Sam Houston

Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to erase history from the classroom

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Saturday, June 17, 2023

The 182,566 enslaved African Americans in Texas had finally won their freedom.

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  • The 182,566 enslaved African Americans in Texas had finally won their freedom.
  • He had long served as the enslaved servant of Gen. Sam Houston, the most well-known military and political leader in Texas.
  • If Juneteenth meant anything, it meant at least that Joshua Houston and his family were free.
  • Indeed, the radical promise of Juneteenth is embodied in the community activism of Joshua Houston and the educational career of his son Samuel Walker Houston.

The violent white reaction to Black political power

    • In 1878 and 1882, a Republican coalition of Black and white voters opposed to conservative Democratic rule elected Houston as the county’s first Black county commissioner, a powerful position in local governance.
    • In the two decades following emancipation, 52 Black men served in the state Legislature or the state’s constitutional conventions.
    • Opposition to Black freedom had been a powerful force in the state’s political culture since emancipation.
    • Later, in the 1880s, attacks on Black elected officials, their white political allies and Black voters escalated dramatically.

Like father, like son

    • On an unknown date, a few years after Juneteenth, Joshua Houston’s son Samuel Walker Houston was born free in the bright light of Reconstruction.
    • Houston’s school was named for him and served as one of the first county training schools for African Americans in Texas.
    • Young women at Houston’s school received training in homemaking, sewing and cooking, while young men learned carpentry, woodworking and mathematics.
    • Together, the group led the Texas Commission on Interracial Cooperation’s effort to evaluate Texas public school textbooks during the 1930s.

An ongoing battle for equality

    • The argument used for supporting such restrictions is that “divisive concepts” like the history of racism may make some students feel uncomfortable or guilty.
    • In reality, the prohibition on teaching the darker chapters of our past creates a segregated history.
    • Americans cannot appreciate the accomplishments of Joshua and Samuel Walker Houston without examining the vicious realities of Jim Crow society.

Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization partners with Amazon to design the new Amazon Small Business Academy

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The tracks address both the tactical fundamentals, as well as the skills, that small business owners need to build self-reliance, confidence and perseverance.

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  • The tracks address both the tactical fundamentals, as well as the skills, that small business owners need to build self-reliance, confidence and perseverance.
  • The program is free, open to any small business owner or entrepreneur and can be accessed at smallbusiness.amazon .
  • "Small business owners who take advantage of this academy can use these tools to think more entrepreneurial, and that directly services the mission of CEO."
  • From its inception in 1984, the organization has grown to approximately 16,500 members, representing nearly 250 college- and university-based chapters.

AMA Houston Expands the 2022 Penny Todd Scholarship, Rewards Two Marketing Students: Trevor Woeste, Elimar Gonzalez

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Monday, June 27, 2022

AMA Houston , the leading educational information, career-building, and networking resource for Houstons marketing professionals, today announced the two recipients of the AMA Houston Penny Todd Scholarship: University of Houston student Trevor Woeste and Sam Houston State University student Elimar Gonzalez.

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  • AMA Houston , the leading educational information, career-building, and networking resource for Houstons marketing professionals, today announced the two recipients of the AMA Houston Penny Todd Scholarship: University of Houston student Trevor Woeste and Sam Houston State University student Elimar Gonzalez.
  • In honor of former AMA Houston President Penny Todd, AMA Houston has granted more than $30,000 to deserving undergraduate marketing students since 2016.
  • Penny Todd was a visionary leader in the Houston marketing community who made a lasting impact on the future of marketing.
  • As the 20072008 president of AMA Houston, Penny tenaciously sought ways to support marketing students and non-profit marketers by launching the AMA Houston Gives Back Program.

University of Houston's Blaffer Art Museum Presents Pam Francis Photographs, April 19-26

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Friday, April 8, 2022

Pam Francis Photographs will be presented in the Joanne Guest Wilson Gallery of the Blaffer Art Museum, 120 Fine Arts Building on the University of Houston campus, April 1926.

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  • Pam Francis Photographs will be presented in the Joanne Guest Wilson Gallery of the Blaffer Art Museum, 120 Fine Arts Building on the University of Houston campus, April 1926.
  • Pam Francis Photographs spans Francis' art practice from 1987-2020, assembling over 100 photographs and collecting artifacts including the artist's camera, selected slides, contact sheets, CDs, films, and ephemera.
  • Founded in 1973, the Blaffer Art Museum endeavors to further the understanding of contemporary art through exhibitions, publications, and public programs.
  • The following donors sustain Blaffer Art Museum in perpetuity by giving through endowments: Cecil Amelia Blaffer von Furstenberg Endowment for Exhibitions and Programs, Jane Dale Owen Endowment in the Blaffer Art Museum, Jo and Jim Furr Exhibition Endowment in the Blaffer Art Museum, Sarah C. Morian Endowment, and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Blaffer Gallery Endowment.

