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Alfred L. Bright (January 9, 1940 – October 28, 2019) was an American artist and art educator. He became "the first African American full-time faculty member" at his alma mater, Youngstown State University , [ 1 ] and he was the founder and director of its Africana Studies program from 1970 to 1987. [ 2 ]
James A. Baker III, White House chief of staff, Secretary of State [27] Nandita Berry, Houston lawyer and 109th Secretary of State of Texas [28] Paul Bettencourt, member of the Texas State Senate from District 7 [29] Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com [30] Bill Blythe, Houston realtor and former state representative [31]
Olivewood Cemetery, in Houston, Texas, lies near a bend in White Oak Bayou, along the rail line to Chaney Junction, where the First and Sixth wards meet just northwest of downtown. The 6-acre (24,000 m 2 ) cemetery is an historic resting place for many freed slaves and some of Houston's earliest black residents.
The 2019 season was the Houston Texans' 18th in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth under head coach Bill O'Brien.It also marked the first full season without the ownership of Bob McNair, who died during the 2018 season.
Houston city councilman, 2009 Houston Mayoral Candidate [261] Briscoe Cain: Texas State Representative for District 128, beginning 2017; lawyer in Deer Park; received B.S. in Communications [262] Bill Callegari: 1972 Texas State Representative, 2001–2015; engineer and businessman [263] Robert R. Casey: 1934
Blaffer has built intensive relationships with 18 elementary, middle and high schools in the neighborhoods surrounding the museum and UHReach serves schools from 24 area districts. Students from University of Houston and Texas Southern University are extensively trained and employed as docents for UHReach. They lead dialogue-based tours of the ...
The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas. Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenure of Bob Lanier, the city charter imposed term limits on officeholders of no more than three terms (six years total). On November 3, 2015, voters approved ...
Glassell with his record-breaking black marlin caught in 1953 at Cabo Blanco, Peru. Alfred Curry Glassell Jr. (March 31, 1913 – October 29, 2008) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He made a fortune in the oil and gas industry in Louisiana and Texas and was a co-founder of Transcontinental Pipeline.