The late Langston Hughes created a masterful body of poetry in the 20th Century that spoke about and to Black America’s unique experiences. Also an author and playwright, his words in all media pricked our consciousness to wonder and ponder how we someh ...
On Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 6:00 pm the Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) will host its 23rd annual Pinnacle Awards ceremony at the Marriott Marquis, located at 1777 Walker Street. The Pinnacle Award is regarded as the most prestigious award besto ...
A group of Capitol Hill lawmakers are combining efforts and influence to legislatively crack down on predatory lending nationwide. Seventeen members of the U.S. House and eight U.S. Senators are supporting companion bills that would slash the cost of payd ...
Rates of discrimination against African Americans in field experiments of hiring did not decline from 1990 to 2015, according to the largest and most comprehensive meta-analysis of its kind. “It is often suggested that prejudice and discrimination a ...
Record-breaking, back-to-back hurricanes in Houston and Florida brought unprecedented winds and rains affecting millions of Americans. Yet another storm just as brutal, but financial in nature, is raging and affects at least 143 million Americans: that’ ...
Wells Fargo recently named one Grand Prize Winner and three finalists in its Wells Fargo Works for Small Business®: Neighborhood Renovation Program Contest, which ran from May 1 – June 16, 2017. The four winning businesses will each receive a physical ...
Wells Fargo recently announced that it is donating $1 million to support those affected by Hurricane Harvey and the extensive flooding in its wake. Wells Fargo is donating $500,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, and an additional $500,000 ...
ABOVE: The New York insurance company hosted a panel discussion on the racial wealth gap in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) The New York Life insurance company recently hosted a panel discussion on bridging the racial wealth gap in Washington, D ...
The song, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” may have been recorded decades ago first by Otis Redding and later by the Rolling Stones, but its message is still true today. Its lyrics, “I’ve tried, and tried” strike a resonant chord ...
The Houston First Corporation recently announced the following new members to its board of directors: Sofia Adrogué, senior counsel at Gray Reed; Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock, director of local relations at CenterPoint Energy; Ryan Martin, associate at Vinso ...
