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The Greater Houston Black Chamber Hosted the Coveted Pinnacle and Upstart Awards at the 26th Annual Celebration of Black Business Excellence
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The Greater Houston Black Chamber Hosted the Coveted Pinnacle and Upstart Awards at the 26th Annual Celebration of Black Business Excellence

ByErica Ponder

By d-mars.com News Provider The Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) held its 26th Annual Pinnacle Awards, Saturday, October 24, 2020, where several of Houston’s best and most promising Black-owned businesses received high honors.  The GHBC Pinnacle Awards recognizes leading African-American entrepreneurs for their success in business and their positive impact on the communities and industries…

NNPA Teams with Magic Johnson to Fund Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
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NNPA Teams with Magic Johnson to Fund Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

ByErica Ponder

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) announced today that he and the NNPA have agreed to assist the efforts of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, majority owner of EquiTrust, the nation’s largest minority-owned insurance company, and MBE Capital Partners (MBECP), the largest certified minority-owned asset-based lender, in funding…

Nearly 500 Small Businesses File Bankruptcy Using Increased Eligibility Limit Since February
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Nearly 500 Small Businesses File Bankruptcy Using Increased Eligibility Limit Since February

ByErica Ponder

New statistical table and analysis available on the American Banking Institute’s (ABI) SBRA Resources website show that 471 small businesses have elected to file for bankruptcy relief under new subchapter V to chapter 11 of the Code since it was enacted. The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) took effect on February 19, 2020, to provide a…

Taking Action: Houston’s Response to the Life and Death of George Floyd – June, 2020

Taking Action: Houston’s Response to the Life and Death of George Floyd – June, 2020

ByErica Ponder

A Special Message from our President and CEO On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered after being pinned on the ground under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. His last words, “I can’t breathe,” have become an infamous mark throughout the protests that erupted across the world…

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BEYONCÉ’S BEYGOOD TEAMS UP WITH MS.TINA KNOWLES LAWSON TO SUPPORT COVID-19 MOBILE TESTING RELIEF IN #IDIDMYPART CAMPAIGN IN HOUSTON, TEXAS

ByErica Ponder

CAMPAIGN CREATED TO START A MOVEMENT TO ENCOURAGE BLACK COMMUNITIES TO PRIORITIZE HEALTH IN THE WAKE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC TYLER PERRY HAS ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE TO DO THE SAME IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND WILL CHALLENGE ANOTHER CELEBRITY TO CONTINUE THE MOVEMENT IN THEIR CITY #IDIDMYPART Mobile Testing Relief Scheduled for Friday, May 8th and…

Report: Companies Owned by Women of Color Account for 89 Percent of All New Women-Owned Businesses

Report: Companies Owned by Women of Color Account for 89 Percent of All New Women-Owned Businesses

ByErica Ponder

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Crystal Etienne is a businesswoman, wife, and mother of two children. She’s also the founder of Ruby Love, a $10 million personal care company that she built in just four years. “My dream was to always work for myself,” Etienne, a New York native, stated in an…

Building A Powerful Black Media Based on Human Rights

Building A Powerful Black Media Based on Human Rights

ByErica Ponder

By Roger Caldwell, NNPA Newswire Contributor It is now 2020, and Black-owned media in America is struggling to stay alive, and many in mainstream media believe Black media is not necessary. “Black ownership is dying,” said Armstrong Williams, whose Howard Stirk Holdings owns seven of the Black-owned commercial television stations. “Newspaper ownership, radio ownership –…

Houston First Celebrates Black History Month
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Houston First Celebrates Black History Month

ByErica Ponder

Houston (January 30, 2020) – Houston First Corporation is proud to celebrate Black History Month with a number of events and activities, all of which are free and open to the public. As the destination management organization for the city, part of our mission is to promote the Houston region globally, and to enhance the…

