuring roasted turkey with fall herbs and cornbread stuffing, maple glazed ham with apricot and pineapple chutney, chef’s holiday dessert spread and more.

Green Seed Vegan Ditch the meat and dairy with these flavor-packed plant-based. Food Network listed green seed vegan as one of the best vegan restaurants in the country!

The most-popular pick: Big Tex, a housemade buckwheat-quinoa veggie patty topped with zucchini bacon, avocado, jalapeno, vegan cheese, red onions, microgreens and housemade mayo on a whole-wheat bun. The famous Cali nuggets are another big hit. Chicken-fried cauliflower pieces are fried until golden-brown, and they're served with a spicy dipping sauce, giving texture and flavor that regular chicken nuggets never had. The desserts are popular, too, with picks like seasonal raw vegan cheesecake, gluten-free cupcakes and gluten-free root brownies, made from raw cacao, hemp seed, carrots and beets.

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Gatlin's BBQ & Catering Enjoy two Texas sized Smoked Chicken Pot Pies that will feed up to 12 people. The world’s largest barbecue concept is featuring new offerings including Pork Belly Hash - Thick succulent slices of marinated pork served over pan fried diced potatoes topped with a sunny side up egg. Homemade Peacan Pie and a favorite- Ala Carte Mac n’ Cheese. To add to the excitement, guests who order between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15 will receive a free pumpkin pie (with the Complete Feast only)! Barbecue lovers can choose between two packages this holiday season, The Complete Feast (serves 1012) or Dinner Feast (serves eight to 10) for heat and eat. They select the type of meat, receive sides, gravy buttery rolls and dessert. 3510 Ella Blvd bldg C Ste A Houston, TX 77018

guests can order an individual serving of Pumpkin Cheesecake.

Perry’s to-go Thanksgiving menu is available to preorder beginning Nov. 18 for heat and eat with pickup scheduled on Nov. 23-25 or order ready to eat for pickup on Nov. 25. Takeout options include Perry’s Individual Thanksgiving Dinner for $45 per person or Family-Style Thanksgiving Dinner for $139 total (feeds four) with choice of family-style soup or salad, entreìe with sides. Add 3-pound Encrusted Prime Rib for an additional $129, Pumpkin Cheesecake for four for an additional $20 or order 3-pound Encrusted Prime Rib aÌ la carte (sides not included) $169. Kids’ Thanksgiving entrée plate with sides is Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille also available for $15 for children ages Enjoy the Rare and Well Done experience. The 12 and under. Guests can make reservapremier steakhouse will feature a holiday dine- tions or order and pay online for curbside in menu from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 25 for pickup at www.perryssteakhouse.com. $45 per person, which includes choice of Butternut Squash Soup or Honeycrisp Apple Salad with dried cherries, walnuts and maple syrup Get the full list at: vinaigrette; Smoked Turkey Breast with pan gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean almondine, sausage and sage dressing, cranberry relish and Homemade Bread. For an additional $8,

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LOCAL: RESILIENT CITIES NETWORK LAUNCHES NEW TOOL TO HELP CITIES EMBED EQUITY IN CLIMATE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS By www.StyleMagazine.com

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Pictured from left- Robin Watson (Wood CEO) and Lauren Sorkin (Resilient Cities Network Executive Director) and Mayor Turner

his Mayor Sylvester Turner, Board Chair of the Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities), participated in an announcement of the Resilient Infrastructure Diversity and Equity (RIDE) Scorecard. The announcement took place at the Wood House during COP26 in Glasgow.

The RIDE Scorecard provides a framework for assessing resilient infrastructure projects according to key criteria for social and racial equity, the creation of green jobs, and

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climate-readiness. R-Cities is an independent city-led global non-profit organization that promotes urban resilience, today announced the The RIDE Scorecard is the first of its kind to provide a transparent and fair methodology for evaluating the equity of proposed resilient infrastructure projects. The tool is structured in such a way that allows for flexibility and adaptation for cities to tailor use according to an individual community’s economic and geographic priorities with

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scoring criteria that can be weighted.

