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In 2005, Oprah Winfrey committed $10 million to help build Houston’s Angel Lane for hurricane evacuees; 65 furnished homes followed, and eight years after families moved in, a long-promised community center finally opened

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Oprah Winfrey committed $10 million to help build Angel Lane in Houston for hurricane evacuees. (Photo: Oprah.com) When Oprah Winfrey committed $10 million to help create a new Houston neighbourhood for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina, the project was envisioned as more than a collection of houses. It was intended to give evacuees a fresh…

In 2020, George Floyd’s memorial GoFundMe raised $14.7 million; six years later, three of his siblings are asking brother Philonise for a full accounting of the fundraiser and its distributions

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In 2020, George Floyd’s memorial GoFundMe raised $14.7 million; six years later, three of his siblings are asking brother Philonise for a full accounting of the fundraiser and its distributions (Image Credit: ANGELA WEISS/ Getty Images) When George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis in May 2020, donations quickly poured into a GoFundMe campaign created to…

In 1947, Houston opened a 700-plus-seat Art Deco theater; 79 years later, after demolition was planned, supporters raised $2.8 million toward saving the $7.1 million property

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The Garden Oaks Theater opened in 1947 as a 700-plus-seat Art Deco cinema and is now the focus of a preservation effort (Image Credit: Arthouse Houston) For generations of Houston residents, the Garden Oaks Theater was more than a place to watch a movie. Opened in 1947, the Art Deco-style cinema became part of the…