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The special Tony Award for educators goes to Baltimore community artist CJay Philip
Read full article: The special Tony Award for educators goes to Baltimore community artist CJay PhilipThe special Tony Award that honors educators is going to a Baltimore-based actor, educator, choreographer and Broadway veteran who has created arts opportunities for everyone from kindergartners to senior citizens.
Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Cody Johnson lead CMT Music Awards noms
Read full article: Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Cody Johnson lead CMT Music Awards nomsJelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, and Cody Johnson are the leading nominees for the 2024 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos.
Lainey Wilson triumphs at Academy of Country Music Awards; Chris Stapleton wins top honor
Read full article: Lainey Wilson triumphs at Academy of Country Music Awards; Chris Stapleton wins top honorChris Stapleton has won entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards on a night where Lainey Wilson was a dominant force.
Morgan Wallen postpones Houston show among 6 weeks of dates, citing severe vocal cord injury
Read full article: Morgan Wallen postpones Houston show among 6 weeks of dates, citing severe vocal cord injuryCountry music singer Morgan Wallen has postponed six weeks of shows due to a vocal cord injury; among those shows is one that was slated for Houston on May 26.
New Year's Rose Parade marches on despite COVID-19 surge
Read full article: New Year's Rose Parade marches on despite COVID-19 surgeA year after New Yearโs Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, the floral spectacle celebrating the arrival of 2022 marched on despite a new surge of infections.
Security guard at northwest Houston apartment complex shot in the armpit, police say
Read full article: Security guard at northwest Houston apartment complex shot in the armpit, police sayHOUSTON โ A security guard at an apartment complex in northwest Houston was shot in the armpit Monday, police said. Police said the shooting happened at the crescent at Cityview Apartments on Langwick near Hardy around 1:47 a.m. According to investigators, the person who pulled the trigger fled the scene. Police said no motive for the shooting has been determined.
Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity
Read full article: Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversityIn electronic media, 12 percent of broadcast journalists are black, similar to the national population figure of 13 percent. It's not only insulting to me, but to black journalists around the country.A failure to include journalists of many different backgrounds means missing stories. Hardy, who just left a job in Greenville, S.C., said that without black journalists there, stories about gentrified neighborhoods would have gone untold. The sweep of national protests following the death of George Floyd has news leaders talking to their staffs about how the story affects them. An internal outcry over the essay wasn't apparent until a number of black journalists tweeted that Cotton's argument in favor of using federal troops to quell violence made them feel unsafe, and others throughout the newsroom supported them.