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Black America Web
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- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Flawed But Fearless: Meet The Women Of OWN's New Docuseries ‘Heart & Hustle: Houston' + Official Trailer
Source: Courtesy / OWN This week (July 10th), OWN shared exciting news regarding their new series Heart & Hustle: Houston. The show, which follows an incredible sisterhood of Black women thriving in the heart of Houston, Texas, will premiere on Saturday, August 2nd at 9pm ET/PT. Along with the premiere date announcement, the network released the trailer for the season. Continue reading to check it out! These women are redefining what it means to be a boss, a wife and a mother while navigating entrepreneurial life plus a labyrinth of unique daily challenges. Despite appearing to have it all, they face insecurities and pressures to stay on top in a competitive town while maintaining a perfect image. But through it all, their unbreakable bond of sisterhood and support inspires them to rise above the chaos, reminding them it's okay to be perfectly imperfect. ' Heart & Hustle: Houston brings a fresh, dynamic perspective—one that centers Black women not just in conflict, but in community, healing, and growth. It's a powerful look at ambition, resilience, and the bonds that hold friendships together, even through life's toughest moments,' said Tina Perry, President of OWN. Through vulnerability, a little competition, and a lot of laughter, this group proves that with the right people around you, your very best self will shine. Welcome to Heart & Hustle: Houston – where the hustle never stops, but the heart always leads. Check out the trailer for the Emmy award winning Jesse Collins Entertainment produced series. Navigating the complex city of Houston on their own terms and with hearts wide open, meet the dynamic women of Heart & Hustle: Houston below! Flawed But Fearless: Meet The Women Of OWN's New Docuseries 'Heart & Hustle: Houston' + Official Trailer was originally published on Source:OWN 'H-Town's Glam Girl' Alaina is the visionary founder and CEO of Color du Jour, a beauty empire known for elevating the artistry game and empowering the next generation of makeup artists. With years of influence in the industry, she's more than a businesswoman: she's a mentor, a trailblazer, and an inspiration to thousands. As a loving mom and devoted leader, she balances boss life and family with heart, hustle, and humility. After nearly 15 years of marriage, she's stepping into a new chapter with strength, clarity, and love. Alaina is simultaneously working on finding herself while trying to preserve her marriage. However, having it all is never easy and at times these two goals are causing conflict rather than peace, forcing Alaina to have to make hard decisions between her happiness and her marriage. Proud mother of two kids, Alaina is known for her warm spirit and fierce work ethic and aims to bring beauty, inside and out, to every space she enters. Source:OWN 'The Straight Shooter' Chloe Cook was THE premiere event planner of Houston; everyone knew if they wanted an event to pop off Chloe was going to make that happen. However, after the tragic loss of her husband, Chloe had to take a step back from her event business so that she could be more present for her young daughters. Chloe's natural ability to make any stranger feel like her best friend coupled with her brilliant personality makes her an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. Chloe is finally getting back to her fun, vibrant self which includes her recent relationship with a much younger man, Jordan. However, this relationship is causing a rift between Chloe and her eldest son, Neiko, who is only three years younger than Jordan. Although she cares deeply for her son, Chloe is determined to find the balance between being a good mom and having her own happiness. Source:OWN 'The Hopeless Romantic' Best known for her award-winning company, Lemon-Lime Light Media, and her admired philanthropy work, La'Torria Lemon is what some have described as a force in the entertainment, hospitality, and PR industry. Kicking off her PR career at 19, La'Torria has been dominating ever since. With her infectious personality and determination there is no challenge too big for La'Torria Lemon. However, don't be fooled by her loving personality and charm. If someone tries to come for her, she is quick to make sure they remember who she is. After the sudden loss of her father who was also her best friend, La'Torria is determined to find the love of her life and begin to settle down. Wanting 5 kids total, she is feeling the pressure getting older and realizing that no one man measures up to how great her dad was. La'Torria hopes to inspire those that she encounters and continue to help others live out their dreams, all while making hers come true. Source:OWN 'The Southern Belle' LeBrina Jackson is a woman who knows what she wants, goes for it and won't let anything stop her. Her passion, drive and compassion are what make her a loving force to be reckoned with. As an owner of an elite spa in Houston, LeBrina has begun to solidify herself as one of the few black women in the spa and wellness space while simultaneously creating an empire built to last. LeBrina has a unique ability as the caregiver of the group and can make anyone feel as if it is just her and them in a