Vol. 24, Issue 32

August 25 - 31, 2019

Vol. 24, Issue 32

Greater Houston Edition

OUR STORY

LIVING LEGEND

August

Faye Bryant HOUSTON - Faye Beverly Bryant was born on March 15, 1937, in Houston. She was the 21st International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc. Under her leadership, the theme of the AKA Sorority became P.O.W.E.R. During her tenure, she also created the Alpha Kappa Alpha Connection, completed construction on the Sorority’s national headquarters and initiated the African Village Development Program.

Bryant was initiated into the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Howard University in 1955. After graduating from Howard University with her B.A. degree, Bryant returned to Houston and transferred her affiliation to the Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter of Houston in 1957. She went on to earn her M.A. degree in counseling and guidance from the University of Houston.

In Houston, Bryant was instrumental in establishing the Epsilon Lambda Chapter at the University of Houston and worked as a teacher in the Houston Independent School District. After teaching at Booker T. Washington H.S. and serving as a counselor at Bellaire H.S. Bryant worked as the Director of Magnet Schools for the Houston Independent School District.

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25

Althea Gibson, the first African-American Wimbledon champion is born.

- 1927

26

African-American Democratic party elects Wm. L. Dawson Vice Presidential candidate.

- 1943

27

W.E.B. Dubois dies. - 1963

28

Largest demonstration in history, the March on Washington, during the Civil Rights movement for Jobs and Freedom takes place.

– 1963

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OP-ED

EDUCATION

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

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Lou Brock sets a stolen base record. - 1977

30

Guion Buford Jr. becomes the first African-American to travel to space.

– 1863

31

For Your Consideration explains Why Lady Liberty Weeps, as some believe America is a land of White prosperity.

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Suburban Sugar Land Women (SSLW) recently hosted their Annual College Send Off. Page 5

Dr. Monique Umphrey to speak at the Acres Home Chamber for Business & Economic Development.

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The USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named for an African-American is commissioned. - 1943

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For Your Consideration

By Oscar H. Blayton

Why Lady Liberty Weeps...

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here is a sickening stench about Ken Cuccinelli.

Ken Cuccinelli is Donald Trump’s newly appointed acting Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and his type of stench is not one that assaults the nose, rather it is a noxious affront that assaults one’s dignity.

Cuccinelli’s main function in his new position is to act as Donald Trump’s gatekeeper to bar America’s doors to people of Color. His job description requires a belief in the notion that America is a land for White prosperity and any non-White presence – if not of service to White supremacy – is a trespass.

The Trump Administration recently came under fire when Cuccinelli announced that it would implement its “public-charge rule,” declaring that anyone seeking immigration to the United States would be deemed undesirable if they could not satisfactorily prove their self-sufficiency – the effect being to bar poor people.

Some commentators have described this rule as Draconian and point out that it would have barred Cuccinelli’s poor ancestors from entering America as well. And one reporter reminded him that the Statue of Liberty welcomes “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

Oblivious to the meaning of the words of the poem inscribed on the plaque at the base of the

of bigoted ignorance.

The Statue of Liberty was conceived by Édouard René de Laboulaye of France to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The original concept was to have Lady Liberty holding a broken shackle and chain in her left hand.

But due to powerful Americans objecting to this reference to slavery, the final version of the statue replaced the chains

Ken Cuccinelli revised the meaning of Lady Liberty’s inscription to appease White America.

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great statue, Cuccinelli insisted that their intent was “Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet, and who will not become a public charge.”

When asked to explain his revised version of the famous poem, Cuccinelli said, in essence, the poem was meant for White people.

In his words: “That poem was referring back to people coming from Europe…” Cuccinelli’s remark gives proof to the fact that White supremacy can only flourish when fertilized with the manure

with a tablet inscribed with “July IV MDCCLXXVI,” the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and placed the broken chains beneath her feet.

By the time the statue was installed in New York Harbor in 1886, Reconstruction in the South was over, and America had turned its back on the plight of African-Americans suffering from injustice and oppression. Little, if any, reference was made at that time to the anti-slavery message of the statue.

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POLITICS State of Black Texas in the Texas Legislature

By Senator Borris Miles

The TxDOT I-45 Expansion: Opportunity to Work Together

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here was a time when traveling by automobile in the City of Houston, we could get most places in 20 minutes. Those days are long gone with our growing population. A commute during peak hours of travel nowadays could take an hour or longer on some freeways.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been planning the reconstruction and redesign of the I-45 downtown corridor, known as the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (I-45 NHHIP), for the past 15 years. It will change the look of the freeways as we have known them to be since the 1960s.

