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Stephanie Coleman Brings a Public Health Lens to Houston’s Strategy
Houston’s World Cup planning is often discussed in terms of logistics and economics. Stephanie Coleman is adding another essential layer: making sure the city’s engagement is informed, safe, and inclusive for residents and visitors alike.
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Emancipation Park Shows How Communities Build Public Space When History Leaves Them Out
Houston’s Emancipation Park is more than a historic landmark tied to Juneteenth. It is an early example of a marginalized community creating its own civic infrastructure to preserve freedom, memory, and belonging.
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"This Is Your Library": The Obamas Surprise Students at the Obama Center
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama surprised 25 students from nearby Hyde Park school William H. Ray Elementary at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Public Library branch at 10:15 a.m. The Obamas came out to read Maurice Sendak's children's classic "Where the Wild Things Are" and spent about 24 minutes reading as well as taking pictures with the students and teachers afterwards. "Are you telling stories up in here?" President Obama said to the kids after walking into the main read
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Choose courage over self doubt with Vanette Hill and the NAWBO
Women who have spent years second‑guessing themselves, shelving ideas, or shrinking their voice will find “The Cost of Self-Doubt” is not just another mindset workshop—it is a space to reckon with how much this quiet inner struggle has already taken from their lives.
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A Surprise Welcome: The Obamas Greet First Visitors to Their Presidential Center
In a surprise appearance, the Obamas greeted the first 100 visitors to the Obama Presidential Center that first opened to the public on Juneteenth on Chicago's South Side. In awe, guests shook hands with former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama against the backdrop of a colorful, 38-foot-tall painting depicting a map of Chicago stretching to the ceiling – inspired by Carl Sandburg's 1914 poem about the city: "stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders." The room is framed by
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The Power Behind The Curtain: Paul Tetreault
In the midst of change, social and political disarray, and division, art is something that has the power to bring people of all walks of life together. For some, communal artistry can lie in painting or animation; for me, the heart of it lives in the theatre. When I was around 6 years old, I remember going to Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. for the first time to see its yearly production of A Christmas Carol. As a young girl, always inspired by the theatre, I found joy in watching a produ
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