OLD FOLKS SAYINGS: “A Sharp Tongue Cuts from the Inside Out”
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OLD FOLKS SAYINGS: “A Sharp Tongue Cuts from the Inside Out”

ByErica Ponder

Spiritually Speaking… By James A. Washington, Publisher, The Dallas Weekly Growing up, I was never a student of the Bible even though I grew up surrounded by the best kind of Christians there were: the love-filled family kind. I believe I am now being constantly moved by the Holy Spirit (I hope) to see the…

City of Houston Announces Winners of Liftoff

ByErica Ponder

HOUSTON (November 13, 2019) – Three aspiring entrepreneurs earned a vote of confidence and $10,000 in start-up capital on Saturday as the winners of the 2019 Liftoff Houston! Start-up Business Plan Competition.   After roughly six months of workshops and mentoring, nine finalists competed in the Shark Tank style Pitch Day to win $10,000 towards starting their own businesses…

City of Houston Announces Winners of Liftoff Houston! Pitch Day 2019 Start-Up Business Plan Competition
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City of Houston Announces Winners of Liftoff Houston! Pitch Day 2019 Start-Up Business Plan Competition

ByErica Ponder

HOUSTON (November 13, 2019) – Three aspiring entrepreneurs earned a vote of confidence and $10,000 in start-up capital on Saturday as the winners of the 2019 Liftoff Houston! Start-up Business Plan Competition.   After roughly six months of workshops and mentoring, nine finalists competed in the Shark Tank style Pitch Day to win $10,000 towards starting their own businesses…

City of Houston Announces Liftoff Houston! Pitch Day 2019 Start-Up Business Plan Competition Finals | November 9, 2019

City of Houston Announces Liftoff Houston! Pitch Day 2019 Start-Up Business Plan Competition Finals | November 9, 2019

ByErica Ponder

HOUSTON (November 5, 2019) – Sponsored by Capital One Bank in partnership with the Houston Public Library (HPL) and the Office of Business Opportunity’s (OBO), the Liftoff Houston! Start-up Business Plan Competition 2019 will be held Saturday, Nov. 9. Nine Houston potential start-up businesses will compete, with the top three winners each winning $10,000 to…

Awakening of a “New Renaissance”
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Awakening of a “New Renaissance”

ByErica Ponder

By Shelondra Peavy According to Wikipedia, the Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New York, spanning the 1920s. During this era, it was also known as the “New Negro Movement”, named after The New Negro, a 1925 anthology edited by Alain Locke. As a professor at Howard University during…

The Ensemble Theatre Elevates the Life of Josephine Baker in Season Finale Musical “Josephine Tonight”

The Ensemble Theatre Elevates the Life of Josephine Baker in Season Finale Musical “Josephine Tonight”

ByErica Ponder

Houston Native and Broadway Actress DeQuina Moore to Star in Title Role HOUSTON (June 12, 2019) – The Ensemble Theatre elevates the life of Josephine Baker in season finale biographic musical Josephine Tonight, starring actress DeQuina Moore, with opening night and media reception, Thursday, June 27, 2019, 6:30 p.m. 3535 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002….

Black History Month: Two Centuries of Black History and the Black Press
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Black History Month: Two Centuries of Black History and the Black Press

ByErica Ponder

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent In the March 2018 story, “Race News: Chronicling the Black Press and fight for Justice,” journalist Tony Pecinovsky noted that the rocky relationship between journalism and the struggle for African-American equality, like any other courtship, is full of ebbs and flows, fluctuations that often times mirror larger societal…

Radio One – Houston Kicks Off Inaugural “Opportunity Expo”

Radio One – Houston Kicks Off Inaugural “Opportunity Expo”

ByErica Ponder

Radio One – Houston’s 97.9 The Box, Majic 102.1, and 92.1 Radio Now announce their inaugural “Opportunity Expo” (Opp Ex) career development and recruitment fair to meet the needs of Houston employers and job seekers Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The fair will include panel discussions, intimate workshops, and…