The Greater Houston Black Chamber Announces Pinnacle Award Finalists in Honor of the 24th Annual Celebration of Black Business Excellence
Houston, TX – September 6, 2018 – The Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) announced the finalists for its coveted Pinnacle…
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Mahershala Ali’s New Film Green Book Wins Top Award at 2018 Toronto International Film Festival as Black Films and Artists Thrive at TIFF
by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Nearly 500,000 film lovers flocked to the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival…
Arthur Mitchell: Ballet Legend and Pioneer Dies at 84
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Leading one of the largest school districts in the nation – one that encompasses over 300 square miles and 214,000…
HBCU Millennials Energized to Vote!
By Lauren Poteat, NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent During the contentious 2016 presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, voter…
Rising Houston Star Actor Kedrick Brown to feature in Oscar Award Winning Cuba Gooding Jr. Directing Debut
Emerging Houston Actor Kedrick Brown is not Lebron James, but he is taking his acting talents to the Houston Independent…
Ramona J. Smith, 2018 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking
By d-mars.com News Provider With a speech titled “Still Standing,” Ramona J. Smith, a high school teacher from Houston, Texas,…
Black American Political Victories Sweep Nation
By D-mars.com News Provider Across the United States in the 2018 election primaries, Black American political leaders are scoring historical…
Hire Houston Youth Program Provides 7,500 Summer Jobs
Houstonians know that the youth of our city hold the future in their hands. They are our next innovators, trailblazers,…
Back to School Readiness and Success
Approximately 55 million students in the U.S. will head back to class soon. From dealing with first-day jitters to shopping…
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