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Houston NAACP Celebrates Its 100th Year by Giving “100 Homes for Christmas”
The Houston chapter of the NAACP turns 100 this year. As part of the celebration, the chapter is launching a program with the goal of providing 100 African-American families their own piece of the American dream: home ownership.
Houston Deltas Celebrate 90 Years of Service
Affair honors outstanding community legends and leaders on Sunday, April 23, 2017
This year, the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. commemorates 90 years of continuous community service.
Advocates Push to Pardon 110 Black Soldiers Guilty in 1917 Houston Riots
The South Texas College of Law Houston, the local NAACP chapter, advocates and supporters plan to push for the pardon of 110 Black soldiers convicted of mutiny and rioting at Camp Logan in 1917, the Houston Chronicle reported. The soldiers were hanged, executed or sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty in the 1917 riots, which occurred after months of racial tensions toward the all-Black Third Battalion of the United States Army’s 24th Infantry Regiment.
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