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The Texas Freeman was founded in 1893 and later merged to become The Houston Informer and Texas Freeman. [56] KCOH 1430 AM was a black-owned radio stationed started in 1953. [70] It was a focal point for the Houston black community located at the iconic "looking-glass" studios on 5011 Almeda in Midtown Houston.
Janet Stephens (née Scott) is an American hairdresser and an amateur hairstyle archaeologist [1] who studies historical hairstyles, aiming to prove that they were not achieved by using wigs, as commonly believed, but by styling the person's own hair. [2] [3]
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Between 1990 and 2000 the Hispanic population of Third Ward increased by between 5 and 10 percent as Hispanics in the Houston area moved into majority black neighborhoods. [16] In the same period the black population of the area declined by 1,272 as majority African-American neighborhoods in Houston had declines in their black populations. [11]
In 1961, Bishop College, a black college in Marshall, moved to Dallas but closed in 1988. [26] In the late 1940s, Texas Vocational school provided black World War II veterans vocational courses. [26] The University of Texas at Arlington leads Texas in awarding the most bachelor's and master's degrees to African-Americans. [32]
Vanessa Braxton: is the first Black female distiller and CEO and President of Black Momma Brands, a line of vodkas, organic teas, and syrups. As the proprietor of the only black-owned tea and beverage manufacturing facility in the country, Braxton is setting the stage for minority business owners to join her ranks with the goal of building ...
Halt and Catch Fire is an American period drama television series created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers.It aired on the cable network AMC in the United States from June 1, 2014, to October 14, 2017, spanning four seasons and 40 episodes.
In one case, a former legislative aide to Representative Ted Poe was exposed by a prospective buyer after the former aide used Craigslist and e‑mail to offer five tickets to the buyer for $4,500. [41] Federal and state officials became concerned about ticket scalping and fraud related to sales of the tickets for the swearing-in ceremony. [42]