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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- During Black History Month, ABC13 is putting Black women in STEM under the microscope. According to some estimates, they make up less than 3% of the workforce in that field.

When Dr. Cameka Smith founded The BOSS Network in 2009, she sought to address the challenges and needs of Black women founders. The BOSS (Building Our Successful Sisters) Network, an online enterprise ...

*You may or may not know it, but the U.S. is facing a major labor shortage in construction. More than 400,000 skilled trades jobs are open, and many workers are set to retire by 2031. This shortage ...

In 2024, Houston debuted a new program in partnership with the Black United Fund of Texas and the Green Thumb Academy to train Black, low-income, and formerly incarcerated residents for jobs in clean ...