HOUSTON-–Praying Single Mothers, a nonprofit organization that supports, empowers, and encourages single mothers. Headquartered in Illinois, founder and CEO LaVeda Jones, this organization has been in existence since 2009. Now extending to meet the needs of more single mothers world-wide, PSM is proud to announce the Houston location. Praying Single Mothers is an organization that builds the families of single
HOUSTON- Sloan Memorial United Methodist Church, a 133 year old congregation in the heart of Houston’s 5th Ward, has embarked upon a “faith-filled journey” in its quest to respond to a call for action that will effectively and efficiently minister to its ever-changing community and congregation. In recent years, the church’s facility has been plagued with numerous structural and foundation
HOUSTON- African-American News&Issues presents Mr. Harol Egans owner of HE Wear. Egans hails from Barrett Station, Texas. He is a graduate of Crosby High School. Egans is also a retired veteran who dedicated 22 years of service in the United States Army. After retiring, Egans made a decision to go into business for himself. Equipped with a sense of savvy
HOUSTON- S/J Construction Company Training Center, located at 1415 North Loop West in Suite 1012, will begin Project Manager/Estimator classes on Monday, May 6th. Enrollment for the classes will be from Monday, March 11th through Friday, April 26th. The application fee is $75. For more information, call 832-322-2187....
ARLINGTON- The second Small Business Briefing conference for FY2013 is set for March 20 in Arlington at the Arlington Convention Center (1200 Ballpark Way, Arlington, TX). Information will be available to help small business owners better understand how to do business with the agency and the State of Texas. Online registration available until March 6th. For more information, call (512)
PEARLAND– In good economic times, business owners want to aggressively grow their companies and maximize their opportunities. Conversely, in challenging economic times, they want to minimize their losses and not lose what they’ve worked so long and hard to create. To that end, Phil and Tahera Lloyd, new owners of the Pearland Growth Coach franchise, are helping businesses in the
By: Roy Douglas Malonson, Publisher Financial Analyst and Advisor, Paul Clitheroe when addressing a group of young entrepreneurs advised to, “Invest in yourself. Your career is the engine of your wealth.” I wholeheartedly agree with him in this aspect. I don’t know very many people who do not want to acquire wealth. However, though they may want it, very many
HOUSTON-African-AmericanNews&Issues presents Ramond Thompson, the owner of Cultural Concepts. He is a native of Detroit, Michigan. In 1974, he graduated from Southern University with a degree in Business Management/Athletics. After a long career with Bishop College and M.B. Smiley (as an Athletic Trainer), Ramond often referred to as “Doc” decided to devote his energy to working full-time printing t-shirts and
By: Rebecca S. Jones HOUSTON– Zinetta A. Burney is a native Houstonian who was born into an era of segregation in 1941. She was the second oldest of four children birthed to John and Thelma Arceneaux. During a time where Blacks did not receive equal treatment, Zinetta was determined to advance to a level of higher learning. Thus, she completed
AUSTIN– Award-winning photographer and photojournalist Eli Reed will be the featured speaker during Huston-Tillotson University’s Tenth Annual W.E.B. DuBois Lecture, scheduled on Thursday, February 21st. Reed will visit with HT students during a master-class and lecture from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. A photography exhibit will be open for viewing at 2:30 p.m. in the Anthony and Louise Viaer-Alumni Hall. Reed