Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs    Assistant Chief Sheryl D. Victorian, PhD Sheryl is a native Houstonian and a 25-year veteran of the Houston Police Department. She was recently promoted to Assistant Chief on October 13, 2017, and is currently assigned to Patrol Region 2 Command.  Sheryl’s […]

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Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs  Dr. Michael O. Adams, Interim Dean of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas a Southern University has been a higher education educator and administrator for than 30 years. During his service at TSU Dr. Adams has helped educate […]

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Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs  Harry J. Hayes was appointed and confirmed as the Director of Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) on August 1, 2007. As Director, Mr. Hayes oversees a $86 million budget and is responsible for solid waste services to approximately 423,000 households. Houston’s […]

Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs  God gave Darlene Duckett a vision in 2010, and it was babies and pregnant women. I didn’t know what to make out of this, said Duckett. She started researching and was able to make sense of the direction that God was leading […]

Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs  La’Torria Lemon is the owner and operator of Lemon-Lime Light Media, a public relations boutique that operates in both Houston, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Westfield High School in 2007 and went to Clark Atlanta University to study Public Relations.  […]

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Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs    97.9 The Box and Texas Southern University celebrates Black History Month by recognizing ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the Houston community. Today we want to recognize Linda Pickney, owner of Brashae’s Beauty Supply and Raimon’s Salon de Beauté. Pickney has served the beauty […]

Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs 97.9 The Box and Texas Southern University celebrates Black History Month by recognizing ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the Houston community Today we want to recognize Bri’Ann Stephens (Founder of Pink Prods) and Klarke  Foreman (Founder of Kween to Queen).  Bri’Ann Stephens created the […]

Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs 97.9 The Box and Texas Southern University celebrates Black History Month by recognizing ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the Houston community. Today we want to recognize Stephen Blueitt, a gifted poet with a heart of gold! 

Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs Martesha C. Haynes is the founder of a non-profit organization called Social Good In Action Inc that focuses on helping organizations and non-profit organizations raise money for community services and programs that support children affected by developmental disabilities, abused, murdered, missing children, homeless & sheltered families in need. Social Good In Action, Inc. vision […]

Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs 97.9 The Box and Texas Southern University celebrates Black History Month by recognizing ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the Houston community. Texas Southern University graduate, author and motivational speaker Maranda Evans works in the community as President of “The Troubled Movement Incorporated” […]

Black History Month Powered by TSU, Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs 97.9 The Box and Texas Southern University celebrates Black History Month by recognizing ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the Houston community. Today we want to recognize Mrs. Sherita Harmon, founder of the Blessed to Be a Blessing Foundation. Harmon started Blessed […]

    Due to the extremely unfortunate event of Hurricane Harvey hitting the city of Houston and it’s surrounding major metropolitan area,  the 2017 Labor Day Classic game has been rescheduled to happen on Thanksgiving weekend.  The legendary collegiate matchup is still scheduled to take place at BBVA Compass Stadium, but no official date or […]