Earlier this month, I arranged a community meeting with TxDOT, Houston Housing Authority, Harris County Commissioner Precinct 1, Central Houston and several City of Houston departments, to address the concerns of the residents that may be impacted by the upcoming con-

struction plans.

Many property owners agree the expansion is needed, but concerns were raised regarding the design that will affect many residential homeowners, places of worship, commercial properties and the renters living in affordable housing communities like Clayton Homes and Kelly Village.

With more than 125 people at the community meeting at the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center, attendees were encouraged to voice their concerns.

TxDOT District Engineer Quincy Allen listened intently to all residents’ concerns and offered to come back to the table to see if there are better ways to help residents who would possibly be displaced. He offered to come back to host a workshop so residents can see if they will be impacted.

The next Workshop will be held on August 28, at the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center, 4014 Market St., 77020, from 4-7 pm.

TxDOT has a spotty history on community relations, especially in minority neighborhoods. I am encouraged by their willingness to offer this workshop to truly work to build a relationship and help these residents who would be impacted by this project.

Learn more at http:// www.ih45northandmore. com.

- AANI

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African-American News & Issues • 3

OPINION & EDITORIAL

We MUST Understand

By Roy Douglas Malonson, Publisher

Chasing the American Dream “A people that don’t support each other will perish.”

- Roy Douglas Malonson

W

e MUST Understand “OUR MONEY” and “OUR VOTE” are two of the most powerful tools WE have. Therefore, WE should be careful who WE give them to. For too long, OUR people have been so busy chasing the American dream; that WE have failed to realize WE have helped to ensure that every other culture and race achieves it except OUR own.

But, the saddest reality about this phenomenon is, while we have helped others realize the American Dream, some of US have created and create an American Nightmare for OUR very own people.

David Henry Hwang once offered a personal definition of the American Dream. He said, “I define the American Dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that.”

For decades, business owners who Do NOT look like US, have built their

markets off of the strength of the Black Buying Power.

However, when it is time for them to give back, they dispense their funds into communities and amongst those who look like them.

In a recent report, Nielsen estimated the, “Black buying power will rise to $1.54 trillion driven by gains in population, income and education in 2019.”

Nielsen further states, “Working-parent lifestyles have led Black people to over-index against the total U.S. population for dollars per buyer spent in a majority of categories.”

So, the facts show WE have the power to use Our Money to help US achieve the American Dream, but WE are so busy giving it away that we can’t help each other. It’s almost like having the gun in your hand and shooting yourself in the foot, all at the same time – self-annihilation.

In closing, I would just like to encourage and empower members from OUR communities to understand, that together, WE have the power and resources to ensure OUR entire culture achieves the American Dream. But WE MUST WORK TOGETHER AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER FIRST – just like other races and cultures do. And if you want to know how, just follow the words of Walt Disney.

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

- AANI

The Hutchinson Report

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Why Black Lives Still Don’t Matter

T

wo things happened recently within days of each other that again tossed the hideous glare back on the cheapness of Black lives.

The first was the study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that found that young Black males are still at mortal risk of being gunned down by police.

It was as if the mass protests over the slaying of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile, Ezell Ford and Eric Garner, never happened. Or that Black Lives Matter never existed. The peril to young Black males of death from police bullets has gone unabated.

The other thing that cast the ugly glare on the issue was the trial of a grocery clerk in Memphis. He was tried and convicted of slaying Dorian Harris, an alleged teen shoplifter. The killing was horrific enough. But what was even more eye catching was that Harris need not have died even after he was shot. He received no medical attention for two days and he bled to death.

His body was found much later. Harris prostrate body with treatable gunshot wounds was simply no big deal to the shooter or for that matter seemingly anyone else connected with the store.

There’s more. The study by the prestigious academy garnered almost no media attention. The trial and conviction of the Memphis grocery clerk came more than a year after the Harris killing.

There was little public attention paid to this case either.

There are two reasons for this. One is that painful as it is to say it. The police slaying off young Blacks has become something a of a new norm. It happens so often as the Academy study painfully notes, that it no longer evokes any sustained outcries. The killings have almost had a numbing effect on many Blacks, much of the media, and the public.

There seems to be no end to them and there’s frustration that nothing can be done about them.

