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​Black, white, rich, poor: Storm Harvey didn't discriminate

​New Orleans’ Katrina challenges may hold lessons for Houston

Shreveport-Bossier City storm need-to-know

Sandbags now available to residents of Shreveport, Bossier

​EMERGENCY NUMBERS in Houston

Please pass to EVERYONE you know in the Houston area! Stay put and Stay Safe!!

These are the EMERGENCY NUMBERS in Houston, please share:

☎️Police, Firefighters, Ambulance:
911 or 713-884-3131
☎️City of Houston (Emergencies):
311 or 713-837-0311
☎️FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency):
1-800-525-0321
☎️Harris County:
713-755-5000
☎️Office of Emergency Management:
713-881-3100
☎️Houston American Red Cross:
713-526-8300,
866-526-8300
☎️Flood Control:
713-684-4000
☎️Houston TranStar (Transportation and Emergency Services):
713-881-3244

OPC NATIONALS IN SHREVEPORT CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE HARVEY

10 Things to Know for Wednesday​

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

1. TRUMP BEGINS DISMANTLING DACA
The move targeting the program that protects young immigrants sparks outrage among advocates and sends a ticking time bomb to Congress.
2. IRMA ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
The hurricane bears down on islands in the northeast Caribbean — wielding the most powerful winds ever recorded for a storm in the Atlantic.
3. HOW SOUTH KOREA MIGHT COUNTER NORTH
Seoul’s defense minister says the idea of bringing back U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea should be “deeply considered” by the allies.
4. SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE AGAINST EXTREMISTS IN SYRIA
Assad’s forces reach besieged troops in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, breaking a yearslong blockade by Islamic State militants.
5. WHO’S ACCUSED OF BEHAVIOR MOST FOUL
The Boston Red Sox reportedly admit to Major League Baseball that they improperly used electronic devices to steal signs from the longtime rival New York Yankees. .. MORE 

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​New Study: African Americans who exercise may be less likely to develop high blood pressure

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Trump pardons ex-sheriff convicted of defying judge's order​

Alcohol is associated with higher risk of breast cancer in African-American women

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​​Jesse Williams: ‘Just Because We’re Magic, Does Not Mean We’re Not Real’
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​Shreveport HIV/AIDS Call to Action: 
Half of black, quarter of Latino gay men projected to be diagnosed within their lifetime. Heterosexuals not immune.
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​​The Beatings Paradigm: A carryover from our slavery past? Is there a correlation between planta-tion coding, and black parenting and discipline?
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Community Mourns the Loss of Radio Personality ‘Cat Daddy'
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Hillary Clinton: The Secretary Wears Nada​
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REVIEW: Shreveport's Ology Jazz Sextet
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   REVIEW: "United Shades        of America" with With.
​   Kamau Bell
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​REVIEW: Larry Wilmore's Set on the White House Correspondent's Dinner

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​​National Museum of African American Music to open on Lower Broadway
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​TAMIR RICE: Settlement of $6 Million, No Culpability
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​Maryland’s Largest Historically Black College Named a National    
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•  COSBY:  "Who Could Blame Camille?"
•  300,000 Low-Income Louisianians Gained  
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Daily Black History Briefs

​NOBEL PRIZE AWARDED TO ARTHUR LEWIS

​Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Arthur Lewis from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. He was the first Black recipient in a category other than peace.
SOURCE: http://blackhistorydaily.com/

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