First Black Women named Bank Head

Henry Brown

Henry Brown was an inventor who saw a need for a convenient and secure way to store money, valuables and important papers. At that time, people commonly kept those type of items in wooden or cardboard boxes in their homes or entrusted them to local banks. Both of these options presented

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Nation’s smallest small businesses get left behind during COVID-19

In late March, Congress approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, known as the CARES Act, setting aside $376 billion in funding for American workers and small

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Source: South Florida Times

Mangudya likens money changers to coronavirus

RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya yesterday likened parallel market dealers to the coronavirus which is causing havoc to the

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

AfDB board bows to US pressure to probe its president

The African Development Bank’s board agreed to an independent probe of its president, Akinwumi Adesina, after the U.S. rejected an internal investigation that cleared him of allegations of

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

4 Million Americans to Receive Coronavirus Payments Through Prepaid Debit Cards

The Treasury Department announced it will deliver millions of coronavirus response payments through prepaid debit cards this

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Eureka Co-Operative Bank

David E. Crawford opened Eureka Co-Operative Bank in Boston in 1910, 'the only bank in the East owned and operated by â€˜Colored People.'' He was appointed a master in the Chancery by the Governor of Massachusetts in 1915, and in 1916 the citizens of Boston elected him as a delegate to the National

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

AC Green on Saving Homes and What to Avoid with Banks During COVID-19

In December 2008, AC launched his radio show during the height of the recession while everyone was losing their homes and

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Source: Chicago Defender

Local debt grows with Sh106bn Bretton Woods loan

Given Kenya’s classification as a lower middle-income country, the loan comprises a Sh79.5 billion credit from the International Development Association (IDA) and Sh26.5 billion from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Frontline Workers, Public Employees Hit Hard By Fraudulent Unemployment Claims

The HR manager then forwarded a letter from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) indicating that she has filed a claim on March

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Malawi: From ACB Statements - How Malawi Judges Rejected K100m to Deliver Electoral Justice

In his statement, Justice Potani speaks of how Mpinganjira "desperately hunted for him for a meeting" which, he said, he dodged

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Source: allAfrica.com

(1997) Kweisi Mfume, “A Shining and Powerful Dream”

Kweisi Mfume, born Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, represented that city in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996 and rose to become Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. On February 15, 1996, he stepped down to become President of the National Association for the

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Source: Black Past

Arlene Isaacs-Lowe

Arlene Isaacs-Lowe is Senior Vice President, Commercial Group for Moody’s Investors Service. In this role, Isaacs-Lowe leads the Commercial Group’s team responsible for business development and account management efforts for Moody’s US Financial Institutions Group (FIG). The team works in close

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Source: Savoy Network

Central Bank tipped to cut policy rate, again

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Source: Business Daily

Uganda: World Bank Approves Shs181b Loan to Fight Locusts in Uganda

The World Bank Group has announced that it has approved a USD 48 million (about Shs181 billion) to help Uganda fight the desert locusts

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Source: allAfrica.com

Want to buy a used car? Rental car companies are offering up some good deals | The Atlanta Voice

Even when we were not in an economic crisis, shoppers could often find a good deal on a used car at one of the major car rental agencies, including Hertz, Avis or

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Lagos coronavirus: 3,093 cases; planned chloroquine trials

Total cases = 3,093

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Nigeria: Motor Crashes Remain the Leading Cause of Unintentional Injury

Even in a safety conscious country such as the United State of America, failure to wear their seatbelts has let to avoidable deaths and injuries among teens and adults who died were unrestrained as at the time of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Teachers hired by schools to miss May pay

Siaya Education Director Joseph Wamocho said 60 per cent of teachers in the county are recruited by school

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Helping the Hurting During COVID-19: A Conversation with Byna Elliott

What did my heart good was the data around our first set of 10,000 clients revealed 27 percent of the funding went to businesses in high minority communities and 22 percent were in low to moderate-income communities (LMI) that we know are traditionally

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Suspect in Belgian's murder case set free

Ms Njuguna is accused of killing the wealthy Belgian woman between December 11, 2018 and July 15, 2019

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Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

Africa: U.S. Treasury Secretary Demands Independent Investigation of AfDB President

United States Treasury Secretary, Mr. Steven Mnuchin, has canvassed an independent investigation into allegations of wrongdoing against the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, despite Adesina's clearance by the ethics committee of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Manufacturers Hard Hit as Earnings Drop

You would expect to find him bubbly and dusting his suit to attend a manufacturing industry sales party, now that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken away the cheap imports nightmare that has hurt the sector for

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Source: allAfrica.com

D'SOUZA: Are fund managers in the country walking on thin ice?

According to the data released, 52.8 percent of total Sh76.1 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM) by licensed fund managers in Kenya is invested in Kenya Government

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Source: Business Daily

Rwanda: BK Investors to Get Dividends Despite COVID-19 Crisis

Bank of Kigali (BK) Group's shareholders will receive Rwf14.4 per share in dividend payout for the year 2019, after at least 69 members approved the decision on

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Source: allAfrica.com

KRA takes Ndii to court in Sh2.8 million tax row

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Source: Business Daily

Africa: Pres. Weah, Others Chat On Economic Interventions During COVID-19 At UBA Africa Day 2020

The series, in its second year, brought together African and World leaders to discuss 'Domestic policies, regional development, and possible threats facing Africa's Global achievement of the SDGs amidst the COVID-19 pandemic amongst

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Mobile Money Transactions Grow By 450% in 3 Months

The value of funds transferred via Mobile Money grew by 450 per cent between January and April this year to reach Rwf 40 billion (over $ $42 million), data from Rwanda Utilities Regulation Authority

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: IPPIS - Nigerian Universities Misled Us Into Paying Dead Lecturers - Accountant General

The federal government on Monday said it was deliberately misled by the managements of some Nigerian universities into paying salaries to some deceased members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) through the Integrated Personnel Payroll system

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Source: allAfrica.com

IDT rules in favour of BOJ in vacation leave dispute

The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has sided with the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) in a long-standing dispute with the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) over a change in the bank’s vacation leave policy, over which the union has expressed strong

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America

In a news release, the campaign noted that Biden “knows we need a comprehensive agenda for African Americans with an ambition that matches the scale of the challenge and with a recognition that race-neutral policies are not a sufficient response to race-based

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Source: Chicago Defender

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