room full of hundreds of people. As a wife, a mother, a business owner, sister and friend, LeBrina can and will do it all. She can be the life of the party or the best friend holding your feet to the fire, and either way she'll ensure you always feel loved. As a mother of two children and a loving wife, she is determined to learn from her past and her family's history and use that wisdom to break generational curses and build a better future for her family. Source:OWN 'Mrs. Perfect' Muneera Page is a multi-faceted powerhouse: a devout wife, mother of four beautiful daughters (including a set of twins), and an influential career woman whose journey embodies the power of faith, resilience, and boundless ambition. With a remarkable career spanning two decades in the oil and gas industry as a highly regarded Electrical Engineer, Muneera's career trajectory took a transformative turn as she boldly pivoted into the world of content creation. Muneera's exceptional influence has been recognized on an international scale, having partnered with over 500 major brands across multiple industries. Through her work, Muneera continues to inspire countless individuals around the world, demonstrating that success is not just about professional achievements, but about living a life of meaning, purpose, and transformative impact. Personally, Muneera is embracing a powerful season of evolving, leaning into vulnerability and unlearning the emotional walls she was once taught to build. Each day brings her closer to the balance she's redefining on her own terms. Source:OWN 'Nightlife Queen' Roe Grady-Pichardo is a powerhouse entrepreneur, hospitality innovator, and cultural curator who's redefining the art of connection. Known for her sharp business instincts and magnetic presence, Roe has built a reputation as a leader in the restaurant and nightlife world, transforming concepts into iconic destinations. As a single mother, Roe embodies resilience, ambition, and heart. Her journey in the male-dominated hospitality industry has understandably created a tough exterior, which has allowed her to thrive and dominate in that space. However, those who truly know her see the depth beneath the tough exterior, a woman with a sweet soul who loves deeply. Her biggest personal goal is to be more vulnerable with those she loves and learn how to be softer with her friends and family. After leaving her last restaurant, Roe is currently building more businesses through her consulting company, Organized Chaos Group, and she's ready to take them to the next level.
Daily Mail
07-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Volunteer firefighter's heartbreaking call as he vanished into the Texas floods... while his wife survived by clinging to a tree
Brad Perry was vacationing with his wife, Tina, for the first time in their brand-new RV at a campground in Kerrville, Texas, when disaster struck on Friday. The couple was startled awake around 5am by a thundering crash. Brad, 49, and Tina, 52, got up to investigate and discovered their RV was being swept away by rapidly rising, knee-deep floodwaters, a source close to the family told In a desperate scramble, the pair climbed onto the back of a pickup truck and tried to hoist themselves up a nearby tree. However, while Brad was able to claw himself to temporary safety, Tina got caught in the rapids and vanished downstream. Brad briefly spoke with the couple's youngest son on the phone, informing him through labored breath that he was up a tree and his mom was 'gone.' He quickly hung up and hasn't been seen or heard from since. Remarkably, Tina would be rescued just over a half-mile from the RV park at around 6.30am on Friday after a local woman heard her calling for help 15 feet up a tree downstream, according to local reports. As of Monday night, Brad is among roughly 41 people who are still unaccounted for since the floods began. At least 94 people have so far been confirmed dead, including 27 campers and counselors at the all-girls summer school Camp Mystic. Now, loved ones are clinging to the hope that Brad, a tough and resourceful former volunteer firefighter, will pull off a miracle of his own - just like Tina. Brad Perry was formerly a volunteer firefighter in League City. 'If anyone could survive something like this, it's Brad,' said a source close to the family 'We're staying hopeful. We wouldn't be here if we weren't,' a source said. 'If anyone could survive something like this, it's Brad - he's smart, he's athletic, and he's tough,' continued the source, adding that in his free time, Brad cycles, scuba dives, and is otherwise very 'adventurous' and brave. 'He's a wonderful guy,' they added. 'We weren't worried about him when this first happened… we just want him home now.' Brad's loved ones have received no updates or information about his disappearance since Friday. Some relatives have traveled to the HTR TX Hill Country RV Park & Campground, where Brad and Tina were camped, but found no trace of him or the couple's RV. 'Everything was swept away,' said the source. Tina, meanwhile, is currently recovering in the hospital. The source said her condition is stable but described her as being 'pretty banged up.' Her sister, Julia Schwenk Purnell, told the Houston Chronicle that Tina suffered scratches, bruises, hypothermia, a punctured lung, and a ripped lip, but she was expected to be released from the hospital on Monday. There was also so much debris in her hair that she debated shaving it off, Purnell said. Recounting her siblings' remarkable fight for survival, Purnell told the outlet that Tina clawed at anything she could reach after she was swept up in the current away from Brad. 