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Actress Issa Rae uplifts Houston crowd drained by election: 'We're all we have'

Actress Issa Rae uplifts Houston crowd drained by election: 'We're all we have'

This image released by HBO shows Issa Rae in a scene from the fourth season premiere episode of "Insecure." Issa Rae, surrounded by other Barbies,...

25.01.2025 7

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Clashing symbols at Trump's inauguration: Cowrie shells and an 'awkward' salute

Clashing symbols at Trump's inauguration: Cowrie shells and an 'awkward' salute

Politicians are known for making statements without ever uttering a word. Those attending President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday were no...

23.01.2025 3

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Sewing: How chickenpox, measles and others diseases could surge under RFK, Jr.

Sewing: How chickenpox, measles and others diseases could surge under RFK, Jr.

When the world was running scared about the monkey-pox virus in 2022, I asked the University of Houston college students I was teaching if they had...

18.01.2025 10

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Sewing: I have something to say to the porch pirate who sabotaged my self-care

Sewing: I have something to say to the porch pirate who sabotaged my self-care

Finding serenity. To the person who stole a large box of supplements I ordered from Amazon two days into the new year, I have one wish.  I hope the...

11.01.2025 7

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Sewing: Why Gene Wu's viral comments on Asian and Black solidarity resonate

Sewing: Why Gene Wu's viral comments on Asian and Black solidarity resonate

If you look at racial tropes, it’s no wonder there’s little solidarity between Asian and Black communities. Many Asian Americans have been...

10.01.2025 30

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Cheers to Christmas magic! On the hunt for a ‘flying chicken bird’ for my kids

Santa Claus with kids during the 9th annual Year Of Joy ice skating party at Discovery Green on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Skaters on the ice during...

24.12.2024 20

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Houston business owner opens store at the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot

Houstonian Kim Roxie, owner of LAMIK Beauty, took her brand to HSN on Dec. 28, 2022 with host Marlo Smith. Roxie's line did so well on the live...

14.12.2024 4

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Too many Texas foster care children need forever homes. Here are some of them.

Dawson, 12, Shelby, 10 and William, 8, share a fascination with history and enjoy playing with model ships.  Julissa, 16, is girly girl who likes...

11.12.2024 5

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What working on the ‘Joy’ clutch bag taught me about Houston’s refugee community

The Alliance's Institute of Tailoring project, which helped refugees and immigrants become self-sufficient through sewing skills, to created the...

26.11.2024 10

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5 things to know about the Nutcracker Market's famous marinara sauce ladies

The Donne di Domani’s marinara sauce has been a star of the Houston Ballet's annual Nutcracker Market each year since debuting in the mid-’80s....

15.11.2024 3

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Trump threats to end DACA have Texas Dreamers on edge. Can't we let them dream?e

University of Houston biology student Katia Elisea Escobar, 18, attends a rally outside the Harris County Democratic Party offices, Wednesday, Oct....

13.11.2024 1

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Sewing: UH-Downtown celebrates its 50th with an ode to opportunity

Terence Blanchard Terence Blanchard Fifty years ago, downtown Houston looked like a series of parking lots connected by an occasional mid-level...

07.11.2024 1

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A remembrance: Chauncy Glover was the hero friend I needed

Many people can say how Chauncy Glover touched their lives. He was gifted with that ability.  He was the hero friend we needed when we needed him,...

07.11.2024 2

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Our kids are watching, so let's navigate Election Day with empathy and care

Lashonda Green, left, and Dyesha Murphy taking three-year-old Grayson Stewart to cast their votes for General Election on Election Day Tuesday, Nov....

05.11.2024 1

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Sewing: Here's what Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles, taught me over two decades

Houston businesswoman Tina Knowles, mother of Beyoncé Knowles, speaks at a Vice President Kamala Harris rally Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 at Shell...

31.10.2024 8

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How the blues powered my mom's recovery from triple-negative breast cancer

Sarah Rossi,a board certified music therapist, is one of 20 music therapists on staff at Houston Methodist Hospital. At Houston Methodist Hospital,...

25.10.2024 4

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Whitmire's neighborhood parks plan reminds us of how Houston shortchanges kids

Children ride a horse at Our Park in Third Ward. The park is one of many neighborhood parks in unserved Houston communities that need more support....

21.10.2024 2

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Tony Diaz's Nuestra Palabra expands beyond book smuggling

Nuestra Palabra founder Tony Diaz demonstrates a video broadcast in the organizations new studio Monday, Sep. 30, 2024 in Houston. Military...

07.10.2024 2

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Getting rid of no-fault divorce in Texas won't save marriage

Nothing says "American" like staying in an abusive, unhappy, neglectful, loveless or unfaithful marriage for the sanctity of the family, right? ...

03.10.2024 10

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Sewing: My experience covering Diddy was scary, even without 'freak offs'

P. Diddy shakes hands with guests as former Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell looks on at the NFL Fashion gala held at the  Aquarium restaurant...

28.09.2024 7

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Houston civility ordinance won't remedy homelessness in neighborhoods

When Beyoncé posted on Instagram a photo of herself in front of a new neighborhood sign in Riverside Terrace last year, fans flocked to our...

25.09.2024 3

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One last kiss for Ava, a superstar dog both in my book and in my life

Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing adopted Ava while on assignment in 2013. Ava became a rockstar with children as she traveled across Texas on...

01.09.2024 9

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Lina Hidalgo has emerged as the style maverick of the DNC. Seriously.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 19: Lina Hidalgo (R), Harris County, Texas judge, speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National...

20.08.2024 3

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Babies in Houston trash bins show the need for 'safe haven' law awareness

A person holds a pamphlet about the Baby Moses Law during a press conference at San Antonio City Hall in 2022. The conference was held to announce...

16.08.2024 1

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Trump’s ‘Tampon Tim’ jab disses policies protecting girls and young women

Alma Bejarano, a custodian, locks a newly installed menstrual products dispenser after filling it with Aunt Flow tampons and pads in a women’s...

09.08.2024 20

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Insurance woes trigger the third wave of Houston’s Hurricane Beryl stress

Damion Cantu, left, with Iron Workers Union Local 135 and Jerry Bynum, right, with Pipe Fitters Local Union 211 work to remove a fallen pecan tree...

08.08.2024 3

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Houston Black journalists react to Trump appearance at NABJ

Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum on July 24, 2024, in...

31.07.2024 50

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White women for Kamala Harris draws 170,000 to Zoom call fundraiser

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. annual convention during the 71st biennial Boule at the Kay Bailey...

26.07.2024 6

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40,000 Black women rally behind Harris' campaign, raising $1.5 mill in 3 hours

Just hours after President Biden announced Sunday he was ending his reelection campaign and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, more than...

22.07.2024 1

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No one loved Houston more than Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee show sher Astros pride in 2018. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, attends a Memorial Day ceremony at Houston...

20.07.2024 1

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With no power in Houston, a cool aimless drive is good as it gets

Houston Chronicle News Columnist Joy Sewing ended up driving her two children and two dogs around in the car to keep them cool after Hurricane...

12.07.2024 1

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