Julia C. Hester House
Founded in 1943, this United Way member’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for Fifth Ward residents; it provides after school, youth basketball, flag football, soccer, baseball, and golf, a high tech academy, summer camp, field trips, and a “swinging senior citizen programs for free or reduced cost; Dr. Dre donated $1 million to the Hester House in support of 50 families impacted by Hurricane Katrina – donations appreciated

ADDRESS: 2020 Solo

PHONE: 713-672-2573

WEBSITE: http://www.jchhhouston.org

Houston Black Chamber of Commerce

WEBSITE: http://www.tricountyblackchamber.org

Black United Fund of Texas
Black United Fund means, Black People Organized To Help Fund Their Opportunities; local offices at the Walter Bremond Center, Black United Fund of Texas building and Mickey Leland Library and Museum

ADDRESS: 5407 Chenevert, #101, Houston

PHONE: 800-443-BUFT

WEBSITE: http://www.buftx.org

Houston Area Urban League
ADDRESS: 1301 Texas Ave

PHONE: 713-393-8700

WEBSITE: http://www.haul.org

First Fridays Houston
WEBSITE: http://www.firstfridayshouston.com

Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau
ADDRESS: 901 Bagby Street
PHONE: 800-4HOUSTON

WEBSITE: http://www.visithoustontexas.com

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The Informer
Houston’s oldest Black newspaper

ADDRESS: 2646 South Loop, Suite 375

PHONE: 713-218-7071

African-American Newspaper
ADDRESS: 6310 Wheatley Street

PHONE: 713-692-1100

WEBSITE: http://www.blacknewsonline.com

Black Business Houston Magazine
ADDRESS: 8700 Commerce Pr. Drive, Suite 247

PHONE: 713-988-9338

WEBSITE: http://www.blackbusinesshouston.com

Houston Insider Newspaper
WEBSITE: http://www.thehoustoninsider.com

Houston Defender
Free Black weekly newspaper

PHONE: 713-663-6996

Houston Style Magazine
Free Black weekly lifestyle paper

PHONE: 713-748-6300

The Black Business Journal
ADDRESS: 8303 Southwest Freeway, Suite 100

PHONE: 713-270-6500

WEBSITE: http://www.bbjonline.com

The Houston News Pages
ADDRESS: 4997 Martin Luther King Blvd

PHONE: 713-645-6386

La Vida News - The Black Voice
ADDRESS: 9898 Bissonnet, Suite 550

PHONE: 713-779-3500

International Guardian: A Journal of Africa and America
ADDRESS: 7331 Harwin #121, Houston

PHONE: 713-640-1069

WEBSITE: http://www.internationalguardian.com


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