In the rare cases cops are tried for the slaying of an unarmed Black they are routinely acquitted. It almost seems like a pointless exercise, or worse a charade. This further deepens cynicism and deadens hope that justice will ever be served when Blacks are slain with only the flimsiest justification.

The Memphis clerk was not a cop. He was arrested

and convicted. But even here there was a special leniency since jurors rejected the prosecution contention that the murder was premediated. This would have drawn a much stiffer sentence.

The legal and social footprint on these slayings has by now been well established. It goes like this. An acquittal or hand slap sentence of the shooter. Then there’s the inevitable character assassination of the victim.

Police officials hold press conferences, leak documents, and orchestrate a well-oiled press campaign to depict the victims as having a criminal record, a deadbeat dad, and any other kind of deviant behavior they can smear the victim with. The brutal inference is that he is a bad guy who got what he deserved. Harris was pictured as a thief who stole of all thing a two dollar can of beer.

They get away with this by anchoring it on the ancient, shop worn, but serviceable litany of stereotypes and negative typecasting of young Black males. It’s the shortest of short steps to think that if these men can be depicted as a caricature of the terrifying image that much of the public still harbors about young, and so young, Black males, then that image seems real, even more terrifying, and the consequences are just as deadly.

There have been countless studies, surveys, and just plain candid admissions from many that they still cringe with terror in the presence of Black males. In fact, many of the old stereotypes about poverty and crime and Blacks remain just as frozen in time. Much of the public still perceives those most likely to commit crimes as poor, jobless and Black.

Race and poverty and crime are firmly etched together in the public mind.

Once the stereotype is planted, it’s virtually impossible to root out.

In 2003 and 2008, Penn State University researchers found that many Whites are likely to associate pictures of Blacks with violent crime. This was no surprise given the relentless media depictions of young Blacks as dysfunctional, dope-peddling, gang bangers and drive-by shooters.

The Penn State study found that even when Blacks didn’t commit a specific crime; Whites still misidentified the perpetrator as an African American.

Immediately after the election of former President Obama in 2008, the researchers still found public attitudes on crime and race unchanged. Many Whites still overwhelmingly fingered Blacks as the most likely to commit crimes, even when they didn’t commit them.

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- Publisher Roy Douglas Malonson

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HOUSTON - The Ensemble Theatre recently celebrated its Rhythm of the Night 2019 Gala at the Hilton Americas-Houston.

H-E-B was this year’s lead sponsor, joined by Shell, Gaynell Drexler, ECC Graphic Design, Friends of Lora Clemmons, Liberty Bank, Heidi Smith, Tony & Donna Vallone, Reginald Van Lee and a host of other corporate and individual donors dedicated to investing in the arts and the continued growth of The Ensemble Theatre.

The Gala serves as the theatre’s major fundraising endeavor in support of its annual $2 million operating budget that includes six mainstage season productions and its educational initiatives directed toward youth.

This year’s gala chairs, along with The Ensemble Theatre Board of Directors and staff welcomed more than 450 esteemed donors and supporters.

Chairs: Winell Herron, Honorary Chair; CoChairs Gaynell Drexler and Heidi Smith This year’s honorees included: Richard Lawson, Legacy Award; Morocco Omari, Actor of the Year; Amanda Holmes, Rising Star Award; Lora Clemmons, President’s Award (Posthumously) and Dr. Teddy McDavid, Community Volunteer of the Year.

The Rhythm of the Night festivities began with a Mayor’s reception including a raffle and silent auction of travel

packages, culinary and entertainment experiences, fine jewelry and a wheelbarrow stocked with a variety of premium spirits.

Eyes were immediately drawn to the center stage as the ballroom doors opened. The center screen projected a night sky with flowing clouds gently pulling guests towards their seats as the theatre’s signature “E” hung as a luminescent moon.

Mayor Sylvester Turner shared remarks about his support for the arts and The Ensemble Theatre as one of the beacons of artistic excellence Houston has to offer.

“The Ensemble Theatre has worked hard to become one of the top performing theatres in the nation dedicated to the African-American experience,” said Mayor Turner. “We are proud to have them among our many thriving arts institutions in this city,” he added.

Ensemble Theatre Board President Jesse Tyson, expressed gratitude on behalf of the theatre to the Gala Chairs and Sponsors for their leadership and support.

Guests were welcomed

by Honorary Chair Winell Herron and Gala CoChairs Gaynell Drexler and Heidi Smith.

