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How Prison Education Programs Transform Lives and Communities
FacebookXEmailLinkedInWhatsAppRedditPinterestby d-mars.com News Provider In 2014, Benito Castro was sentenced to six years in prison for passing bad checks as a result of a gambling habit he’d developed. Today, he’s the director of operations for a grocery store chain and runs freedomrides.org, a non-profit he started that provides transportation for those recently released from prison….
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Tyra Banks to Join Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation’s International Leadership Summit
The Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation (TWEF), along with its founder and visionary leader, Deavra Daughtry and Reggie Van Lee, will host the 20th Annual International Women’s Leadership Summit featuring renowned supermodel and business leader Tyra Banks on April 22 at Hotel ZaZa – Museum District.
Statements from the Edwards family and Mayor Turner on the death of former State Rep. Al Edwards
FacebookXEmailLinkedInWhatsAppRedditPinterestFormer State Representative Al Edwards passed away recently at the age of 83. Edwards was a prominent civil rights activist and, during his 30 plus years as a state representative, was instrumental in passing the legislation to recognize the abolition of slavery in Texas as an annual holiday. The Edwards’ family statement is below, followed…
RECAP: More Than 200 Cars and Motorcycles Participated in the Original MLK Day Parade of Giving Donation Drive
FacebookXEmailLinkedInWhatsAppRedditPinterestHOUSTON (January 18, 2021 ) — Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy and the call for a day of service, the Black Heritage Society and the City of Houston hosted a “Parade of Giving” today from 10 a.m. to noon. As the “Virtual 43rd Annual “Original” Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade” took place online, a drive-thru…
60th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act: Reflecting on Progress and Persistent Challenges
The landmark legislation emerged from a period of intense struggle and demand for the fulfillment of the 14th Amendment’s promise of “equal protection of the laws.”