'She said, 'I'm not going to die today,'' said Purnell. Footage shared with the Chronicle showed Tina trudging up the shore, shoeless, assisted by a group of first responders. Now, she and her family are left waiting for news about Brad. Some family members have sent in photos of tattoos, taken DNA tests, and have even helped first responders look for bodies in the area, according to Purnell. A desperate search and rescue operation remains ongoing across the area as further forecasted rainfall threatens additional catastrophe. The flooding began late Thursday after 12 inches of rain fell across the Texas Hill Country, rapidly overwhelming the Guadalupe River, causing it to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes. Kerr County was hit hardest by the floods. There, authorities have found the bodies of 75 people, including 27 children, Sheriff Larry Leitha said Monday morning. Fatalities in nearby counties brought the total number of deaths to 94 as of Monday afternoon. The total death toll is expected to soar into triple figures in the coming days. As of Monday afternoon, 10 girls and a counselor are still unaccounted for at Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the Guadalupe River. 'We have been in communication with local and state authorities who are tirelessly deploying extensive resources to search for our missing girls,' the camp said in a statement. Officials have come under scrutiny over why residents and youth summer camps along the river were not alerted sooner or told to evacuate. The first weather warning was issued at 1.18pm on July 3, but framed the incoming rainfall as only a 'moderate' storm. The National Weather Service escalated the alert to a flash flood warning at 1am Friday, followed by a more serious Flash Flood Emergency by 4.30am. But by this point, water was already pouring into families' homes - and in some cases ripping them from their foundations. Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice said during a Monday news conference that he did not immediately know if there had been any communication between law enforcement and the summer camps between 1am and 4am on Friday. However, Rice said various factors, including spotty cell service in some of the more rural areas of Kerr County and cell towers that might have gone out of service during the weather, could have hindered communication. Authorities vowed that after the search and rescue mission concludes, a full examination will take place to determine whether enough warnings were issued and why some camps did not evacuate or move to higher ground in areas long vulnerable to flooding. Many Texans have blamed authorities' slow response for being the reason the floods have proved so deadly. Around 600 staffers were recently dismissed from the National Weather Service's workforce as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping cuts to federal services. NWS had recently begun the process of hiring 100 new employees. Trump has also proposed cuts to FEMA and NOAA, federal agencies that conduct climate research and help prepare states for natural disasters. The president signed a major disaster declaration Sunday for Kerr County and said he would likely visit Friday. Trump declined to comment when asked if he was still planning to phase out FEMA, but said he isn't planning on rehiring any of the federal meteorologists that were axed as part of his spending cuts. 'This was a thing that happened in seconds. Nobody expected it,' he said. Rescue teams are frantically searching for missing victims, including 10 girls and a counselor who were at Camp Mystic (pictured), a Christian summer camp along the river in Kerr County The Texas Hill Country in the central part of the state is naturally prone to flash flooding due to the dry dirt-packed areas where the soil lets rain skid along the surface of the landscape instead of soaking it up. Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, denied that the government cuts in any way contributed to Friday's disaster. 'There's a time to have political fights, there's a time to disagree. This is not that time,' Cruz said. 'There will be a time to find out what could have been done differently. My hope is in time we learn some lessons to implement the next time there is a flood.' Survivors have described the floods as a 'pitch black wall of death' and said they received no emergency warnings. The flash floods have erased campgrounds and torn homes from their foundations. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, who lives along the Guadalupe River, said Saturday that 'nobody saw this coming.' 'It's going to be a long time before we're ever able to clean it up, much less rebuild it,' said Kelly.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Former Volunteer Firefighter Reportedly Missing but Wife Found Alive After Clinging to Trees in Texas Flood Disaster
