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Volume 46 | March 31, 2017
Commemorative Edition Celebrating Black History Month
Volume 46 | March 31, 2017
A mericans have recognized black history annually since
1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black
History Month" and African American History Month. What you might not know is that black history had barely
begun to be studied or even documented when the tradition origi‐nated.
Although blacks have been in America at least as far back as colo‐nial times, it was not until the 20th century that they gained a re‐spectable presence in the history books.
•We owe the celebration of Black History Month, and more impor‐
tantly, the study of black history, to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Born to parents who were former slaves, he spent his childhood working in the Kentucky coal mines and enrolled in high school at age twenty.
•He graduated within two years and later went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. The scholar was disturbed to find in his studies that history books largely ignored the black American population‐and when blacks did figure into the picture, it was generally in ways that reflected the inferior social position they were assigned at the time.
•Woodson, always one to act on his ambitions, decided to take on the challenge of writing black Americans into the nation's history. He established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and His‐tory (now called the Association for the Study of Afro‐American Life and History).
•In 1915, and a year later founded the widely respected Journal of Negro History.
•In 1926, he launched Negro History Week as an initiative to bring national attention to the contributions of black people throughout
American history. Woodson chose the second week of February for Negro History Week because it marks the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced the black American population, Frederick
Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.
HONORING OUR AUSTIN,TEXAS PIONEERS
IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Oliver Street Construction Company •
Doyle & Freeman Builders •
Thomas E. Ates, General Contractor •
James City, Home Builder •
Alvin Washington Trucking Company •
Hunt & Yett Construction Co. •
(real estate and general construction)
JHarper Construction Company •
Schuler’s Roofing Company •
Lawrence Electric •
Fowler’s Electric •
Johnson’s Hauling Company •
C.G. Hill Electric Company •
James C. Smith Concrete •
Dotson’s & Johnson Heating & Air Conditioning •
Humphrey’s Landscaping •
James Collins Concrete
B&L Heating & Air Conditioning •
Lee Clemmons’ Plumbing Co. •
Chambers Heating & Air Conditioning •
Fred Jones Landscaping •
Ernest Mooney Plumbing Company •
Tom Wright Landscaping Co.•
Marshall Trucking Company •
Moseley’s Woodcraft, Inc. •
Sneed’s Welding •
Lott Lumber Co. •
Celebrating Black History Month
HONORING OUR HISTORY
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A Tribute to ... African American Construction
Contractors African American Construction Contractors and Suppliers have struggled tirelessly over the dec-ades to overcome systemic barriers that have blocked their full participation and ability to achieve economic parity in the construction mar-ketplace.
In spite of this, African American Contractors have been inventive, creative and resourceful with knocking down these barriers thru advocacy and demands for equal access to opportunities.
Additionally, African American Contractors have provided many meaningful employment opportu-nities, training and mentorships to hundreds of indi-viduals from all ethnic backgrounds in the Austin Metropolitan Area.
To date, African American Contractors have par-ticipated in several City of Austin landmark projects with little or no recognition. These projects includes the —- New Austin City Hall • New Central Library and Related Improvements • Austin Bergstrom In-ternational Airport Terminal Facility • Austin Bergstrom Terminal East Infill • Austin Bergstrom Ter-minal / Apron Expansion and Improvements • Aus-tin Energy Control Center • Water Treatment Plant 4 • Waller Creek Tunnel • Decommissioning of Holly Street Power Plant • Waller Creek Water Treatment Plant.
The ABCA recognize these achievements for a
“job well done”
and what better way
to celebrate is during
Black History Month 2017
Best Regards and Success, Carol S. Hadnot Program Manager / Consultant, ABCA February 22, 2017
ABCA Award Recipients Sammy Ramirez
City of Austin, Austin Energy
Veronica Briseño & Thomas Owens
City of Austin Small and Minority Business
Resources Dept.
Alvin Washington Alvin Washington Trucking Company
Reginald World Trini Construction and Builders, LLC
Alayne Johnson All Points Inspection Services, Inc.
Patrick Carter Unity Contractor Services, Inc.
Cloteal Davis Haynes Haynes Eaglin Waters, LLC
Calvin Williams ZLynx Enterprise, Inc.