Houston’s Top Gospel Music Radio Station Celebrates the Debut of its Newest Show

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Monday, March 14, 2022

A Better Gospel online radio station is already considered one of the best gospel radio stations.

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  • A Better Gospel online radio station is already considered one of the best gospel radio stations.
  • The station plays free black gospel music online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • The online gospel radio station is the brainchild of Kelci Hampton.
  • You can listen to More Prayer More Power live at ABetterGospel.com or download the radio stations app from iTunes or the app store.

3PL Central Launches Fall 2022 Supply Chain Scholarship to Foster Future Warehousing and Logistics Talent and Innovation

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Monday, January 10, 2022

3PL Central also announced that Michelle Garland, a student in Sam Houston State University's Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management, has been awarded the 3PL Central Spring 2022 scholarship for her essay on "The Future of AMRs (automated mobile robots) and Robotics in Supply Chain."

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  • 3PL Central also announced that Michelle Garland, a student in Sam Houston State University's Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management, has been awarded the 3PL Central Spring 2022 scholarship for her essay on "The Future of AMRs (automated mobile robots) and Robotics in Supply Chain."
  • The 3PL Central Supply Chain Scholarship encourages interest in logistics careers and gives aspiring professionals financial support during their educational journey.
  • With the scholarship, 3PL Central seeks to foster new ideas and passion in warehousing and logistics in order build talent and innovation for the future."
  • Interested applicants should submit their name, school, major, contact information, and a maximum 1,000-word essay on the next big advancement in supply chain management by June 1, 2022, to be considered for the $2,500 Fall Semester 2022 3PL Central Supply Chain Scholarship.

Aplomb Real Estate Partners With Side, Commanding Houston and Dallas Real Estate Markets

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Friday, July 30, 2021

HOUSTON, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Aplomb Real Estate today announced its partnership with Side , ensuring their skilled and comprehensive real estate brand catering to the Houston and Dallas metropolitan areas is powered by the industry's most advanced platform.

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  • HOUSTON, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Aplomb Real Estate today announced its partnership with Side , ensuring their skilled and comprehensive real estate brand catering to the Houston and Dallas metropolitan areas is powered by the industry's most advanced platform.
  • Aplomb Real Estate serves the Houston and Dallas metropolitan areas.
  • Partnering with Side will ensure that Aplomb Real Estate remains on the cutting edge of the evolving real estate market while continuing to deliver premium services to its clients.
  • Additionally, Aplomb Real Estate will join an exclusive group of Side partners, tapping into an expansive network from coast to coast.

Onit CEO Eric M. Elfman Named an Honoree for the Houston Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO Awards

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

HOUSTON, July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Onit, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise workflow and artificial intelligence platforms and solutions, including enterprise legal management, contract lifecycle management and business process automation, today announced that the Houston Business Journal has included Onit co-founder and CEO Eric M. Elfman as an honoree for its Most Admired CEO Awards.

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  • The awards recognize CEOs based on contributions to company success, civic involvement, career achievement and more.
  • Hundreds of CEOs were nominated, yet the Houston Business Journal only selected 50 for this award.
  • Elfman, an entrepreneur who has founded four companies in the last 25 years, has led Onit for more than a decade.
  • It is an incredible honor to be recognized by the Houston Business Journal, especially in the company of other esteemed CEOs that have led Houston companies to success, said Elfman.

Panama President Makes Historic Visit to Port Houston

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Friday, July 16, 2021

Mr. Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, President of the Republic of Panama, made a historic visit to Port Houston Thursday, highlighting the importance of the connection between the Panama Canal and the Houston Ship Channel.

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  • Mr. Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, President of the Republic of Panama, made a historic visit to Port Houston Thursday, highlighting the importance of the connection between the Panama Canal and the Houston Ship Channel.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210715006130/en/
    During a visit to Port Houston, Mr. Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, President of the Republic of Panama discusses with Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther, the importance of continued improvements to the Panama Canal and the Houston Ship Channel for continued trade growth and economic opportunities.
  • Port Houston welcomed the President with a Memorandum of Understanding recognizing the importance of the relationship between the Panama Canal Authority and the Houston Ship Channel.
  • The President also received a briefing that highlighted Houston Ship Channel business and the efforts of Port Houston, advocating Project 11, the Houston Ship Channel expansion program, which supports the widening and deepening of the 52-mile-long federal waterway and its continued maintenance.

On the route to Global Expansion, Codup launches a new office in Houston, Texas

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Monday, July 12, 2021

"This new office, centrally located in Houston, will help us service our clients in a better way and level up our customer's experience with us," said Asim Bawany, CEO Codup.

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  • "This new office, centrally located in Houston, will help us service our clients in a better way and level up our customer's experience with us," said Asim Bawany, CEO Codup.
  • "It's crucial that we service our clients where they live so we can strengthen our relationships with them."
  • "Houston, a bustling city center, is home to 23 fortune 500 companies and many small and medium sized businesses.
  • In their 8 years in business, Codup has crossed many milestones and has grown substantially from a 2-member team to a 100-member squad.