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Ultimate Houston women's event helps local ladies live their best lives

Mario Lopez returns to Houston to headline the expo.

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Local women looking to live and celebrate their best lives can look no further than the Houston’s Ultimate Women’s Expo. The weekend event, which takes place Saturday, September 14, and Sunday, September 15, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, features workshops, keynote speakers, and demonstrations all aimed at the female experience.

Keynote celebrity speakers include Mario Lopez, Emmy-winning host of Access Hollywood; Keke Palmer, actress, music artist, and bestselling author; Toya Wright, bestselling author and television personality; LeeAnne Locken, of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Dallas; and MC Lyte, entertainer, actress, and author.

In addition to the keynote speakers, guests can look forward to the following empowering, energizing, and fun-filled activities:

Be beautiful
Expect complimentary haircuts, makeovers, manicures, facials, and free samples of the best cosmetics, skin care, and beauty products in the industry.

Get to work
Respected experts in finance, healthcare, career development, personal growth, style, beauty, and home design and décor will educate and inspire. Top achievers share insights and reveal struggles that propelled them to the top of their fields.

Do-It-Herself workshops
Attendees who want to work on their of a drill or glue gun skills can head to the “Do-It-Herself” lounges, which provide a variety of free Make-N-Take workshops, including jewelry making, cake decorating, sewing, candle making, gardening, booths featuring Martha Stewart Home Décor, and more.

Sizzling fun
Chefs showcase their culinary skills with easy recipes for the summer and every day — from flambé to sauté, hors d’oeuvres to desserts. And with the cooking demo come, of course, requisite tastings.

Shop, shop, shop
More than 450 boutiques offer up one-of-a-kind finds in fashion, accessories, jewelry, home décor, and handbags at must-see pricing.

Relax and rejuvenate
Take a break and enjoy a complimentary massage from inside the Rejuvenation Massage Garden.

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The Houston Ultimate Women’s Expo hours are 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, September 14, and 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday, September 15, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas.

Advance tickets are $5 when purchased online and include all makeovers, tastings, celebrity speakers, and more.

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Thanks, Queen Bey

Pop icon Beyoncé donates $100,000 to University of Houston Law School

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Pop megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has donated $100,000 to the University of Houston Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic through her BeyGOOD Foundation. The gift will allow the clinic to hire fill-time faculty to head it, benefiting the students who study there.

“I am delighted that the BeyGOOD Foundation has made this very generous gift to the UH Law Center,” said Leonard Baynes, dean of the UH Law Center. “Not only will this funding help establish a full-time criminal justice clinic that provides pro bono legal services in our community, but it will also supercharge our already excellent criminal law and justice programming.”

The clinic is one of nine at UHLC. It helps students learn to navigate the criminal justice system, especially on behalf of clients that are underserved by skilled attorneys. People of color are affected disproportionately by a lack of good, ethical representation.

Beyoncé, the most decorated artist in Grammy history and easily the biggest musical star native to Houston, has a long history of advocating for criminal justice reform. She was a staunch supporter of the police reform following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, asking law enforcement to “stop killing us” in a web post. In 2020, she penned an open letter to the Kentucky attorney general asking for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor.

Through her BeyGOOD Foundation, established in 2013, Beyoncé has focused mostly on expanding the prospects of Black-owned business and offering education opportunities to students. Forwarding the cause of legal representation in Texas while also helping out marginalized communities compliments her other philanthropic work.

“At UH Law, we envision a legal profession where ‘everyone has the opportunity to prosper,’ as BeyGOOD envisions, and we will achieve this vision by providing access to strong and effective legal representation in criminal proceedings,” Baynes said. “And together, through this gift, the BeyGOOD Foundation and UHLC will shepherd the next generation of criminal justice attorneys in the city of Houston, the state of Texas and the nation.”

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