Rising Star award recipient Amanda Holmes shared her warmth and appreciation towards the theatre for her growth as a youth through the Young Performers Program.

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l-r Gaynell Drexler, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Winnell Herron, Heidi Smith & Janette Cosley.

l-r Councilmember David Robinson, John Guess, Jr., Melanie Lawson, Sherry Levy, Lou and Linda Lourelle & Merinda and Roland Martin.

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HISD’s Report Card

Houston ISD earned an overall high B rating by TEA Photo Credit Courtesy of Houston ISD

HOUSTON ISD - The Houston Independent School District earned an overall high “B” rating by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) under the state accountability system for the 2018-2019 academic year, exiting nine campuses from the state’s “Improvement Required”

list. The district earned a grade of 88. According to the ratings released by TEA, 92 percent of HISD schools (250 out of 271 rated campuses) earned a passing grade. For the first time, all HISD schools received a letter grade under the state’s new A-F rating system.

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EDUCATION Fifty-seven HISD campuses earned A’s, 78 earned B’s, 86 earned C’s and 29 earned D’s. A minimum grade of “D” is required for a school to receive a passing rating.

“We are extremely proud of all of our teachers, principals, school support officers, and area superintendents for working diligently to help our students succeed,” HISD Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan said.

“Our students demonstrated significant gains, and we are committed to empowering them to thrive academically.” After being on TEA’s struggling list of schools for eight consecutive years, Kashmere HS earned a passing grade and was removed from IR status.

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College Send Off

Scholarship Recipients: Myah Williams, Calah Burros, Jason McDonald, Forche Bridges, William Johnson, Baylor and Mia Johnson.

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By Mable Scott Austin

SUGAR LAND - Recently, the Suburban Sugar Land Women (SSLW) and phenomenal partners, Dr. Margaret and Mrs. Belinda Allen hosted an amazingly relaxed and fun “College Send Off” for 2019 SSLW’s scholarship recipients at the beautiful home of Dr. Allen.

This annual project was

generously underwritten by the Allen’s sisters.

They provided a fabulous and welcoming environment, home-cooked food, beverages, desserts, books and gift cards. Crystal L. Jones and Felicia Bess facilitated a lively and fun conversation on “College-Life Do’s & Don’ts.”

Each recipient received

a University color bag, a frame of “College- Life Do’s and Don’ts”, gift cards, devotionals and book - Maximizing Your Own Treasure Chest by Keith Davis, Sr. SSLW also distributed personalized pens & magnets of appreciation to all. Special thanks to the Allen’s, Ms. Bess and Ms. Jones.

- AANI

African-American News & Issues • 5

A New Way Forward for Aldine ISD: It’s Time to Focus on Choice & Opportunities

From the Desk of Aldine Superintendent Dr. LaTonya Goffney

ALDINE ISD - Last week, 124 freshmen walked through the doors of a new high school.

Rose Avalos P-TECH School is a state-of-theart high school designed to create pathways for students from high school to college.

The Pathways in Technology program ensures that students graduate high school with workforce certificates and an associate degree from Lone Star College. Students will also have internships and career development opportunities.

Principal Diana del Pilar, an Aldine ISD graduate, is charged with ensuring her students’ learning ties to the real-world needs of tomorrow. This is the future of Aldine ISD. Nearly 70,000 Aldine ISD students started the 2019-2020 school year last week. During my listening tour last year, I heard from many of our students and their families. I agree with what they said should be our priority: Aldine ISD

must do more to ensure that students receive a dynamic and unparalleled education that guarantees choices and opportunities today and in the future.

We must ensure that Aldine ISD students are receiving the highest-quality education. Providing innovative programming like Avalos P-TECH does just that. Last year that included creating a prekindergarten pilot for threeyear-olds at several early childhood schools, which resulted in 111 of our youngest scholars getting a head start.

It also meant opening the Dr. Archie L. Blanson Career & Technical Education High School. The campus offers a unique learning setting that allows students to receive a diploma while working on a workforce certificate that can lead to an immediate job or be built upon at a college or university after high school graduation.

This school year, Aldine ISD families will have access to several new programs that offer additional opportunities and choices.

Goodman Elementary School and Worsham Elementary School, our first ACE Demonstration Schools, are under the helm of new leaders, LaDon Ward at Goodman, and Sandra Doria at Worsham. Under their leadership, and with strong support from district leaders, students and

families will see a focus on instructional excellence, an extended school day, increased social and emotional assistance for students, and parent and community partnerships to ensure rapid academic improvement.

