CARBBEAN- IDB lab forum to focus on financing innovation and entrepreneurship

President Bio’s address – thoughts, words and deeds

Claims that the mining sector is set to attract new investors, with various projects completed or in the throes of completion would also have to await the end of COVID-19 to see the effect of the actions

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Rev. Dr. Jim Holley hosts new weekday morning drive-time radio program on 910 AM Superstation

Since his installment as senior pastor of the Historic Little Rock Baptist Church in Detroit on June 9, 1972, Rev. Dr. Jim Holley has built an on-going reputation as one of the top pastors in

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Jamaicans encouraged to protect country's biodiversity

MINISTER without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Daryl Vaz is calling on Jamaicans to protect the country's biodiversity in order to build long-term environmental

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Africa: Preserving the Independence of the African Development Bank for an Economic Transformation Across the Continent with and by its Young People

We, the youth of the African continent, as integral participants of the civil society and the economic world, working in our respective countries or from the diaspora, hereby assert our deep attachment to the independence of the African Development Bank, a major player in the growth of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Security Vs Efficiency - Smart Ports in a Post-COVID-19 Era

Improving the efficiency and capacity of African ports is a major policy goal for the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities, as well as organisations such as the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern

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Source: allAfrica.com

'21st Century Mona Lisa!': Keyshia Ka'oir Fans Call Her the 'Most Beautiful Lady Ever' In This Photo

The model’s husband and rapper Gucci Mane also showered her photo with love and threw in two heart

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The Trillion Dollar African American Consumer Market: Economic Empowerment or Economic Dependency?

Collective African American net income (spending power) now exceeds $1 trillion dollars annually. Because of this economic reality, a wide variety of contemporary companies continually create marketing campaigns to effectively reach this important segment of the U.S. consumer market. Yet, in the

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Source: Black Past

Samsung and All Def Digital Collaborate to Discover The Next Big Thing in Music

l to r: Steve Rifkind, Russell Simmons, Todd Pendleton and DJ Skee at launch of ADD52 at SXSW

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Source: Savoy Network

Earl G. Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise

Earl G. Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise magazine and entrepreneur, born

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Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again

Institute alerts for evidence of soil changes in the Amazon show areas that have been deforested, damaged by logging and show signs of burning or mining, as well as plant degradation from February 2016 to June 2020 in the Brazilian Legal

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Source: South Florida Times

THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Congress needs to show black businesses the money

In several informal polls on my Facebook pages I asked the same question: “Do you know of any black owned business that got a COVID-19 stimulus SBA Payroll Protection Program

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Detroit Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship Hosts: “The Way Forward” Series

The Detroit Office of Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship (ACE) is partnering with various arts organizations and artists to host a virtual series of creative industry discussions on how to ensure the success of Detroit’s arts community post-COVID-19

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McDonald's USA Launches Fund for HBCU Students | Dallas Weekly

Powered by the company’s Black Positively Golden movement, McDonald’s is also furthering its investment in the next generation of women leaders in partnership with ESSENCE Girls

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Source: Dallas Weekly

McDonald’s USA Launches $500,000 Scholarship Fund to Help HBCU Student

McDonald’s USA today announced the launch of its $500,000 Black & Positively Golden® Scholarship Fund to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue their education this fall, despite impacts of

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BLK DOCS, New Monthly Series Dedicated to Black Documentarians, Begins Online This Month with “Wilmington on Fire”.

Started by Speller Street Films and The Luminal Theater, BLK Docs is an initiative to help build an authentic documentary film culture within the African-American community through film screenings, webinars, and more interactive film

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The African entrepreneur and COVID-19: Where do we go from here?

Ernest Armah is the Country Manager of enpact e.V. enpact e.V is a global non-profit organization founded in 2013 to empower entrepreneurs, ecosystems and international

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Report: 7.7 percent of female workers in Texas are entrepreneurs

The median annual income for full-time female entrepreneurs is $40,000, slightly lower than the median annual income among all full-time female workers of

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Source: North Dallas Gazette

Celebrating Madam C. J. Walker’s legacy with 10 of her powerful quotes

8|24 #MambaMentality

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

MUNGAI: Bridging gap in varsity learning, skills demand

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Source: Business Daily

Couple crafts coffee house to ‘chill, catch up and recharge’

In an effort to move away from supporting problematic businesses while circulating the Black dollar, Ken and Mary Olds, a husband and wife duo, are set to open Muggin Coffee House in the Whitehaven area July

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

NNPA Exclusive: Iconic entertainer and entrepreneur, Ice Cube, speaks to the Black Press

Like very few others, Ice Cube is celebrated for his groundbreaking accomplishments in music, film, sports and

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Time’s Up: Child care providers are not America’s mammy

Slavery is over, but women continue to be a vital part of the economy, and we all agree that early learning is critical, so why is the child care system collapsing under the weight of the COVID-19

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Source: theGrio

30 years after going solo, Ice Cube still speaks his mind

Like very few others, Ice Cube is celebrated for his groundbreaking accomplishments in music, film, sports and

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Anthony Welters

Anthony Welters is Executive Chairman of the BlackIvy Group, LLC. Welters is also Senior Adviser to the Office of the CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Prior to this appointment, Welters was Executive Vice President and a Member of the Office of the CEO of UnitedHealth Group. Welters joined UHG upon its

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Russell Westbrook, Stanley Nelson Jr. To Create Docuseries About Black Wall Street

According to Variety, the Houston Rockets point guard is teaming up with award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr. for the creation of a docuseries about the Tulsa race massacre that happened in

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Source: NewsOne

OPINION | Africa Strong: Film narrated by Bok legend shows a continent doing well in Covid-19 battle

A beautiful new short film, narrated by rugby superstar, Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira, is released as hardships continue across the continent in the face of Covid-19, writes James

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Huawei and Mustek: Connected collaboration

According to Donna Mostert, Huawei business unit manager at Mustek, strong and strategic partnerships allow for an organisation to build stable foundations and explore new ways of engaging with customers and

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Source: TechCentral

Brigid Coulter Created a Professional Sanctuary for Women of Color with Blackbird House

That’s what Brigid Coulter, founder of Blackbird House, has been told about her Culver City coworking space for women of

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Small Business Series: Three Black Spa Owners Everyone Should Know

From the gentle touch on our bodies to help alleviate aches and pains, to skin correction, to the removal of unwanted hair, we as Black people covet those special moments as they can de-stress and take us from good to great all within one

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Source: Chicago Defender

UAE authorities tackle rising cybercrime during COVID-19 pandemic

In April, the UAE launched its first national fraud awareness campaign, in light of increased use of digital banking services during the COVID-19

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