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2. History of African Americans in Houston - Wikipedia

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   African American Library at the Gregory School, located in the Fourth Ward in Houston. The African American population in Houston, Texas, has been a significant part of the city's community since its establishment. [1] The Greater Houston area has the largest population of African Americans in Texas and west of the Mississippi River.

3. Black-owned business - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, Black-owned businesses (or Black businesses), also known as African American businesses, originated in the days of slavery before 1865.Emancipation and civil rights permitted businessmen to operate inside the American legal structure starting in the Reconstruction Era (1863–77) and afterwards.

4. List of African-American historic places in Texas - Wikipedia

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   This list of African American Historic Places in Texas is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]

5. History of African Americans in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Texas has the largest African-American population in the country. [14] African Americans are concentrated in eastern, east-central and northern Texas, as well as the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metropolitan areas. [15] African Americans form 24 percent of both the cities of Dallas and Houston, 19% of Fort Worth, 8.1 percent of ...

6. Helen of Troy Limited - Wikipedia

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   Helen of Troy Limited began as a wig store in Downtown El Paso in 1968 and expanded into the hair appliance business in 1975 by supplying hair salons with hair dryers and curling irons. In 1980, the son of the company's founder Louis Rubin, Jerry Rubin, entered into a successful licensing agreement with Vidal Sassoon . [ 2 ]

7. Third Ward, Houston - Wikipedia

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   From the 1980 U.S. Census to the 1990 Census, many African Americans left traditional African-American neighborhoods such as Third Ward and went into areas in Southwest Houston. [ 12 ] In 1987 Dr. Joyce Williams, the chairperson of the Southeast Area Council, an organization within the Mayor's Citizens Assistance Council, said that her group ...