“Cities can drive the actions, partnerships and investments necessary to become resilient. However, as city leaders, we know we can no longer simply fortify structures - the structures themselves do not make a resilient society. We must approach investments holistically," said Mayor Turner. “Cities are seeking a new way to evaluate infrastructure investments that priorities social and racial equity and makes transparent the immediate and long-term benefits to people. The new RIDE Scorecard gets it done.”

“Infrastructure projects need to be designed to meet the needs of communities and people first,” said Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director of Resilient Cities Network. “Urban resilience is not only about structures that can withstand extreme weather and other shocks and stresses – it’s primarily about improving the quality of life for all city dwellers on an ongoing basis.

With this goal in mind, infrastructure projects need to incorporate measures of social equity – including job creation – as an essential part of the deliberative design process. This Scorecard

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enables this type of disclosure.”

Resilient Cities Network worked in partnership with global engineering and sustainability consultancy Wood to develop the RIDE Scorecard. The process included reviewing a worldwide pipeline of city projects in areas of energy and transportation looking specifically at each project’s stated priorities for addressing equity, contributions to the green jobs sector, as well as factors to increase resilience to a changing climate.

“All investments in new infrastructure must contribute to the long-term health and well-being of the most vulnerable in our society,” said Ron Harris, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Minneapolis. “The RIDE Scorecard allows us to identify and maximize the co-benefits of equitable and green infrastructure and as a Chief Resilience Officer it will help me to support our staff and guide policy makers in our efforts to center equity and resilience.”

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OPERA NEWS: BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER FOR SISTER ACT AT THEATRE UNDER THE STARS

By Margret Downing, www.DailyAdvent.com - Newswire

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Alan H. Green has been part of several Broadway shows (among them: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, School of Rock, Sister Act). And over the years he's been asked by Theatre Under the Stars to be part of one of their productions at the Hobby Center.

The planets and his schedule finally aligned with TUTS programming and Green (a Baytown native) will be here starring as Curtis Jackson in Sister Act, making his TUTS debut. It helped that he already knew TUTS Artistic Director Dan Knechtges who'll be directing and choreographing the show about a lounge singer who hides out in a convent after she sees her boyfriend murder someone.

"I did one of his shows [in New York City] that he choreographed (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee now coincidentally on stage at Stages' theater The Gordy and with Knechtges' choreography)," says Green. "This is the first time I've ever done a show that I did on Broadway, regionally."

In Sister Act he plays the mobster boyfriend of Deloris Van Cartier. Simone Gundy will be Deloris in the comic musical nominated for five Tony awards and with music by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors).

"That's another reason why I was excited to do this particular show and role because it’s the bad guy. That's just kind of fun," he says. "The first part of my career I played a lot of heroic and valiant good guys but it's been funny as I've gotten older and in the last couple years I've started to really, for some reason, enjoy playing the bad guy."

He describes his character as "an alpha male that is very focused on his business and used to people around him

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From there he got a job singing on a cruise ship that sailed him to New York City. "I did a couple of auditions. I got my first Broadway show after being there about three months.

Called Play On. " But the singer realized he needed more training and took a year's worth of acting classes learning the Meisner Technique.

"I always say I’m happy because I feel like I’m doing what I was supposed to be doing. I didn’t grow up wanting to be on Broadway and on TV. But once that became clear I thought 'OK, this is what I'm supposed to be doing so let me get myself together, let me get myself techniques and craft and good teachers and really focus on the craft of it all. And I just love it."

The big song for Curtis is "How I Love My Baby," a love song, of sorts, that makes it clear he's not going to be nice to her when he finds her, Green says.

Green says the show is "just so joyous. It's also a good reminder for people who are Christians that you don't have to be yoked to people who are just like you. That there is a yoke of Alan H. Green in the TUTS production of Sister Act. goodness in humanity."

