Meet The Author: Dr. Laura Murillo: LEAD IN LIFE.
Nuestra Palabra is proud to organize a literary event honoring Latina excellence with community leader Dr. Laura Murillo who will discuss her book LEAD IN LIFE.
This is part of the NP Global Reading Series, brought to you in part by the Brown Foundation. Free admission. Order exclusive signed copies at www.NuestraPalabra.org.
Nuestra Palabra (NP) will provide book sales of LEAD IN LIFE and other titles. Meet Dr. Murillo after the reading. Take a pic with her. Get copies of Dr. Murillo's book for your family library and donate a copy to one of our underground libraries.
Dr. Laura Murillo is the President and CEO of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Under her leadership, the Chamber has set unprecedented records in membership and revenue, becoming one of the most influential Chambers in the nation, a clear testament to her exceptional leadership. The youngest of nine children, Laura Murillo was born to Mexican immigrant parents and was raised in Houston’s East End/Magnolia, where she began working at age ten at her family’s restaurant. She is the proud mother of Marisa and Mia, both graduates of St. John’s School in River Oaks. Marisa earned a mechanical engineering degree from Columbia University, in New York City, and is an astrophysics researcher. Mia is a sophomore at Georgetown University in Washington DC and maintains highest honors.
Special Guest: State Representative Christina Morales. She has represented Texas House District 145 since 2019. A lifelong Houstonian from the Second Ward, she champions working families, immigrants, and public education. In office, she has advanced legislation supporting small businesses, public safety, transparency, and CPR training in schools, while securing major funding for parks, rail safety, and community projects.
Through the Morales Memorial Foundation, she continues her family’s legacy of service with programs like the Back to School Giveaway and Death by Chocolate fundraiser. Christina is also a small business owner, funeral director, proud mother, and grandmother.
Master of Ceremonies: Professor Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, founder of Nuestra Palabra. Author of THE TIP OF THE PYRAMID: Cultivating Community Cultural Capital.
This evening features the launch of new writers, spreading the writing legacy:
Alexis Escobar, President of LASO, Lone Star College - Houston North
Daniela Paz, Vice President of LASO, Lone Star College - Houston North,
Victor Gonzalez, actor and writer.
Dr. Stalina Villarreal will read a poem in honor of the passing of Poet Elisa Garza-Leal who helped shape the foundation of Nuestra Palabra. We walk in her legacy.
First 100 attendees who RSVP via Luma (This one here: https://luma.com/pcyjkghm) and check in that evening receive a free copy of the poetry anthology YOU ARE HERE: Poetry in the Natural World, edited by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. A book talk will follow. Please share with us work inspired by the anthology.
Brought to you in part by a grant from the National Endowment for The Arts.
Additional sponsors:
American Leadership Forum
The BIPOC Arts Network and Fund - BANF
The Brown Foundation
The Law Office of Carolina Ortuzar-Diaz, PLLC
Galveston Artist Residency
Que Onda Magazine