Emancipation Economic Development Council
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Our Staff & Board

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Alicia Neal, Executive Director aneal@emancipationhouston.org

Shawn Owens-Lemons, Resident Engagement Coordinator, sowens@emancipationhouston.org



Our Board of Directors


Dr. Assata Richards, Board Chair, Sankofa Research Institute

John Eigege, Vice Chair, Square Inch Houston

Dolores Rodgers, Secretary, Community Advocate and Volunteer

Rev. Marilyn White, Board Treasurer, Trinity East United Methodist Church

Judson Robinson, III, Board Member, Houston Area Urban League

Marlon Mitchell, Board Member, Houston Business Development Inc.

Rae Ann George, Board Member, George CPA Firm

 

Our mission

Dedicated to the equitable revitalization of Third Ward with an emphasis on protecting its long-time residents and preserving its culturally rich African-American history. 


Our Vision

Third Ward is a resilient, prosperous, and vibrant cultural beacon where African-Americans live, work, and thrive.



Our history

The Emancipation Economic Development Council (EEDC) – formed in 2015 and recently approved as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization – has led community-driven efforts to revitalize, protect, and preserve the historic and cultural center of the Third Ward. These efforts are designed to bring businesses back to the Emancipation Avenue corridor and promote economic revitalization by and for this historic community and build local wealth for the benefit of all who live and work here. The EEDC is leading much of the economic development and revitalization work underway in the target area through Resident Engagement and family programs. The EEDC describes itself as “a collaborative of organized, informed, and engaged faith-based organizations, nonprofits, community development corporations, businesses, local government entities, and other stakeholders” whose mission is to inspire hope and contribute to the revitalization and preservation of the Emancipation Park neighborhood of Third Ward. Its vision is a resilient, dynamic, and economically prosperous community where people live, work and thrive in a historically and culturally rich African American neighborhood

Emancipation Avenue Main Street

"Where Culture and Commerce Meet"

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