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Stock market today: Shares fall in Europe after gains in Asia. US markets are closed for a holiday
Read full article: Stock market today: Shares fall in Europe after gains in Asia. US markets are closed for a holidayEuropean markets have opened lower while Asian markets were mostly higher as the week got off to a mixed start.
Analysis: A different way to look at Texans’ differences — by looking at similarities
Read full article: Analysis: A different way to look at Texans’ differences — by looking at similaritiesHouston pastor shares in-depth look of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final book
Read full article: Houston pastor shares in-depth look of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final bookHOUSTON – Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister, activist and prominent leader in the civil rights movement. Dr. Rudy Rasmus, Pastor of St. John’s Downtown, shares an in-depth look at King’s book Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? “If you read the text in this book, it sounds like we are reading it this week, but in actuality Dr. King wrote this in 1967 at that very critical moment in civil right history,” said Rasmus. Rasmus explains that King wrote the novel while secluded in Ocho Rios, Jamaica with his wife, Coretta Scott King. To connect with Dr. Rudy Rasmus, visit the Rudy Rasmus website.
Stuck at home during MLK Day? No problem! Here are ways to serve, celebrate the holiday
Read full article: Stuck at home during MLK Day? No problem! Here are ways to serve, celebrate the holidayMuch like other holidays, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will likely have a different dynamic this year, considering the ongoing pandemic.
LIST: Opportunities to serve the Houston area on MLK Day
Read full article: LIST: Opportunities to serve the Houston area on MLK DayHOUSTON – In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, organizations across Houston are using the holiday to further his legacy through acts of service throughout the community. Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- observed each year on the third Monday in January -- is recognized as a day of service, according to the AmeriCorps. Here are opportunities to get involved in the Houston area:MLK Day of Service at Houston Food BankWhen: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, January 18Where: Houston Food Bank at 535 Portwall St. Details: Houston Food Bank will gather non-perishable donations to include in Backpack Buddy sacks for food-insecure schoolchildren. Martin Luther King Day of ServiceOrganizer: Villanova University Club of HoustonDetails: Participate in a virtual food-drive by purchasing items from Houston Food Bank’s Amazon wishlist.