Houston hosts African American National Spelling Bee

On Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, Houston Community College opened its doors to the  African American National Spelling Bee Championships in the historical Heinen Theater. Fox 26 news anchor Jose Grinan served as master of ceremonies kicking off the spelling bee

Sofia Ivanka, teen CEO of Building Smart Kids tutoring

Name: Sofia Ivanka Company: Building Smart Kids Title: Founder Age: 15 How did you get started in the tutoring business? When I was younger I was really good at math, but a lot of my friends had trouble with math.

Airbrush King: DeAngelo Ellis leads video game takeover

Name: DeAngelo Ellis (NEEDS PHOTO OF DEANGELO) Business: Airbrush King Title: CEO Active: 6 years How did you get started? I use to draw a lot in high school and after I graduated, I started selling my drawings. As fate

Pastor Henderson on faith & Preachers of Houston

Name: Keion Henderson Title: Pastor of Lighthouse Church Have you always wanted to be a pastor? I was actually pastoring a church while I was in college and at the same time I was pursuing a basketball career. My coach

The Secret Society and Thinkzilla PR host first award

Name: Velma Trayham Company: Thinkzilla PR Group Title: Chief Executive Officer Locations: Houston, Atlanta and California How did you get started in the marketing and PR industry? I have a degree in business management and communications, but originally working in

MJWJ, ‘To Be Honest’ radio takes over Houston

Names: Brandon Foston & Dawn Paul Radio Name: “To Be Honest” on MJWJ Global Radio Network Air Time: Monday – Friday  from 8 to 10 p.m. CST How did each of you get started in talk radio? Brandon aka BLaw: I

Texas Black Expo 2014 events

The 2014 Texas Black Expo kicked off the weekend with the “Black Friday” all-black affair on Friday, June 20. The event was hosted by Biz Markie and Kid Capri at the House of Blues. On Saturday, June 21, Mary Benton