Marketing Pulpit - TX (MPI-TX)

The Little Flower Literacy and Economics Radio Show, an affiliate of Marketing Pulpit International, in Washington D.C., airs every Thursday from 10:30-11:00 AM CDT. Hosted by Dr. Florita Bell Griffin in Houston, Texas and Leon Gatewood in Morven, North Carolina, the goal of the Little Flower Literacy and Economics Radio Show is to highlight the connection between illiteracy, economics and communities. Dr. Griffin, a Houston, Texas author, creative director, urban planner and urban and regional scientist, is concerned with analytical approaches to problems that are specifically urban, rural and regional in nature. Functional illiteracy in youth, and its link to the economic stability of communities is an urban, rural and regional problem that deeply concerns her. She believes that improving literacy is the way forward for communities who want to boost their local economy, and that investing in creative literacy vehicles today is necessary for building a solid and secure future tomorrow. Leon Gatewood, is the co-founder and CEO of Helping Our Loved Ones Learn And Achieve! HOLLA!, a non-profit Community Development Corporation in Morven, North Carolina, with a youth literacy mission. Since formally organizing in 2011, HOLLA! has caused over a half million dollars to be injected into the Morven Community, which using the Economic Multiplier Effect equates to approximately two million dollars.   The Little Flower Literacy and Economics Show is Licensed throughThe Marketing Pulpit International.