Dee Moore, president of the Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce recently attended (TAAACC) Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce Convention in Pflugerville, Texas. She discusses what's happening on the local level as well as the state and national level as far as black chambers are concerned. Apart from that discussion is the Business Navigator Program which is administered by the (SBA) Small Business Administration.

This interview with Mr. Robin Calloway Walls is very similar to a conversation that you might have with a friend or neighbor sitting on the back porch or at a coffee shop. It covers several subjects but the theme always centers around positive ideas and solutions. An amazing conversation with a man that used to spend a lot of time "in the streets".Mr. Wall's focus at this time is developing 11 acres of land that he owns in the Pasadena Heights Community. He plans to have 55-plus affordable houses on that property.

Abbey has a passion for working with the youth who live in the Big Country. Abbey has taken her experiences and channeled them in a positive way to help young people. I would encourage you to listen to this interview. I believe it can help individuals no matter where they may be in life.

On Monday, July 10, 2023, 56 strangers boarded a bus in Dallas, TX committed to ensure the nation knew of our commitment to nonviolence and love in a world bent toward division and violence.Two of those individuals were interviewed for this podcast. They are Rev. Amanda Watson, associate director of Community Life at Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, and Dr. Jerry Taylor, founding director of the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action.

Jessie Davis sees his work as a ministry. He believes that individuals would have a much richer and more fulfilling career if they saw their work as a ministry.

A memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers will open in San Angelo and the celebration will be on July 28th-30th. The memorial team will introduce the community to the one-of-a-kind memorial that gives honor to the four Black regiments who served the country in the U.S. Army after the Civil War.

Mickell and Ava Jones, are a mother-daughter team that created a journal to bring mothers and daughters closer together.

Freddie Collins's purpose in researching this subject is to show the POWER that is behind the visible words of creation. Collins's purpose for speaking on this subject is to give God the credit and to GLORIFY HIS NAME.

The Prison System and Re-entryAs of December 31, 2019, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Texas correctional authorities was 158,429 located in 61 state prisons and held in the custody of private prisons or local jails. State-operated facilities had a staff of 35,000 employees and a budget of $3,287,273,079.The Community Corrections SystemAs of December 31, 2019, Texas's community corrections population was 367,753 under probation and 109,159 under parole.The data is from the Texas 2019/National Institute of Corrections.Andre highlights what his program does to help those coming home. Andre is also justice impacted.

The Top 50 Plus banquet honors the top students in Taylor County. Shirley Olson, president of the Southwest Rotary Club discusses the history of the banquet and what to expect this year.The banquet was first held on May 3rd, 1960 at the Windsor Hotel in Abilene, Texas.