As we stand on the threshold of International Women’s Day and embark on the journey of Women’s History Month, it’s crucial to pause and ponder the amazing strides we’ve made and the noticeable obstacles that still lie ahead.
By: d-mars.com News Provider Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Founded in 2019 by three Black women, Fearless Fund has championed economic empowerment and opportunity for women of color. Their flagship initiative, the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, has provided substantial financial support to Black women entrepreneurs, with awards reaching up to $20,000. However,…
We hear the term “women’s empowerment,” but do we really stand on it? Backbiting, catfights, and jealousy seem to be the norm depicted on reality TV and in the media when it comes to women and their circles. But Charlene Taylor, the founder, owner, and CEO of Sexy Diva World, Inc.,successfully leads this global movement…
With the help of several women and community leaders, Emancipation Park was founded in 1872 by four formerly enslaved men: Reverend Jack Yates, Richard Allen, Richard Brock, and Reverend Elias Dibble. These men, along with members of the Third and Fourth Ward communities, gathered about $800 to purchase ten acres of land as a place…
Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI) has remained a necessary resource locally and nationally, helping to fight breast cancer in the African American community for nearly three decades. Founder and CEO Karen Eubanks Jackson is a 28-year four-time breast cancer survivor and author who is recognized nationally as a true visionary and national leader in the Black…
2021 TOP P&E Tami Vienn Allen, affectionately known as ‘The Relationship Coach’, is a native Houstonian who started her entrepreneurial journey at 23 years old in the hair business. Allen comes from a family of entrepreneurs including her parents who inspired her to open her first salon, Elige Salon, in February of 1999, the first…
2021 LIVING LEGEND Mya Smith-Edmonds, a native of Houston, Texas, is the first female African-American next generation McDonald’s owner/operator, owning seven McDonald’s restaurants in Central Indiana. She serves as a board member for the Greater Indiana Operators, president and secretary of the Central Indiana Black McDonald’s Operators Association and has earned the Trailblazer Award for…
HONOREE DIRECTORY AND BIOGRAPHIES List of Honorees Alphabetical by Last Name Wanda Adams | HISD Trustee Dist. 9 | Community Hero Bun B | Recording Arist | Community Hero Lucious Barnum | Pennum Industries, LLC | Trailblazer Floyd Batiste | City of Port Arthur Economic Development Corporation | Trailblazer Teena Bell | Dresser-Rand (D-R) |…
Honoree Directory and Biographies List of Honorees Alphabetical by Last Name Byron Alfred | VB Attorneys | Super Trailblazer James H. Allen | Knowledge-First Empowerment Center | Super P&E Victor Allotey | The Empire State Group | Top P&E Cedric Ballard | Cedric Ballard Ministries | Super P&E Stacy Bowers | State Farm | Top…
President and CEO For more than 20 years, Keith J. Davis, Sr., also known as “MR. D-MARS,” has worked in advertising, marketing, media and communication. president and ceo For more than 20 years, Keith “MR. D-MARS” Davis, Sr. has worked in advertising, marketing, media and communication. As President and CEO of Vaskey Media Group, Inc.,…
DALLAS, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Comerica Bank has named Irvin Ashford, Jr., its new Chief Community Officer. Ashford, will be responsible for community reinvestment nationally and all associated activities, including development, lending, community investments, volunteerism and data analysis. Additionally, he will lead Comerica’s diversity business resource groups. Ashford previously served as Comerica’s National Director of Financial Education and…
For more than 20 years, Keith J. Davis, Sr., also known as “MR. D-MARS,” has worked in advertising, marketing, media and communication. As President and CEO of Vaskey Media Group, Inc., he has spearheaded campaigns for many local and national brands as well as many well-respected business owners and community leaders. As a United States…
Houston self-made business woman and communityleader, Deavra Daughtry, recently graduatedwith a certificate from the exclusive Owner/President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School alongside international businessowners. Participants represent a diverserange of organizations from around the world and hold dual roles as owner and CEO or Managing Director of firms with annual sales ranging from severalmillion…
On September 15th at the Brooklyn Kings Theatre, comedian, actress and Emmy Award-winning host of “The Real” Loni Love and special guests founder of Starfish Media and Emmy Award-winning journalists Soledad O’Brien and American radio and television personality La La Anthony teamed up for the 2nd annual Finding Ashley Stewart 2018 Finale to celebrate the Ashley Stewart community, women’s empowerment, education…
YOU ARE A QUEEN FOUNDATION BACK-TO-SCHOOL STUDENT APPRECIATION DAY AUGUST 6, 2018 – HOUSTON, TX. – On Sunday, August 19, 2018, nonprofit organizations “You Are a Queen” and “KingsIIKings” in collaboration with Franklin Beauty School and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, will host its 1st Annual Student Appreciation Day for the City of Houston benefiting students…
Essence Magazine, Once Again, Black-Owned after Purchase by Sundial Brands Founder Richelieu Dennis By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In a deal that reestablishes Essence magazine as a totally, Black and independently-owned entity, Sundial Brands founder Richelieu Dennis recently announced the purchase of Essence Communications from Time Inc. The Essence Communications deal also comes…