Search Results for: volunteer

Comerica Bank Names Irvin Ashford, Jr. Chief Community Officer

Comerica Bank Names Irvin Ashford, Jr. Chief Community Officer

ByErica Ponder

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…

AfroComicCon offers a platform for diversity in pop culture

AfroComicCon offers a platform for diversity in pop culture

ByErica Ponder

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…

Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Major Accomplishments

Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Major Accomplishments

ByErica Ponder

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…

For a chance to win free tickets, to Bayou City Art Festival Downtown, October 12 &13, email contact@d-mars.com. Contest ends October 11th at 3pm!
| |

For a chance to win free tickets, to Bayou City Art Festival Downtown, October 12 &13, email contact@d-mars.com. Contest ends October 11th at 3pm!

ByErica Ponder

For a chance to win free tickets, to Bayou City Art Festival Downtown, October 12 &13, email contact@d-mars.com. Contest ends October 11th at 3pm! About Bayou City Art Festival: Now in its 48th year since the founding of the Westheimer Art Festival, now known as Bayou City Art Festival, the Art Colony Association, Inc. has…

Addressing the needs of caregivers helping our military, veteran heroes

Addressing the needs of caregivers helping our military, veteran heroes

ByErica Ponder

(BPT) – “You’re sitting at home one night and get a phone call that your husband is being medevaced and he’s coming home. They said it was for spinal injuries,” recalled Mandy Spooneybarger, 36, caregiver to her husband, Charles, an Army veteran. “You have to live in your new normal. It’s stressful. It’s isolating. You…

MCTX 5th Annual Black History Month Celebrations Feature: Poetry Slam, Artist Amy Cassidy, Historian Sam Collins III, A Business Showcase, Comedian Ali Siddiq, Food & Music

MCTX 5th Annual Black History Month Celebrations Feature: Poetry Slam, Artist Amy Cassidy, Historian Sam Collins III, A Business Showcase, Comedian Ali Siddiq, Food & Music

ByErica Ponder

The festivities will kick off on Feb. 13 with “An Arts & Cultural Showcase/Discussion” in the premier Visitors Center, 1522 Texas Pkwy. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Guests will enjoy discussions with historian Sam Collins III who serves with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Bryan Museum, and the Ruby Bridges Foundation; and…

Three Proven Tips for Businesses to Strategically Network for Success in the new year

Three Proven Tips for Businesses to Strategically Network for Success in the new year

ByErica Ponder

A few weeks ago, I attended a couple of networking events – one was the City of Houston’s Meet the Buyers and the other was a Contractors Association’s holiday party.  During the City’s event, a business participant says to me, “Helen, I see you everywhere.  You really get around.  Can you introduce me to the…

Houston’s “Original” MLK, Jr. Parade is One Month Away: Just a Few Weeks Left to Register
|

Houston’s “Original” MLK, Jr. Parade is One Month Away: Just a Few Weeks Left to Register

ByErica Ponder

Houston, TX, December 21, 2018 — Houstonians and visitors to the Bayou City now have the chance to ring in the new year and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a commemorative parade and community activities. The Houston Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade Foundation, Inc. and Black Heritage Society will host…

Houston’s “Original” MLK, Jr. Parade Teams Up with the City of Houston and Black Heritage Society for its 41st Celebration

Houston’s “Original” MLK, Jr. Parade Teams Up with the City of Houston and Black Heritage Society for its 41st Celebration

ByErica Ponder

Houston, TX, October 10, 2018 — Houstonians and visitors to the Bayou City now have the chance to ring in the new year and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a commemorative parade and community activities. The Houston Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade Foundation, Inc. and Black Heritage Society will host…

Houston’s “Original” MLK, Jr. Parade Teams Up with the City of Houston and Black Heritage Society for its 41st Celebration

Houston’s “Original” MLK, Jr. Parade Teams Up with the City of Houston and Black Heritage Society for its 41st Celebration

ByErica Ponder

Houston, TX, October 1, 2018 — Houstonians and visitors to the Bayou City now have the chance to ring in the new year and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a commemorative parade and community activities. The Houston Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade Foundation, Inc. and Black Heritage Society will host…

Vice Mayor Pro-Tem Jerry Davis and HISD Celebrate Literacy Awareness Month

Vice Mayor Pro-Tem Jerry Davis and HISD Celebrate Literacy Awareness Month

ByErica Ponder

Jerry Davis Vice Mayor Pro-Tem City Council Member District B   NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bilal Khan (832) 393-3292 Bilal.khan@houstontx.gov HISD Press Office (713) 556-6393 PressOffice@HoustonISD.org VICE MAYOR PRO-TEM JERRY DAVIS AND HISD CELEBRATE LITERACY AWARENESS MONTH HOUSTON – District B Council Member Jerry Davis, Houston Independent School District (HISD), We Are in…

Optimum Security Professionals is Your First Defender and Responder

Optimum Security Professionals is Your First Defender and Responder

ByErica Ponder

By Dawn Paul Who are the first defenders and responders when it comes to crime prevention and crisis/ incident management? By already being on site, your security officers are your first true defenders and responders assisting police, fire and emergency medical technicians as they arrive on site.  Security officers are highly regarded on local, state, and…

EBA Charitable Foundation and Houston Chapter to Donate Vital Aid to Blue Triangle Community Center Damaged by Hurricane Harvey
|

EBA Charitable Foundation and Houston Chapter to Donate Vital Aid to Blue Triangle Community Center Damaged by Hurricane Harvey

ByErica Ponder

Responding to the devastation created by Hurricane Harvey in Houston in late 2017, the Charitable Foundation of the Energy Bar Association (CFEBA) and the Energy Bar Association’s (EBA) Houston Chapter have teamed up to donate $25,000 to the Blue Triangle Multicultural Association. Blue Triangle, a community center focused on water safety for children that opened…

Reach Back to Push Forward

Reach Back to Push Forward

ByErica Ponder

By: Noel Pinnock In 1766, the world was introduced to the word “rec-i-proc-i-ty”. Reciprocity has known synonyms such as cooperation, exchange, mutuality, or interchange. The short definition can be summed up in two words, “giving back.” In my contribution this month, the emphasis has been placed on the essentials of giving back. I am a…

The Kenny Lloyd Foundation Perpetuating a Legacy of Greatness

The Kenny Lloyd Foundation Perpetuating a Legacy of Greatness

ByErica Ponder

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…

The Inspiration Celebration Holiday Experience presented by McDonald’s Proves Praiseworthy
|

The Inspiration Celebration Holiday Experience presented by McDonald’s Proves Praiseworthy

ByErica Ponder

Recently, d-mars.com attended the Inspiration Celebration Holiday Experience presented by McDonald’s on their tour stop in Houston at the Church Without Walls. And the night was like 24K magic. The star-studded,  powerhouse line-up included the legendary Clark Sisters, Brian Courtney Wilson, Jekalyn Carr, Donald Lawrence and Kirk Franklin.  Also, gracing the stage, gospel artist Dr….