The Houston Texans and Coca-Cola presented the 2026 B.O.L.D. Awards on Saturday at Training Camp, honoring five leaders making a difference across the Greater Houston area.
The B.O.L.D. Awards — Black Outstanding Leaders and Doers — were established to recognize Houstonians positively influencing the city through community impact, entrepreneurship, social equity, nonprofit work and civil service. Each recipient received a $5,000 donation in their name to the nonprofit of their choice.
Sydney Ealy — TWST4Girls
Ealy founded Together We Stand Tall 4 Girls (TWST4Girls) in 2014, transforming her own childhood challenges into a program that empowers young women across Houston. The organization provides life skills development, mentorship through matched female mentors, and exposure to career, educational, and cultural opportunities at no cost to participants. TWST4Girls serves girls ages 11 to 17 through free programming and support.
Amber Brown — TWICE
Brown founded and leads TWICE, a Houston nonprofit serving adolescent mothers, their families and vulnerable teens across Texas. The organization provides custom services, resources and prevention programs designed to help young mothers build a future for themselves and their children, and to break the cycle of second pregnancies.
Jerome Love — Texas Black Expo
Love founded the Texas Black Expo in 2002 and has grown it into an annual trade show and business conference connecting Black business owners with customers, partners and investors, and giving entrepreneurs a place to learn and network. He is also an author and speaker whose work centers on giving Black Houstonians the tools and education to close the wealth gap.
Eric Lyons — The Collective Generational Mentoring Foundation
Lyons leads The Collective Generational Mentoring Foundation (TCGMF), which is dedicated to improving the lives of youth and young adults, particularly African American men, through meaningful mentoring relationships. The organization supports both mentors and mentees through personal and professional development opportunities. Lyons has also served as president of the Greater Houston Black Chamber.
Bryon Randon II — GMZ Education & Development Center
Randon published his first children's book, Be Something Great, during his junior year of high school, and it grew into a mission of encouraging kids to find their purpose and build character. He's now authored three books, spoken to thousands of students in schools, churches and community events, and donates books to classrooms and literacy programs. He also founded Hooked on Greatness, a free mentoring experience where boys learn leadership, responsibility and teamwork through fishing — he's a certified Texas Parks and Wildlife Angler Education Instructor, and the program is free so no child is priced out. His award benefits the GMZ Education & Development Center in southern Brazoria County, where he's volunteered for more than 10 years.
To learn more about the B.O.L.D. Awards, visit our webpage here.
