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Local Leader Ralph Harper Charts a Path for Black Americans to Succeed

Local Leader Ralph Harper Charts a Path for Black Americans to Succeed

Ralph Harper was a young boy when he watched a childhood friend get beaten with an extension cord. His friend's mother wielded it. She had ordered her son to lie down on a table and proceeded to beat him with it.
Black-owned Bookstores Step Up to Educate Texans about Black History

Black-owned Bookstores Step Up to Educate Texans about Black History

As a teenager, E. Jean Pemberton Jones attended a Dallas public school with a primarily Black student population. Though she remembers having access to literature written by Black authors — such as Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois, Dr.
Gov. Abbott Closes Bars, Limits Restaurant Capacity

Gov. Abbott Closes Bars, Limits Restaurant Capacity

"Openin' 'em up, boys," Gov. Greg Abbott told bar owners in early June. Shouts of joy resounded across the Lone Star State, and Texans flooded the bars, many ignoring social distancing requirements and other COVID-19 guidelines. Gov.
McKinney City Council Declares Another Victory for Small Businesses in Collin County

McKinney City Council Declares Another Victory for Small Businesses in Collin County

On Tuesday afternoon, McKinney City Council members unanimously approved their portion of the Tri-City Collin County Small Business Grant Program to save small locally owned businesses threatened by the economic repercussions from the COVID-19 outbre
Plano Mayor, TABC Urge Governor, Bars, Restaurants to Exercise More Caution with Coronavirus Contamination

Plano Mayor, TABC Urge Governor, Bars, Restaurants to Exercise More Caution with Coronavirus Contamination

Even though businesses like bars and restaurants are starting to reopen with limited customer capacities, the coronavirus outbreak is far from finished. According to the U.S.
Local Leaders: Launching a Business with Muscle, Hustle, and Honor

Local Leaders: Launching a Business with Muscle, Hustle, and Honor

When Psyche Terry founded UI Global Brands, she had a very clear mission in mind. “I wanted to be able to provide everyone with personal care products that would be clean, but also will be affordable and accessible.
Local Leaders: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace is More Important than Ever

Local Leaders: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace is More Important than Ever

Adrienne Trimble started her career working as a receptionist in the HR department of a Cincinnati hospital. Even then, she was keenly interested in people and the ways they related to one another and interacted in the workplace.
Local Leaders: Overcoming Adversity

Local Leaders: Overcoming Adversity

Javier Moreno understands the meaning of community. He grew up in a small town in the mountains of Puerto Rico and spent his time in the coffee fields and at church. His father was a United Methodist minister.
Are Frisco and Plano Really “Recession Proof”?

Are Frisco and Plano Really “Recession Proof”?

Rain pounded the pavement. A legion of cars puttered in and out of the parking lot. He emerged. Wearing a drenched poncho and clutching a tablet (that, too, had its own poncho) the man we’ll call Max progressed from a walk to a trot to a run.
Local Leaders: Pivot From Difficult Positions Into Power

Local Leaders: Pivot From Difficult Positions Into Power

Dr. Alicia Makaye believes that self-empowerment “starts with your mind.