We are also launching Two-Way Dual-Language Immersion Programs at five primary schools across the district. Kindergarteners at de Santiago, García-Leza, Hinojosa, Magrill, and Vines will learn in both English and Spanish.

Throughout the year, students will have access to rich content in both languages, celebrate and honor different cultures and become true global citizens. These programs will grow each year until students can continue learning in two languages through high school.

Aldine ISD has partnered with EMERGE Fellowship, a Houston-based college-readiness program, to prepare high-performing high school students to attend and graduate from selective colleges and universities across the nation.

Students participating in the program will receive SAT preparation, attend college admission and financial aid workshops, receive assistance with college applications and visit colleges and universities.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 Black Maternal Health Summit UT Health Cooley Center 7440 Cambridge St Houston, 77030 From 8a.m. - 3p.m.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 4th Annual Normal to Be Fit Expo & Education Day West Gray M.S. Cntr.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Trap Social HTX: Fashion Show Lion’s Heart Event Center 5610 Forney Drive Houston, 77036 From 2 - 5p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 2nd Annual Southeast Houston Food Truck Festival 10739 Gulf Freeway Houston, 77034 From 11a.m. - 7p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 AHCBED cordially invites you to attend their Monthly Business Networking Luncheon from 11 - 12:30p 6112 Wheatley Street Houston, 77091

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Black Girls CODE Houston Chapter Presents: Spheros Workshop Houston Community College - Southeast 6815 Rustic St Houston, 77087 Tickets: $35 From 10a.m. - 4p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 South Houston NSBE Jr. September STEM Session Looscan Neighborhood Library 2510 Willowick Rd Houston, 77027 Free From 1 - 4:30p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Walking with the Supreme (Morning of Fitness) AKA Sorority, Inc Meyer Park at the Pavilion 7700 Cypresswood Drive Spring, 77379 Free From 9a.m. - 11a.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 HOPE 2019 Donate Life Texas 2nd Chance Run Hosted by LifeGift Minute Maid Park Stadium 501 Crawford St Houston, 77002

Speaker: Dr. Monique Umphrey President HCC-Northeast UPDATED TICKET PRICES Member Price $30.00 Non Member Price $45.00

For more information contact Anthony Stewart (713) 692-7161 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Celebration of the Arts & Black Tie Affair Art 4 Soul The Whitehall Hotel 1700 Smith St Houston, 77002 From 6-10p.m.

For more information Misty Bishop (832) 703-3242 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 S.A.F.E Diversity Communities Outreach Event Activities & much more!

505 North Sam Houston Parkway East Lobby Houston, 77060 From 9 - 11a.m.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 2019 BeYOUtiful Health & Hair Show Texas Black Women’s Initiative The Ensemble Theatre 3535 Main Street Houston, 77002 From 4 - 7p.m.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Beyond Breaking Up Big Tech: Privacy, Civil Rights & Social Justice for People of Color in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Barbara Jordan Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs Room 114 Texas Southern Univ.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Get With the Guidelines - Stroke Abstraction Boot Camp: Houston American Heart Association 10060 Buffalo Speedway Houston, 77054 Free From 9:30a.m. - 3:30p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 MBA Admissions Multi-School Event Marriott Marquis 1777 Walker St Houston, 77010 Free From 6 - 9p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 View the Right FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Thing-Higher Learning TSU Two Day Presidential Shrine of the Black Debate Watch Party & Madonna Cultural and Young Adults Focus Group Event Center Survey 5309 Martin Luther King Barbara Jordan/Mickey Houston, 77021 Leland School of Public Free Affairs Room 114 From 1:30 - 5:30p.m.

Texas Southern University Houston. 77004 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Starting at 6p.m.

The Skin I’m In Exhibition and Gala THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Buffalo Soldiers Museum City of Houston Dist. J 3816 Caroline St Democratic Candidate Houston, 77004 Forum SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 United Real EstateHouston Realtor hosts Free Home Buyer Education Seminar 3131 Briarpark Dr, Ste. 125 Houston, 77042 From 9:15a.m. - 12p.m.

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Bayland Community Center-Auditorium 6400 Bissonnet Street Houston, 77074 Free From 7 - 8:30p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Houston Association of Retired Teachers-(HART) Monthly Meeting 4417 Bellaire Boulevard Bellaire, 77401 From 10a.m.-1p.m. houstonarearetiredteachers.org

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