On the heels of the 2019 Year of Return, Experts Weigh in on the Benefits of Returning to the Motherland HOUSTON, TX – Feb 5, 2020 – Houston International Trade Development Council and the Liberian Association of Greater Houston announce Point of Return Liberia: African History and Society Series, a discussion on African American history and its…
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…
My Truth By Cheryl Smith, Publisher of, I Messenger Media L.L.C. / Texas Metro News I’ve always heard that one man’s Heaven is another’s hell. While one group is celebrating Juneteenth, the other side was bemoaning the ending of slavery. That’s pretty much the way it is with Thanksgiving. Now, November is significant for a…
Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital curriculum resources, content, and professional development for K-12 classrooms nationwide, has announced the creation of a STEM Careers Coalition. Officials said the initiative will help educators develop a pipeline of students who are interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields. It will also provide no-cost resources to students and…
The Bay Area is the most progressive bastion of the historically liberal state of California (although the sweep towards gentrification may soon turn the political tide in the opposite direction) and none of the cities and towns within it upholds the standard of progressiveness higher than the East Bay municipality of Berkeley. One relatively unsung…
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…
Houston nonprofit iWRITE Literacy Organization honored 100 student authors and illustrators on Saturday at the 10th Anniversary iWRITE Luncheon & Book Signing. The event focused on stories on international culture and honored seven women who exemplify global leadership and represent the seven continents of the world. Honorees included Alex Blair, Dr. Seun Adigun, Lisa Helfman,…
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…
1.How did acting become such an important part of your life? Acting was never actually a dream of mine. I was 12 years old when I got my first chance at the stage. I played numerous roles in the play Rumpelstiltskin at Abell Jr. High School. After the show my speech and drama teacher…
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…
Hurricane Harvey: Reaction, Recovery, Resiliency Under Mayor Turner’s direction the city’s recovery work included: Opening and operations the George R. Brown Convention Center as an impromptu shelter that held as many as 12,000 people benefiting from services by thousands of volunteers and the American Red Cross. Creating and operating Neighborhood Recovery Centers, which became one-stop…
Local nonprofit Kids’ Meals kicked off its annual Hunger Free Summer initiative in June in an effort to provide hundreds of thousands of nutritious meals to children in underserved communities. Local McDonald’s owner/operators stepped in to support the summer-long program, which runs through August 31 and raises funds and awareness for Kids’ Meals’ mission to…
Chelsea “C.J.” Jenkins is a certified personal trainer and holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Education from the University of Houston. This vision has been a long time in the works. However, if Jenkins had been asked last year at this time if she believed she would be the CEO/Founder/Owner…
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….
It has been said thousands if not millions of times in the U.S., across North America and throughout the world that running a small business is challenging and is not for the faint hearted. From dotcoms that start out with lots of venture capital money to donut shops like Billy’s Donuts in Missouri City, Texas…
(BPT) – In keeping with tradition this time of year, parents across America are getting ready to celebrate the graduation achievements of their children, nieces, nephews and other friends and relatives. Many will be moving forward from preschool, elementary school or middle school. A whopping 3.3 million will graduate from high school. And at the…
(BPT) – Math, science, history and … coding? For today’s students, learning how to code is becoming just as important as learning how to read. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says computer science is the fastest growing profession within the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) field. They also project that, by 2020, there will…
My father always told me I needed to, “pay my dues” in life and I never truly understood what that meant and why I needed to. My life was planned: you go to school, you go to college, you graduate, and you get a good job. I learned the hard way that life isn’t a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Steve Scheffler 713-313-7421 281-851-1690 [cell] Steve.Scheffler@tsu.edu Texas Southern University Announces 2019 – 2020 Campus Royalty HOUSTON (May 1, 2019) – Texas Southern University is pleased to announce its Campus Royalty for the 2019-2020 academic school year. Adonis Warren, a junior journalism major from Los Angeles, California will serve as Mister Texas…
Signature education program and new industry-leading collaboration with AARP to connect candidates from multiple generations with more opportunities HOUSTON, April 25, 2019 – McDonald’s and its independent franchisees across Texas are expecting to hire approximately 26,500 restaurant employees to better serve customers this busy summer season, including 3,000 in Houston. McDonald’s provides a…