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Home Renovation Ideas To Get Ready For Winter.
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) A changing of the seasons is always a great time to look at our lives and our home and consider making improvements.  2020 has been a difficult year and one that has tested every one of us in different ways, and we have had to
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South Shore Line offers FREE August monthly ticket | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Requires July monthly ticket purchase, also adding free Westbound rides To show continued appreciation and understanding of ongoing impacts from COVID-19, the South Shore Line announced that all monthly tickets purchased for the month of July will remain valid throughout August 2020. As the State
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Special Edition of “Money Mondays with Melissa” Aug. 3 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
With numerous protests on the streets of Chicago and clashes with law enforcement officers, many of the city’s young people have been too often silenced or denied an opportunity to be heard in a safe and friendly environment. So on Monday, August 3, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., City Treasurer Melissa
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This Group Is Buying Lots In St. Louis To Lease To Black Businesses
Black Wall Street STL, a firm representing a group of entrepreneurs, recently created a plan to buy 283 lots in north St. Louis from the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA).
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As SEC Relaxes Rules, Small Businesses Allowed to Raise Money Easier
Honeycomb Credit is a small crowdfunding company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It typically handles 10 inquiries a day from business owners seeking loans from the community. Since pandemic hit, it is averaging 30 to 40 daily. 
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A man building for the future - Voice Online

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Congress Presses Big Tech on Competition – Free Press of Jacksonville
The hostility toward Big Tech was on display from both Democrats and Republicans during last week’s antitrust hearing. And despite expectations, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had thoroughly prepared. “It was not
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Harris County's $30M small business assistance program open for applications - DefenderNetwork.com
Harris County Commissioners Court voted unanimously June 30 to approve the Harris County Small Business Recovery Fund, a $30 million grant program designated for struggling small businesses that have not yet obtained financial assistance from other COVID-19 relief programs, according to a press
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Conakry, Guinea (1884- )
Conakry is the largest city and the capital of Guinea. Located on coastal islands and a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean, it is also the nation’s chief port.   In 2011 its population was estimated at approximately 1,786,000
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Dallas Weekly News: Ep. 79- Proposals now being accepted for South Dallas Fair Park Opportunity Fund | Dallas Weekly
Today in Dallas Weekly News, proposals now being accepted for South Dallas Fair Park Opportunity Fund, a city of Dallas study addresses women and minority-owned business needs, and the Dallas city hospital report.
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The summer of COVID: Preparing for school in the fall
Educational consultant Alieshia Baisy-Dyer encourages parents to stay in constant communication with their child’s school leadership teams to ensure they are up to speed on decisions regarding virtual
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Five solutions to California’s climate crisis Gov. Newsom should implement … right now - Black Voice News
In summary Gov. Newsom recognizes that our current climate targets are inadequate. We have the technology ready to go. Here is a checklist: By Dan Jacobson, Special to CalMatters Dan Jacobson is state director of Environment California, djacobson@environmentcalifornia.org. Like most
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Comptroller criticized for handling of late bill payments | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Participant says Mendoza’s prioritizing puts Vendor Payment Program at risk By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — A program that helps vendors get paid even when the state is late paying its bills might be in danger, the head of one financial company
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This Kenyan company is turning air into water through solar technology for communities
In Kenya, a company called ‘Majik Water‘ is turning air into
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Hundreds of Black Women Responding to Home Business Opportunity in the Travel Industry
Nationwide — A new movement has been launched that is targeting African American female entrepreneurs who want to work from home in the travel and lifestyle
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Lowe’s Committs $30 Million In Grants To Minority Business Impacted by Covid – Free Press of Jacksonville
by Jeffrey McKinney - Small business owners can potentially pick up emergency relief grants between $5,000 to $20,000 from home improvement giant Lowe’s. But those seeking the money need to act fast: Applications will be
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Gilliard protects Citizens Bank’s computer systems against cyber security threats | New Pittsburgh Courier

Never fear—Damian M. Gilliard is here by Diane I. Daniels For New Pittsburgh Courier It doesn’t matter if a business operates as the fourth-largest bank in the Pittsburgh metropolitan

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Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner made $36 million in outside pay in 2019: report : TheGrio

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the married advisors to President Donald Trump, earned tens of millions of dollars in outside... View

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Wells Fargo names Kristy Fercho to lead home lending | New Pittsburgh Courier

NNPA)—Wells Fargo & Company announced recently that Kristy Fercho will join the company at the beginning of August as the new head of Wells Fargo Home Lending. Fercho has 18

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NBA Foundation created, pledges $300 million to Black growth - Black News Channel

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The NBA's Board of Governors and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized plans to create the first NBA Foundation that will work to spur economic growth in the Black community, announcing Wednesday that the

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Meet The Woman Behind The First Black-Owned Solar Energy Company
After extensive work in government, entrepreneur and advocate Kristal Hansley launched WeSolar Energy with the goal to provide underserved and underfunded communities access to solar
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$6 Billion Construction Contract Awarded to Build Akon City in Senegal
It has been announced that a $6 billion construction contract has been awarded to build Akon City in
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At-home financial literacy lessons for children | New Pittsburgh Courier

Numerous surveys show that many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, have little saved for retirement, and lack fundamental financial knowledge. Part of the problem, experts say, is that financial literacy

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Career Skills To Cultivate During A Pandemic
Now might be the time to brush your shoulders off and look around at what the world is now. Where do you fit in? Where do your skills fit in? Is it time to learn something new? We spoke with Keirsten Greggs, founder of TRAP Recruiter, about how people can cultivate their skills during a pandemic.
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Africa: After COVID-19, African Women Must Get Back to Better Jobs
[Africa Renewal] As market women breathe a collective sigh of relief in Ghana, the first country to ease COVID 19--related movement restrictions, evidence of the new normal is everywhere: in mask-wearing, social distancing, and varying days for the sale of different products.
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‘Avoid being bitten’: Virus-carrying Asian tiger mosquitoes likely reach UK - The Mississippi Link
The Asian tiger mosquito, which has made headlines around the world because it carries dangerous viruses, are likely already in the UK, an expert warned. Dr Anna-Bella Failloux poses for a photo. She is a professor of entomology and is head of the 'Arboviruses and Insect Vectors' branch of the
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Cassava launches Sasai Moments
BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA Cassava Fintech has launched Sasai Moments; a new social media network app that allows users to experience, capture and share video driven by user generated content along similar lines as TikTok. The Sasai app, which was launched a year ago, is a uniquely African, all-in-one
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