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Houston Methodist’s first chief diversity officer spoke with the Houston Business Journal about the creation of her job and how the health care system is working to promote diversity and inclusion.
Read MoreSixth in a series of eight articles on flood-mitigation funding in Harris County In August of 2018, Harris County voters approved a historic flood bond of $2.5 billion. Afterwards, KTRK ABC13 created an interactive precinct-by-precinct voter turnout map for the referendum. Now, with spending data for flood mitigation projects in hand, we can see that, in general, but not in every […]
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Read MoreHouston Methodist awarded $2.47 million to 19 healthy neighborhood programs, 10 economic empowerment programs and nine educational empowerment programs as part of its $25 million Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Grant Program.
Read MoreA group of 13 Black leaders in Houston united to create a new racial equity fund dedicated to addressing social and economic inequalities. The fund is committed to raising $25 million, which will support grassroots nonprofits that uplift the Black comm…
Read MoreJ. Darnell Jones stepped into the role of global head of diversity, equity and inclusion in March after previously founding and leading Chicago-based Pro Diversity Services Consulting.
Read MoreWells Fargo invested in Unity National Bank of Houston and 10 additional Black-owned banks as part of its pledge to invest up to $50 million in minority depository institutions.
Read More$4.5M Gift Supports Student, Faculty Success and New Lecture Series on Equity and Social Justice
Read MoreCommissioner Rodney Ellis: “We must create an equity framework for relief from the economic impacts of the pandemic”
Read MoreThis is the first matched gift since the “$100 Million Challenge” Aspire Fund was established in August 2019.
Read MoreIn the March 30, 2021 Harris County Commissioner’s Court Meeting, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) gave a Flood Bond update. Here’s where projects in the 2018 Flood Bond program stand. Overview In the 30 months since the bond was approved by Harris County voters, the Harris County Flood Control District has used bond funds […]
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