Meet the Houston Business Journal's 2024 Diversity in Business Honorees

By Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce

4/1/2024

This year, 29 individuals have been recognized for showing exceptional commitment to promoting practices that advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Diversity has been top of mind for businesses over the past few years, and the Houston Business Journal is proud to celebrate the individuals prioritizing that effort with its 2024 Diversity in Business Awards.

This year, 29 individuals have been recognized for showing exceptional commitment to promoting practices that advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Learn more about the individuals named 2024 Outstanding Diversity Champions in the Q&A profiles below.

Also, the Houston Business Journal has named Mark Crawford as its Lifetime Achievement award winner for the 2024 Diversity in Business Awards.

Additionally, the Diversity in Business Awards recognized 31 businesses in industries ranging from health care to law to energy as Outstanding Diverse Organizations for showing exceptional commitment to promoting diversity practices in the workplace. Those honorees are:

Adams and Reese LLP
Baker Hughes Co.
Bank of Texas
Blank Rome LLP
City of Houston's Office of Business Opportunity
Color Factory
Crowe LLP
Curve Hospitality
Foster LLP
G&A Partners
Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP
Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Group 1 Automotive Inc.
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
Harris Health System
HCA Houston Healthcare
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast
Holland & Knight LLP
Hope Clinic
JE Dunn Construction
Lincoln Leadership Advisors LLC
LyondellBasell Industries
MasterWord Services Inc.
Memorial Hermann Health System
Norton Rose Fulbright
RDLR Architects
Sempra Infrastructure
Spencer Fane LLP
Tyson & Mendes
United Way of Greater Houston

View the individuals named 2024 Outstanding Diversity Champions and their Q&A profiles here.

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Source : https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/c/meet-hbj-2024-diversity-in-business-honorees.html

2021

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OutSmart: Playing with Pride - Three local sports teams host Pride-themed games this month (June 2021)

Jewish Herald-Voice: AJC Community of Conscience to hold town-hall webinar with Houston's Asian community (April 2021)

RocketsWire: Rockets Celebrate First Pride Night Game at Toyota Center (April 2021)

OutSmart: Houston Rockets LGBTQ Pride Night is April 14 (April 2021)

Jewish Herald-Voice: Mayor Turner Stands Against Voter Suppression (April 2021)

Houstonia: Houston Business Deals Just Got Way More Inclusive (March 2021)

KUHF: Teachers Move Up The Priority List for COVID-19 Vaccines (March 2021)

ABC13: Houston becomes first in Texas to set participation goals for LGBTQ-certified businesses in city contracts (March 2021)

Community Impact: Houston becomes first in Texas to set participation goals for LGBTQ-certified businesses in city contracts (March 2021)

Greater Houston Partnership: Houston First in TX to Expand Contracting with LGBT Businesses (March 2021)

Houston Chronicle: Houston adds LGBT certification for city contractors (March 2021)

Houston Business Journal: Houston first city in Texas to create initiative to expand contracting with LGBTQ businesses (March 2021)

OutSmart Magazine: LGBTQ-Certified Businesses Now Included in the City of Houston Procurement Process (March 2021)

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KPRC2: House pass legislation to ban discrimination on sexual orientation, gender identity (February 2021)

Community Impact Newspaper: Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce celebrates five years of service (February 2021)

Realty News Report: Nation's Largest LGBTQ Seniors Housing Center Opens in Houston (February 2021)

ABC13: $1 million grant to be awarded to 100 minority-owned Houston businesses (February 2021)

Houston Business Journal: Comcast pledges $1M in grants to BIPOC-owned Houston small businesses (February 2021)

Telemundo Houston: Comcast otorga $1 millón de ayuda para pequeños negocios en Houston (February 2021)

Houston Chronicle: $1 Million in Grants to be Allocated to Houston Minority Small Businesses (February 2021)

Houston Public Media: New $1 Million Grant will Go To 100 Minority-Owned Houston Businesses (February 2021)

2020

OutSmart Magazine: ’Tis the Season for Giving (December 2020)

Community Impact Newspaper: Greater Houston LGBT Chamber hosts holiday food drive (November 2020)

OutSmart Magazine: Texas LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce Hosts ‘Pride Across Texas’ Today (November 2020)

Dallas Voice: LGBTQ chambers hosting statewide networking event (November 2020)

KPRC2: Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions (October 2020)

OutSmart Magazine: Chamber Recognized as Favorite Local LGBTQ Community Organization (October 2020)

Dallas Voice: Texas LGBTQ Chambers introduces Out To Vote Early (September 2020)

Houston Business Journal: LGBT Chamber Chair: Cos' have to put in the work' after Supreme Court's job discrimination ruling (June 2020)

Greater Houston Partnership: Empowering Houston's LGBT Business Owners and Allies (June 2020)

Houston Business Journal: For Montrose, Pride amid Covid-19 evokes complex emotions (June 2020)

OutSmart Magazine: Will Corporate Sponsors Show Up for Pride 2020? (May 2020)

OutSmart Magazine: Local LGBTQ Businesses Come Out …of Quarantine (May 2020)

OutSmart Magazine: LGBTQ Organizations Adapt to the Pandemic (April 2020)

OutSmart Magazine: Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s 4th Anniversary Party (March 2020)

RocketsWire: Houston Rockets announce first annual Pride Night for April 2 (February 2020)

OutSmart Magazine: Rockets Host Their First-Ever Pride Night (February 2020)

KPRC2: Baseball is for everyone': Houston Astros to host Pride Night in June among other special days (February 2020)

Houston Chronicle: Astros to host Pride Night during 2020 season (February 2020)

OutSmart Magazine: Astros to host an LGBTQ Pride Event (February 2020)

NGLCC: Building Resources for a Robust LGBT Business Community (February 2020)

2019

InnovationMap: Houston software entrepreneur discusses company growth and the importance of remembrance during Pride Month (June 2019)

Houston Business Journal: Op-ed: Stonewall paved the way for Houston's LGBTQ community (June 2019)

InnovationMap: Houston Business Leader on the Importance of Engaging the LGBTQ community (June 2019)

OutSmart Magazine: New LGBTQ Coalition Seeks to Hold Politicians Accountable (June 2019)

BEQ Magazine: Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce scores big for local businesses (March 2019)

OutSmart Magazine: Texas LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce Unite (March 2019)

Houston Business Journal: Yes, Texas LGBT business leaders advocate for social issues, but focus just as much on economic ones (February 2019)

Houston Business Journal: LGBT business groups link up with state lawmakers to push for greater protections in Texas (February 2019)

Dallas Voice: Texas LGBT Chambers form coalition (February 2019)

OUTINSA: Four Texas LGBT Chambers of Commerce Join Forces to Advocate for Equality (February 2019)

OutSmart Magazine: Author Mark David Gibson Brings "Living Authentically" Discourse to Houston (January 2019)

2018

OutSmart Magazine: Constable Rosen’s Office to Offer Self-Defense Training to LGBTQ Community (December 2018)

KPRC2: 'It's an Act of Hate': Police Investing defacement of Houston's Pride Wall. (November 2018)

Houston Business Journal: Op-ed: Supreme Court ruling isn't the end of the religious freedom in business debate (June 2018)

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2017

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Meet the Houston Business Journal's 2024 Diversity in Business Honorees

This year, 29 individuals have been recognized for showing exceptional commitment to promoting practices that advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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