By Kaylee Dusang Updated 7:38 pm CDT, Saturday, October 13, 2018 Seoul Baptist Church of Houston's folk dancers Elise Kwon and Hara We laugh as they step down from the stage after performing a fan dance wearing a hanbok during the Korean Festival Houston at the Discovery Green Park at 1500 McKinney, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, in Houston. less Seoul Baptist Church of Houston's folk dancers Elise Kwon and Hara We laugh as they step down from the stage after performing a fan dance wearing a hanbok during the Korean Festival Houston at the Discovery ... more Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Seoul Baptist Church of Houston's folk dancers Elise Kwon and Hara We laugh as they step down from the stage after performing a fan dance wearing a hanbok during the Korean Festival Houston at the Discovery Green Park at 1500 McKinney, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, in Houston. less Seoul Baptist … [Read more...] about Korean Fest serves up sampling of music, food and culture
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Kaepernick honored at Harvard black culture awards
Updated 8:51 am PDT, Friday, October 12, 2018 Now Playing: Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle are among eight people being saluted by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture. Media: WCVB Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle were among eight people being by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture on Thursday. The eight recipients of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal were honored by the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard. Kaepernick, formerly of the San Francisco 49ers, created a firestorm when he began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to protest police brutality and social injustice. The other honorees are Kenneth Chenault, chairman and a managing director of General Catalyst; Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Pamela Joyner, founder of Avid Partners, LLC; … [Read more...] about Kaepernick honored at Harvard black culture awards
NYC Woman Assaulted by Two WeWork Employees Amid ‘Frat-Boy Culture’ That Pervades Coworking Company, Lawsuit Claims
A former WeWork employee was sexually assaulted by two fellow WeWork employees at company-wide events — incidents enabled by the coworking giant's "entitled, frat-boy culture," a new lawsuit charges. Ruby Anaya, 33, who lives in New York City, started working in WeWork’s technology department as a director of product management in 2014, a lawsuit filed against the company and its co-founder Miguel McKelvey in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday says. In 2017, Anaya became WeWork’s Director of Culture, according to the suit. The lawsuit claims Anaya had just left the stage at a company-wide "Summit" event in January 2018 after presenting an award when she tripped over one of her heels and stumbled as she was trying to “navigate the large and alcohol-infused crowd,” the lawsuit says. Top Tri-State News Photos Porcupine Armadillo Anaya put her hand on a man’s shoulder to steady herself, then apologized and told the man she’d … [Read more...] about NYC Woman Assaulted by Two WeWork Employees Amid ‘Frat-Boy Culture’ That Pervades Coworking Company, Lawsuit Claims
CNN, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center to host San Antonio screening of Selena true crime episode
By Madalyn Mendoza, mySanAntonio.com Published 2:48 pm CDT, Thursday, October 11, 2018 Family of tejano singer Selena who was killed by her former fan club pres. Yolanda Saldivar: mother Marcela Quintanilla (2L), husband Chris Perez (3L) & sister Suzette (2R) laying roses atop casket at her funeral. less Family of tejano singer Selena who was killed by her former fan club pres. Yolanda Saldivar: mother Marcela Quintanilla (2L), husband Chris Perez (3L) & sister Suzette (2R) laying roses atop casket at her ... more Photo: Barbara Laing, Getty Images Father of slain Tejano music star, Abraham Quintanilla, right, consoles his wife, Marcella, as Chris Perez, husband of Selena, bows his head during funeral services Monday, April 3, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Selena was fatally shot Friday at a Corpus Christi motel. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool) less Father of slain Tejano music star, Abraham … [Read more...] about CNN, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center to host San Antonio screening of Selena true crime episode
Kaepernick, Chappelle Receiving Harvard Black Culture Awards
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle are among eight people being saluted by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture. All eight recipients of the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal will be honored Thursday afternoon by the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard. Kaepernick, formerly of the San Francisco 49ers, created a firestorm when he began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to protest police brutality and social injustice. The other honorees are Kenneth Chenault, chairman and a managing director of General Catalyst; Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Pamela Joyner, founder of Avid Partners, LLC; psychologist and author Florence Ladd; Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative; and artist Kehinde Wiley. Timothée Chalamet chats about his mom and sister fighting over seats at the Oscars, becoming an internet meme and … [Read more...] about Kaepernick, Chappelle Receiving Harvard Black Culture Awards