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Ivy EACF Houston Part 5

Houston Style Magazine Reporters Dawn Paul and Totally Randie were on the scene for the Ivy Educational and Charitable Foundation of Houston, Inc. Fashion Show.

Ivy EACF Houston Part 6

Houston Style Magazine Reporters Dawn Paul and Totally Randie were on the scene for the Ivy Educational and Charitable Foundation of Houston, Inc. Fashion Show.

Pro-Vision Academy in Sunnyside Receives NFL Grant

Pro-Vision Academy has received a grant for a new football stadium and track through the National Football League’s Super Bowl Legacy Grant program.

Governor Abbott Appoints Carson And Hellums To Health And Human Services Transition Legislative Oversight Committee

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Bonnie Hellums and Wayne Carson, Ph.D. to the Health and Human Services (HHS) Transition Legislative Oversight Committee for terms at the pleasure of the Governor. The Committee was created to make recommendations regarding the reorganization of HHS into a system that is more efficient and effective in client service delivery.

Governor Abbott Appoints new Student Regent for Texas Southern University

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed seven student regents to their respective universities, including Texas Southern University, for terms set to expire on May 31, 2024.

Rodeo Ready

Meet One of the Faces of RodeoHouston

Going to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) had become an annual tradition for Jamila Lloyd. The New Jersey native loves any occasion where she gets to dress up and donning cowboys’ boots with a hat to match was just her thing. Throw in some good Texas BBQ and Lloyd was sold. While she was partying with her boots on, Lloyd learned of the many volunteer opportunities the rodeo offered and just had to apply. “I wanted to join because I love the mission and the overall objective, which is to provide scholarships to deserving students,” she said.

Superintendent F. Mike Miles Announces Additional Cabinet Appointments

Two national leaders in their fields join the HISD Leadership Team

Superintendent Mike Miles has filled two critical roles on the HISD Leadership Team. These hires – Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Communications Officer – will bring national expertise to Houston and accelerate the pace of change and improvement as Houston ISD advances toward Destination 2035.

Ivy Educational and Charitable Foundation of Houston, Inc. 33rd Annual Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show

Photography by Vicky Pink On Sunday, April 27, 2014, Houston Style Magazine was on hand …

Black-Owned Houston Vodka Brand Plans Historic Juneteenth Launch with HBCU Music Fest that Gives Back to Students

Lucky Daye, Wale, Chrisette Michele, Aiyana-Lee Among the Headliners at GO3’s Juneteenth Concert to Benefit TSU & Prairie View A&M

General Orders No.3 (GO3), a new Houston-based, Black owned premium vodka brand, will officially launch its heritage-rich, ultra-premium vodka on Juneteenth Weekend with a Music Festival and celebration to benefit Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M students!

Wale to Headline Juneteenth HBCU Benefit Concert Presented by General Orders No. 3 Vodka

Houston Black-Owned Vodka Brand Launches with Historic Music Fest Giveback

General Orders No.3 (GO3), a new Houston-based, Black owned premium vodka brand, will officially launch its heritage-rich, ultra-premium vodka on Juneteenth Weekend with a concert featuring Wale, Lucky Daye, Chrisette Michelle and others to give back to Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M students!

Houston’s Oldest Park Celebrates 150th Anniversary and Commemorates Juneteenth

Free Houston-area event welcomes the community to honor history and celebrate with live music from national recording artists

Houston’s Emancipation Park Conservancy is hosting a summer celebration to commemorate its sesquicentennial anniversary and honor Juneteenth, the nation’s newest federal holiday. The holiday recognizes June 19, 1865, the date that enslaved people across Texas learned that they were free, two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Leading Houston Organizations Launched Movement to Promote Health

Texas Heart Institute (THI) and Fit Houston announced a partnership to promote #WALK30, a new health campaign that combines Texas Heart Institute’s industry-leading research, thought leadership, education, and patient care with Fit Houston’s strategy for a community wellness movement across Houston’s neighborhoods. The movement launched with the community fit walk #WALK30 on Saturday, January 7th, 2023 at Arthur Storey Park.

Communities In Schools of Houston is finalist for National Grant Challenge

Winner to receive up to $50,000 from CareSource Foundation

Communities In Schools of Houston (CIS) has been selected as a finalist for the CareSource Foundation Grant Challenge, which was established to recognize organizations and programs that are significantly impacting communities’ toughest health issues. Through this new initiative, the CareSource Foundation aims to inspire innovation on reducing health disparities and moving the needle on health equity.

About 30 Youth Athletes, Commissioner Ellis, Street Olympics Board Members will Kick Off the Summer Games with Demonstrations of Basketball Dribble, Football Accuracy, Hula Hoop, Jump Rope

‘Street Games’ Competition gives underserved communities equitable access to quality recreation and enrichment programs

About 30 children from two Precinct One community centers will demonstrate so-called street games before Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Harris County Street Olympics board members kick off the Summer Games, an Olympic-style competition and enrichment program involving 2,000 youth. During the event, the children will be shown live animals that are part of Precinct One’s Environmental Education Program, which teaches youth about nature and the environment during the Street Olympics Discovery Camp held throughout the summer. The event also will feature youth lighting the Olympic flame that will be extinguished at the Final Event in August.

Airbnb Unites with NAACP to Combat Discrimination and Expand Room at the Inn

Since its inception nearly a decade ago, Airbnb has faced questions from people of color as to whether the company’s worldwide “vacancy” sign really applied to them.

A Golden Partnership for Youth Athletics Amateur Athletic Union Track and Field and Carl Lewis Announce Innovative Collaboration

On Tuesday, May 9th, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and Carl Lewis’ The Perfect Method (TPM) announced an exciting agreement designed to solve an urgent problem in youth athletics today. The two entities believe that by leveraging their respective brands together, they will optimize the opportunity to offer coaches and young athletes the tools to maximize performance and reach their athletic potential.

Gov. Abbott: “I'm keeping a list of lawmake rs who oppose me during special session.” So is Texas Right to Life

Gov. Abbott: “I'm keeping a list of lawmakers who oppose me during special session.” So is Texas Right to Life, and the games have already started even before the opening bell

The YMCA Children’s Academy at Avenue Welcomes Families To New State-of-The-Art Facility in Near Northside

The YMCA of Greater Houston in partnership with Avenue, has announced the opening of the YMCA Children’s Academy at Avenue, a new early childhood education facility at Avenue Center in the Near Northside. This site will assist in creating equity and access to key education programs and address the shortage of early childhood education capacity in this community.

University of Houston Alum Reflects on Guggenheim Fellowship

Houston Artist Jamal Cyrus Highlights Black American History

Jamal Cyrus, a Houston-based artist and University of Houston alum, was recently awarded a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship in the category of Fine Arts. A total of 171 scientists, writers, scholars and artists were honored across 48 fields and chosen from nearly 2,500 applicants for their promise of enriching the lives of fellow human beings through their research and work.

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