City of Houston Mayor’s Office Media Release Date: 04/30/2018 HOUSTON – Mayor Sylvester Turner declared the week of April 29th to May 5th as National Small Business Week in Houston. “Today, we come together to recognize and celebrate our small business community, which is the backbone of this great city,” Mayor Turner said. The mayor notes the importance of entrepreneurship and…
Media Contact: Crystal Edwards crystalbedwards54@gmail.com 832-388-1039 Edison Arts Foundation Honors first African-American Principal Dancer of The Houston Ballet…Lauren Anderson, While Raising Funds to Train Future Greats HOUSTON, TX, MAY 2018 – On May 5, 2018, the Edison Arts Foundation will host Tutus and Tuxes, a fundraising Gala, at the Missouri City Community Center. The event,…
By Charlotte A. Jackson There have been so roads that I have traveled that I would not wish on anyone. I started to say, I would not wish on my worst enemy, but then I thought about it, and I pray I have no enemies. This has been a stressful time in my life and…
By: Keyana Pratt Introducing the new President and CEO of the Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC), Jeffrey D. Wallace. Dedicated to public service and uplifting his community, Wallace has served in several community leadership positions including: Director of Client and Community Service for the Gulf Coast Community Services Association, Outreach Program Administrator for Shell Oil…
By: Alexis Wagner After a hard-fought battle with stiff competition, Houston minority-owned small business, Decision Information Resources, Inc. (DIR), has won a $16 million dollar contract to provide data collection, analysis, and performance measurement support to the National Office of Job Corps in the US Department of Labor. They only had five days to bid…
Hard work has been a cornerstone of Kenneth Earl Lloyd’s life for as long as he can remember. So, it’s no surprise, he’d take that work ethic into everything he does. As the Vice President of North American Sales for Total Life Changes, a leading international network marketing company and one of the fastest-growing companies…
Recently, Ford Motor Company, in partnership with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, honored the Unsung Heroes of Hurricane Harvey in the Houston African American community. In every community there are people who go above and beyond to positively impact countless lives. Their stories deserve recognition. Ford Freedom Unsung celebrates these extraordinary individuals and organizations within…
Mayor Sylvester Turner accepted the immediate resignation of Press Secretary Darian Ward and appointed Mary Benton to serve as interim press secretary. “Darian Ward served the city as a key communicator for many years and has our thanks for working in public service,” the mayor said. “I hope she is successful in her next endeavors.”…
Institute expands universities online learning and not-for-credit certificate offerings Texas Southern University’s Office of Continuing Education has increased its online certificate programming with the addition of the Attorney Ricky Anderson Entertainment Law Institute Virtual Campus (ARAELI). The institute’s e-learning certificates are designed to prepare students and lifelong learners for today’s competitive global entertainment and media…
HOUSTON – Young and upcoming tennis athletes and fashion designers are scheduled to compete and be inspired at two day event EAT. PLAY. LOVE. hosted by Houston’s very own former Olympian and philanthropist, Zina Garrison, and fellow former Olympian, Martina Navratilova at a three of Houston’s most spacious and luxurious homes located in the Memorial…
McDonald’s near NRG Stadium hosted 200 underserved children for an appearance from special guests Grimace, Hamburglar, and Birdie Two hundred local children received new bicycles courtesy of the Black McDonald’s Owner/Operators Association of Greater Houston (BMOA) at the McDonald’s located at 1619 S. Loop West on Saturday, Feb. 10. The children and their families took pictures…
The Imani Dads’ Club was started by a group of fathers to showcase the positive representation of fathers in the African American community. As the discussion about the representation of African Americans as superheroes continues with the recent debut of Marvel’s “Black Panther”, the Imani School Dads’ Club attended the kids’ classes to showcase how…
BEE FIT FOODS is your lifeline to a healthy and fit lifestyle! ~ Billyssia Pierce January is the month to make a fresh start and to conquer some of those mountains that have been standing in the way of our nutritional success in the past year. Why not get fit with BEE FIT FOODS? Billyssia…
January 2017, entrepreneur Deidre Mathis, won her first business pitch of the year at the Texas Black Expo, taking 2nd place and $1,500. Soon after, she beat out dozens of teams to win 3rd place and $4,000 during the Houston Community College Business Plan Competition. She went on to take 1st place with both the Houston Liftoff Business Pitch Competition, winning $10,000 and the…
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…
A resident of Houston’s historical Third Ward, a graduate of Prairie View A&M University and a graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University are just a few things that describe Attorney Charles Collins. But there’s so much more. He currently serves as Managing Attorney for the Texas Title IVD Child…
By Valerie Jones There are some people who become content after they achieve a certain level of success. And then there are people like Carla Lane. Lane is the president and CEO of LaneStaffing, the largest minority-owned employment solutions provider in the southwest United States. That designation wasn’t easy to get. Coming on in 2003…
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Our Top 50 Black Professionals and Entrepreneurs Awards Ceremony takes place in February and honors Houston and surrounding areas’ corporate, civic and nonprofit leaders. In conjunction with the awards ceremony, we publish the Top 50 Black P&E directory, printed on glossy pages with photos and bios of our award recipients. The directory not only serves…