Photo by Melissa Taylor "One of the powers of musical theater in general is when we're all in that audience enjoying that story it doesn't doing whatever he says. Even if his castle is just a little bit of matter our political beliefs or our religious beliefs or what kind an area, he is the king of his castle." of family we come from or who we love. In that moment we're Green went to Rice University on a football scholarall yoked experiencing this incredible art form that is musical ship intending to become a lawyer. "At the time I had started theater." singing for churches and had a kind of contemporary Christian ministry." He moved to Nashville to pursue that and got a record For show times and more information visit: deal for a Christian label. But he parted company with them, he says, because they wanted him to marry a woman and that's not who he is. "You want me to sing about God's truth and be in a fake marriage. I'm not going to do that," he told them.

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CULTURE: TWEED SMITH STILL STANDING

By Katheen Coleman, Arts and Entertainment Editor - www.StyleMagazine.com

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Tweed Smith performing at The Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club

Tweed Smith middle, War (The Music Band by War 1985)

weed Smith has been a part of the Houston community singing for over 40 years. Gospel music was her introduction to music at an early age choir at Good Samaritan Baptist in Fifth Ward and prevalent today as choir director at St Phillip Missionary Baptist Church. Tweed Smith is a proud graduate of Texas Southern University under Former Dean Howard Harris therefore exposed to all genres of music classical, rhythm and blues, jazz, blues, and a touch of rock and roll.

Those of us who have the pleasure of experiencing the infectious energy of this dynamic singer attest to her flexibility throughout the music world. During the 1970s and 1980s was the only female member of the group “War.” Tweed Smith has featured on hits such as “The World is a Ghetto,” Cisco Kid,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” and “Low Rider.”

In addition to touring with the “War,” Tweed appeared on the cover of Billboard, Cashbox, People, Blues & Soul, and Black Radio Experience. Also, Tweed Smith was a member of the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar Subsequently, Tweed Smith recorded with several artists such as Sarah Vaughn, Sly Stone, Bobby Womack, Ringo Starr, and Ron Wood. Recently, I had the pleasure of Tweed Smith joining a Zoom conference “with Houston Museum of African American Culture” in conjunction with the show “Remembering Tolliver, A Beautiful Portrait of Southern Life. During the British rock invasion, she spoke of music groups looking for the Black Music sound as music

by African American performers in the 1960s and 1970s. The premise of the talk was the Mississippi Delta Blues which

Tweed Smith spoke about the connection of visual and arts and music from the Delta.

Tweed Smith is presently working and recently performed and hosted for the Houston Blues Society and represented Houston at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2019. Shows were canceled because of the Pandemic. Tweed Smith is presently vocal director at Community Music Center and performing at venues and private events.

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FOOD: HOUSTON'S THANKSGIVING ADDITIONS YOU NEED ON YOUR TABLE!

By Alex Jack, Feature Food Writer - www.StyleMagazine.com

Left to Right: Million Dollar Pound Cake from KitaBre Sweets | Miya’s Munchies Pot Pie Kit | D’Cajun Eats Mac & Cheese (Photos Alex Jack)

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hanksgiving is a time for family, love, and most of all food! Covid-19 expanded the holiday takeout market as well, which allowed for many businesses to see growth. Since the large family gatherings are smaller, it allowed many of you all to explore other options. As your favorite foodie, I took it upon myself to do some research and explore around Houston to find the best additions you need for your table!

Let's start with Turkey! If you are not in the mood to make your turkey, Let The Kitchen Finesser be the team you delegate that job too. They will be serving Smoked and Fried Turkeys this year. For the smoked flavors, they will have garlic & herbs, Cajun style, Caribbean Jerk, and lemon pepper. For the fried flavors, they will have Nigerian Suya, Cajun style, and Caribbean Jerk. Some of the best Jollof rice will also be available. Visit @thekitchenfinesser and click the link in the bio for more info!

