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Editor's Message, Sonceria Messiah Jiles: State of BLACK TEXAS features top Texas lawmakers

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Defender Publisher’s Message, Sonceria Messiah Jiles: State of BLACK TEXAS features...

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Eleanor Brackins Lee, Houston Minister of Music Extraordinaire – (Mid-Size Church)

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Glenda Taylor, Houston Minister of Music Extraordinaire – (Boutique Church)

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Mark Taylor, Houston Minister of Music Extraordinaire – (Large Church)

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Lydia Alston, Houston Minister of Music Extraordinaire – (Mega Church)

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