SPECIAL EVENTS

The 6th Annual Texas Black Expo Summer Celebration will return to the George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall A on May 21 –22, 2011. At 11am daily, the doors to this, the largest African American cultural marketing tradeshow in the state of Texas, will open to an anticipated 12,000 attendees over the course of the weekend. This year’s event theme: Leading Thousands of People of
Color into the Green Movement.

One of the prime features of this year’s Texas Black Expo Summer Celebration is the appearance of Hollywood actress and producer Vivica A. Fox. Fox is best known for her roles in the films Independence Day, Set It Off, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and for numerous appearances on many television shows, from Law and Order and Alias to True Jackson, VP and Drop Dead Diva. Ms. Fox joins an existing celebrity line-up featuring comedian and co-host of the Tom Joyner Morning Show J. Anthony Brown, jazz saxophonist Ronnie Laws, and national recording artists James Fortune & Fiyah and Earnest Pugh.

During the 2011 TBE Summer Celebration, Ms. Fox will appear on the panel of Diva Dialogue, an annual women’s forum that addresses issues concerning women of color. This year’s Diva Dialogue theme is I Am Not My Hair… Am I? Defining True Beauty in the Woman of Color. Other notable Houston women will also be featured on this panel to be held on Saturday, May 21st at 1 PM at the TBE Summer Celebration. Additionally, Ms. Fox will sign autographs for Expo attendees immediately following Diva Dialogue, and she will be present at parties and receptions hosted in the Texas Black Expo’s honor on Friday, May 6th and Saturday, May 21st, immediately following the close of the day’s activities.

The Texas Black Expo provides an opportunity for business owners on all levels to network and display their goods and services to a diverse audience and anticipates an estimated 12,000 attendees. Other Expo activities will include a mega health fair, a real estate forum, a HBCU college fair and youth summit, a Saturday Jazz concert featuring nationally-acclaimed saxophonist Ronnie Laws,
and a dynamic Sunday gospel explosion featuring James Fortune & Fiyah and Earnest Pugh. The Texas Black Expo is a popular business and consumer event attracting thousands in recent years to Houston, a business-friendly city recognized as one of the country’s top five markets for African Americans to live, work, and own their own business.