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HCC of C announces 2011 Pinnacle and Upstart Award Finalists

Sep 23rd, 2011 | By

The Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce (HCCC) formally announced the 2011 finalists of the Pinnacle and Upstart Awards. The 2011 Pinnacle Award Finalists are: • Arvo Realty Advisors – Ed Ryland, President & CEO • Arena Children’s Learning Center – Tanisha Green, Owner • GoGo Business Communications – Joi Beasley, President & CEO • KT
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Benefit set for Yates museum

Sep 23rd, 2011 | By

Rutherford B.H. Yates, Inc. is sponsoring its first fundraiser dinner and silent auction, “Honoring Pioneers: A Celebration of the Past and Present” on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 6 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel located at 6 Greenway Plaza. This celebration features keynote speaker, Merline Pitre, PhD, TSU professor, author and historian. Pioneers and innovators
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Man found dead on Galveston Beach

Sep 23rd, 2011 | By

THE Houston Sun Galveston- Standing on the seawall of Galveston beach Thursday morning , September 8th nothing seemed unusual or out of place. The beautiful crashing waves, couples running their dogs and people scattered about just like Sam Burnett and his family, trying to catch a couple of fish. Yet on this morning, Burnett discovered a
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Children Matter Empowering Youth Initiative

Sep 23rd, 2011 | By

Children Matter! The World Youth Foundation (WYF) recently celebrated 20 years of service to Houston area youth. WYF is hosting the Empowering Youth Initiative-Seeds of Gratitude, Appreciation Brunch, The Empowering Youth Initiate program series educates participants to make better decisions and equip them with additional resources, such as critical thinking tools, skill building, and the
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Obama administration to narrow US deportation policy

Sep 6th, 2011 | By

“In an unstable economic environment, we must seek to retain our most vital assets of human capital, who strive to promote and contribute to our country’s improvement and success. Immigrants are an important part of American human resources” Washington, DC – “I commend President Obama for doing what is right for American immigrant families. It’s
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The Jim Crow lifestyle revealed

Sep 1st, 2011 | By

The HOUSTON SUN The Help is a riveting story about the social and responsibly conscious awakening of eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan in the early 1960s to the ugly world of racism that has been around her, her whole life. As an awkward white college graduate, single Southern woman who is looking for love and a way
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