Third Ward, Houston

Longtime UHD Professor of Art Floyd Newsum Receives First Major Retrospective at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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Houston, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Professor of Art at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) for 47 years and Project Row Houses Co-Founder Floyd Newsum is presenting his first large-scale retrospective, Evolution of Sight, at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Madison, Wisconsin, from May 20 through October 8, 2023.

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  • Houston, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Professor of Art at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) for 47 years and Project Row Houses Co-Founder Floyd Newsum is presenting his first large-scale retrospective, Evolution of Sight, at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Madison, Wisconsin, from May 20 through October 8, 2023.
  • As Newsum explains, “My career covers 50-plus years of creating works of art that are exploring color, marks, and surfaces in various mediums.
  • “Floyd Newsum is a leading artist whose work has been shown and represented in major institutions and collections across the United States,” said Cross.
  • As part of the MMoCA exhibition, Newsum will engage Dane County–area youth and communities through Art Cart, MMoCA’s summer outdoor art-making program.

10X-NBA ALL-STAR JAMES HARDEN'S IMPACT13 FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY TO REVITALIZE & REOPEN CUNEY HOMES BASKETBALL COURT

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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HOUSTON, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday February 27th, 10x-NBA All-Star, basketball legend, entrepreneur, and philanthropist James Harden's Impact13 Foundation just joined forces with the Houston Housing Authority to reinvigorate, recharge, and revive Cuney Home's Basketball Court.

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  • HOUSTON, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday February 27th, 10x-NBA All-Star, basketball legend, entrepreneur, and philanthropist James Harden's Impact13 Foundation just joined forces with the Houston Housing Authority to reinvigorate, recharge, and revive Cuney Home's Basketball Court.
  • of Houston Housing Authority), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Pilar Donnelly (Impact13), Sakara Ross (SNR Construction), Shareeduh McGee-Tate (George Floyd family), and Henry Agim.
  • The event included a thoughtful press conference followed by the unveiling of the revitalized Cuney Home's Basketball Court.
  • Watching Impact13 and Houston housing Authority unite to better the city of Houston is an inspiration to everyone.

MolinaCares Accord Donates $150,000 to Bring Nationally Recognized Family Scholar House to Houston

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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Through a $150,000 MolinaCares grant, Family Scholar House will launch pre-residential services for the Houston community, including education success coaching, health care, food assistance, and childcare resources.

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  • Through a $150,000 MolinaCares grant, Family Scholar House will launch pre-residential services for the Houston community, including education success coaching, health care, food assistance, and childcare resources.
  • Organizations like Family Scholar House are always welcome in Houston as we work together to make tomorrow brighter for every resident of our city, said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.
  • I stand ready to support Family Scholar House of Houston as we work in tandem to build a stronger community with thriving families.
  • Family Scholar House strives to make a tangible and long-term difference in the lives of families, and we are thrilled to bring that mission to Houston with the help of MolinaCares, said Cathe Dykstra, chief possibility officer, president, and CEO of Family Scholar House.

Conn's HomePlus Announces Scholarship for Texas Southern University and Florida A&M University Students

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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The new scholarship will support students enrolled at Texas Southern University and Florida A&M University with majors in the retail sales, technology and supply chain space, and is open to current undergraduate freshmen and high school seniors.

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  • The new scholarship will support students enrolled at Texas Southern University and Florida A&M University with majors in the retail sales, technology and supply chain space, and is open to current undergraduate freshmen and high school seniors.
  • "Texas Southern University is located minutes away from our corporate headquarters in Houston, and with our recent entrance into Florida, we are pleased to make an immediate and meaningful impact to the Florida A&M University community."
  • "Texas Southern University is very grateful for the generosity of Conn's HomePlus and the partnership to elevate the academic experience of our students," said Kenneth Huewitt, TSU Interim President.
  • To celebrate the partnership between Conn's HomePlus, Texas Southern University and Florida A&M University, the company has donated more than $40,000 in brand new furniture to the schools to enhance their community spaces.

Local Artists Honor Black History With New Public Art Sculptures At Emancipation Park

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The arts are playing a major part in the preservation of the history of Emancipation Park in Houston's historic Third Ward.A team of artists, led by Reginald C. Adams, have been working for the pastfour months to design and produce four boldly colored tile mosaic sculptures which honor the historical legacies of four of the original founders of Emancipation Park, including: Rev.

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  • HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The arts are playing a major part in the preservation of the history of Emancipation Park in Houston's historic Third Ward.A team of artists, led by Reginald C. Adams, have been working for the pastfour months to design and produce four boldly colored tile mosaic sculptures which honor the historical legacies of four of the original founders of Emancipation Park, including: Rev.
  • John "Henry" Jack Yates; Richard Brock; Richard Allen; and Rev.
  • During a series of community engagement workshops including more than 3,850 labor hours, the artists and volunteers laid over 806,400 pieces of glass mosaic tiles to cover 2,800 square feet of surface area for the mosaic murals.
  • The public art project is funded by the OST/Almeda Corridor Redevelopment Authority and the Emancipation Park Conservancy.