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May 10, 2023

VIDEO: Houston nonprofit aims to send more than 2,000 Black youth to Astros games over summer

Sister 2 Sistah co-founders Rebecca Briscoe and Nakia Cooper are on a mission to bring the love of baseball back to African American households. It is a personal mission after the two working mothers saw a lack of diversity on the fields and in the stands at Major League Baseball games. KPRC 2's Sofia Ojeda interviews Briscoe and Cooper about their organization's initiative.

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January 7, 2023

VIDEO: Sister 2 Sistah speaks with CW 39 about Houston mentoring program

Sister 2 Sistah is all about giving a hand up, not a hand out, and its founders are on a mission to do everything they can to get people IN need get WHAT they need. S2S co-founder Rebecca Briscoe and mentee Arianna Cooper spoke to CW 39's Idolina Peralez about the program.

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December 28, 2022

VIDEO: Sister 2 Sistah’s Mentorship Organization Helps Houston College Women Reach Their Goals

Originally posted on BlackAmericaWeb.com, author India Monee (republishing for S2S archival purposes only) Houston businesswomen Nakia Cooper and Rebecca Briscoe are helping black college-aged women achieve their academic…

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October 22, 2022

‘Dreams come true at Microsoft!’: Sister 2 Sistah mentee’s transparent social media post leads to dream career

The power of determination - and social media - a young Houston mother lands her dream job after posting a transparent post, that went viral.

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September 20, 2016

VIDEO: Sister 2 Sistah co-founder and Port Arthur native gives back to hometown community

A Sister 2 Sistah co-founder and Port Arthur native is giving back to her hometown community and stressing the importance of education. Rebecca Briscoe is counting her blessings and spreading love to her hometown. The philanthropist and media consultant says she's humbled by her successes in Houston and couldn't forget her roots. A surprise visit and donation to Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Port Arthur, Tuesday, is one way Briscoe hopes to inspire the next generation.

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July 16, 2016

Two Media Professionals and Co-founders of Sister 2 Sistah are Taking Houston by Storm

When you think of people wearing many hats, you may need about a dozen heads to keep up with these two ladies who are taking Houston by storm. Rebecca Briscoe and Nakia Cooper are both media professionals and the co-founders of Sister 2 Sistah, a mentoring program for college women of color who are fighting to overcome obstacles.

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May 25, 2016

VIDEO: From H-Town to NYC: Sister 2 Sistah mentees treated to first-class Broadway experience

REPOSTING FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES: This article was originally posted on USA Today, written by Ginger Hervey, and titled “Women of color converge on Broadway…

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April 25, 2016

Sister 2 Sistah connects women of influence with Houston area college students in need

Rebecca Briscoe and Nakia Cooper hosted the 2nd Annual Sister 2 Sistah Dinner Party at the historic Buffalo Soldiers National Museum. The dinner party was an empowerment soiree like non-other, bringing young women of color face-to-face with inspirational women who have walked their all-too-familiar walk, and have come out victorious on the personal and professional sides.

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October 20, 2015

Sister 2 Sistah joins in national effort to break classroom ‘storytime’ record

"Read Across the Globe," an event organized by Points of Light, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, Volunteer Houston and Deloitte, brought thousands of supervised volunteers into schools to read to classrooms for 30 minutes – all in a 24-hour period. Sister 2 Sistah jumped at the chance to read to students at Harmony Science Academy in southwest Houston.

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