Ralph Anthony Wright RAW Trucking
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Alayne Johnson,
General Manager of
Allpoints Inspection
Services, Inc. is an
ABCA 2017 Next
Generation
Contractor and
newly elected
president of the
ABCA
City of Austin, Small and Minority Business Resources (SMBR) Staff Representa‐tives: Harold Tolbert Business Development Counselor; Stella Richerson Kinley, Sr. Business Development Counselor; Veronica Briseño, Director; Edward Campos, Assistant Director; and Thomas Owens, Resource Division Manager
Sammy Ramirez, City of Austin, Austin Energy Recipient of
ABCA’s Advocacy Award
Page 6 ABCA NEWSPOINTS
On February 22, 2017, in the spirit of Dr. Carter G. Woodson the father of Black History Month, the Austin Area Black Contractors Association cele‐brated by honoring and recognizing several of their members and City of Austin staff members involved in the advancement of minority and women business enterprises.
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HONORING ABCA’S NEXT GENERATION CONTRACTORS
Recipients received a Congratulatoy Plaque and a
Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Austin Mayor’s Office
Cloteal Davis Haynes Haynes Eaglin Waters, LLC
Reginald World Trini Builders and Construction, LLC
Patrick Carter & LaShae Lenzy Unity Contractor Services, Inc.
Alvin Washington Washington Trucking Company
Calvin Williams Zlynx Enterperise Inc.
Anthony Wright RAW Trucking
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Hale Hawkins, Austex Tree Services Avery Williamson, Avery Lawncare & Landscaping
Debra Dibble, Director of AISD HUB Program Veronica Briseño, Director, City of Austin SMBR
Heath Williamson and son Shadiq Williamson; Mrs. Vera Williams; and Sophia Williams
Seated Right: Muriel Kruse, Univesity of Texas, Project Management and Construc-tion Services; Debra Dibble, AISD HUB Program; Veronica Briseño, City of Austin SMBR; Edward Campos, City of Austin SMBR; Thomas Owens, City of Austin SMBR; Sherry Cruz, Forst Bank; Amelie Gonzales, Austin Energy; Linda Moore, Re-tired SMBR — Seated Left: Reginald World, Trini Construction Builder; Juan Oyervides, USHCA; Cloteal Davis, HEW; Rolando Fernandez, City of Austin, Interim Director, Capital Contracting Officer
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Heath Williams and son
Shadiq Williamson; Mr. James Harper, one of the ABCA Founding Mem-
bers; Theresa Smith, Smitco Concrete; Mrs. Vera
Williams and Sophia Wil-liams were there to partici-
pate in the celebration.
Alvin and Barbra Williams Alvin Washington Trucking Company
Hale Hawkins, Austex Tree Services Theresa Smith, Smitco Concrete
Juan Oyervides, United States Hispanic
Contractors Association Cloteal Davis Haynes and
Arika Haynes Haynes Eaglin Waters,
GC/Consulting Sammy Ramirez, Austin
Energy, Harold Tolbert, SMBR
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Standing: Sammy Ramirez, Sherry Cruz, Amelie Gon-zalez . Seated: Hale Haw-kins; Austex Tree Services; Avery Lawncare and Land-scaping; Alvin Washington and Barbra Washington, Alvin Washington Trucking Company.
Juan Oyervides, United States Hispanic Contractors Association Cloteal Davis Haynes and Arika Haynes Haynes Eaglin Waters, GC/Consulting; Sammie Ramirez, Austin En-ergy, Harold Tolbert, SMBR; Muriel Kruse, UTPMCS; Debra Dibble, AISD; Ed Campos, SMBR; Thomas Owens, SMBR; and Linda Moore
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a publication of the Austin Area Black Contractors Association, Inc.
Black History Month 2017
Commemorative Edition | March 31, 2017 Volume 46
website: www.abca.tx..com 512-467-6894, office | 512-467-9808, fax
E-mail: [email protected] Publisher:
Business Resource Consultants, Program Manager / Consultant for the
Austin Area Black Contractors Association
Muriel ● Edward ● Debra ● Veronica
Patrick Carter and Sammy Ramirez
Linda Moore and Harold Tolbert Juan Oyervides, USHCA
The Black History Celebration is an annual event sponsored by the
Austin Area Black Contractors Association. The event was held on February 22, 2017 at
Pappadeaux’s Fine Dining Room. Business Resource Consultants
served as the Event Planner.
Author: JULIET E. K. WALKER is professor of history at the Uni-versity of Texas, Austin, and the founder and director of the Center for Black Business History, Entrepreneurship, and Technology. She is author of Free Frank: A Black Pioneer on the Antebellum Frontier and editor of Encyclopedia of African American Business History.