A former volunteer firefighter is missing and his wife has been found safe after they were caught in the Texas flooding disaster while camping on Friday, July 4 Both Brad and Tina Perry clung to trees when their RV was swept away while they camped in Kerrville, friends told a local news outlet Brad has not been heard from since he spoke with his son briefly on the phone during the flood, while Tina was found alive and hospitalizedA former volunteer firefighter is still missing but his wife has been found safe after they both clung to trees when deadly floodwater came through Texas' Hill Country, according to friends. Brad and Tina Perry, of League City, were camping in their RV in Kerrville when the rain-swollen waters rose early in the morning on Friday, July 4, friends Steven and Debbie Whatley told CBS affiliate KHOU. Around 5 a.m. local time, Brad, 49, told the friends that he was forced to climb on top of a tree when water swept away the RV, according to the Whatleys. Debbie said the couple's youngest son, who is 18 years old, was able to briefly speak to his dad on the phone after receiving a 911 alert from Brad's phone. The son, according to Debbie, said his dad was breathing in a 'labored' manner as he told him, 'I'm in a tree. Your mom is gone. I got to go.' Brad has not been heard from since. Brad previously worked as a volunteer firefighter for League City, the Whatleys told KHOU. They said he worked in swift water rescue while with the department. Tina, 52, was later found clinging to a tree and yelling for help, another family friend said. She was transported to a local hospital with a broken rib and punctured lung. Kerr County, where Kerrville is located, was hit the hardest by the floods: Authorities say approximately 70 people, at least, have died and another 11 people remain missing after the flash flooding disaster, according to the Associated Press and CBS News. At a midday news conference on Sunday, July 6, officials said 38 adults and 21 children were among the rising death toll; 18 adults and four children have yet to be identified. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared Sunday as a day of prayer 'for the healing of individuals, safety of our first responders and public safety officers, rebuilding communities, and restoration of the region struck by this disaster." 'Texans are known for their faith, strength, and resilience,' Abbott said in a statement. 'Even as floodwaters raged, neighbors rushed in to rescue, comfort, and bring hope. In times of loss, we turn to God for comfort, healing, and strength.' He continued, 'I urge every Texan to join me in prayer this Sunday—for the lives lost, for those still missing, for the recovery of our communities, and for the safety of those on the front lines.' Read the original article on People
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Former Volunteer Firefighter Reportedly Missing but Wife Found Alive After Clinging to Trees in Texas Flood Disaster
A former volunteer firefighter is missing and his wife has been found safe after they were caught in the Texas flooding disaster while camping on Friday, July 4 Both Brad and Tina Perry clung to trees when their RV was swept away while they camped in Kerrville, friends told a local news outlet Brad has not been heard from since he spoke with his son briefly on the phone during the flood, while Tina was found alive and hospitalizedA former volunteer firefighter is still missing but his wife has been found safe after they both clung to trees when deadly floodwater came through Texas' Hill Country, according to friends. Brad and Tina Perry, of League City, were camping in their RV in Kerrville when the rain-swollen waters rose early in the morning on Friday, July 4, friends Steven and Debbie Whatley told CBS affiliate KHOU. Around 5 a.m. local time, Brad, 49, told the friends that he was forced to climb on top of a tree when water swept away the RV, according to the Whatleys. Debbie said the couple's youngest son, who is 18 years old, was able to briefly speak to his dad on the phone after receiving a 911 alert from Brad's phone. The son, according to Debbie, said his dad was breathing in a 'labored' manner as he told him, 'I'm in a tree. Your mom is gone. I got to go.' Brad has not been heard from since. Brad previously worked as a volunteer firefighter for League City, the Whatleys told KHOU. They said he worked in swift water rescue while with the department. Tina, 52, was later found clinging to a tree and yelling for help, another family friend said. She was transported to a local hospital with a broken rib and punctured lung. Kerr County, where Kerrville is located, was hit the hardest by the floods: Authorities say approximately 70 people, at least, have died and another 11 people remain missing after the flash flooding disaster, according to the Associated Press and CBS News. At a midday news conference on Sunday, July 6, officials said 38 adults and 21 children were among the rising death toll; 18 adults and four children have yet to be identified. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared Sunday as a day of prayer 'for the healing of individuals, safety of our first responders and public safety officers, rebuilding communities, and restoration of the region struck by this disaster." 'Texans are known for their faith, strength, and resilience,' Abbott said in a statement. 'Even as floodwaters raged, neighbors rushed in to rescue, comfort, and bring hope. In times of loss, we turn to God for comfort, healing, and strength.' He continued, 'I urge every Texan to join me in prayer this Sunday—for the lives lost, for those still missing, for the recovery of our communities, and for the safety of those on the front lines.' Read the original article on People