There is nothing like big mama's greens but if you can't get to her, Big Dawg's Family Kitchen is the place to go. Their greens are very delicious and perfect to pair with

your other sides. Big Dawgs have some amazing food to go along with their greens. I personally love their unique menu items like the cajun style oxtails. Located at 12611 Woodforest Ste E Houston, TX 77015. Follow of Instagram @ bigdawgsplace and call (713)993-6241 Mac and cheese is another fan favorite at Thanksgiving. D's Cajun Eats is my go-to for mac and cheese. D's is one of the best Cajun places around town. I'm talking about traditional Cajun home cooking. The mac and cheese is so creamy and perfectly made! You need this on the Thanksgiving table. Located at 13134 Dairy Ashford Suite 800 Sugar Land, TX 77478. Follow on Instagram @dscajuneats and call (713) 851-4128 Nothing says Thanksgiving like the dessert table.

The Million Dollar Pound Cake by Kitabre Sweets is all you need. You can literally throw the store-bought cakes and pies in the trash. You only need this Million Dollar Pound Cake. I'm not a cake person at all but this cake blessed my soul more abundantly. Kitabre Sweets is a new cake company with a classic taste that reminds you of family.

To order follow on Instagram @kitabresweets and send a direct message.

If you don't want anything heavy before the big dinner, try Wantsumeaux Gumbeaux! It's the quickest and easiest gumbo mix ever. All you have to do is add your meats. It's also gluten-free! Available at glutenfreegumbo. com.

After the big meal, you will have leftover meat, why not try Miya's Munchies Leftover Pot Pie Kit. Just add your turkey. Miya's Munchies is home to the BEST POT PIES! This pot pie kit has everything you need! Available at her Pop-up shop on Nov 24. Follow @miyasmunchiesllc on Instagram for details.

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hen family and friends come to town for the holidays give them more than a meal, give them an experience to create memories. Show off your city and all its offerings with holiday trips and treats.

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TRAVEL: WHY FLYING IS SO BAD AND ABOUT TO GET WORSE C

By Chris Isidore, www.CNN.com

anceled flights, packed planes, rising fares and violent outbursts are the new normal for air travel. Flying is getting worse for both passengers and crews.

The problems run deeper than the operational meltdowns that caused Southwest and American Airlines to cancel thousands of flights over fourday periods in recent weeks, each time stranding tens of thousands of angry passengers.

Staffing shortages are leading to overworked flight crews and most of the canceled flights. Vaccine mandates could lead to even more staffing shortages. Less choice in flights has led to higher ticket prices. And altercations over masks have been the cherry on the top of a miserable year for travel.

Those issues will continue well into the holiday season -- and perhaps they'll get even worse.

Airline unions say staff at "breaking point" American and Southwest blamed their recent service meltdowns on lacking enough pilots and flight attendants to adjust for cancellations that began with bad weather. Southwest's October 8-11 cancellation nightmare cost it $75 million, the airline reported recently.

Officials with various airline unions say that their members are stressed to the "breaking point" by work conditions because of

People wait in line at American Airlines counter in Charlotte, on October 31. understaffing. Many pilots and flight attendants say they're having trouble getting hotel rooms they need to have the government-mandated rest while working.

Pilots at American have held informational pickets in recent weeks to complain about work conditions, and Southwest pilots are planning their own pickets this month. And the airline unions say they're worried that the problems will get worse with the pick-up in travel expected over the holidays.

"We want that flying to get done, but

we don't want tickets sold that can't be fulfilled," said Capt. Dennis Tajer, an American Airlines pilot and spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, in an interview last month about the holiday season. "Are they biting off more they can they chew?"

Worries about vaccine rules Both American and Southwest say they will comply with federal rules set to go into effect for government contractors in early December that will require their employees to have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine.

Delta Air Lines has said it doesn't believe it has to comply with those stricter rules, although all airlines will soon have to comply with federal demands that businesses with 100 or more employees require either a vaccine or weekly Covid tests.

Some industry analysts believe complying with those rules will mean a large number of airline employees won't be able to work during the holiday period, or who will quit their jobs rather than comply.

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly recently said he does not believe the airline will have to fire unvaccinated employees to comply. Instead he said they will likely be accommodations allowed for employees with religious or medical reasons not to get vaccinated, possibly through the use of regular Covid testing.

"The last thing I want is our people distracted with something like this vaccine mandate [during the holidays]," he said to investors last month. "The last thing I want is for people to fear that they won't be able to work or have a job."

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