You may also like
Texas Woman Accused of Fraudulently Obtaining $3.7M in PPP Loans
LaDonna Wiggins is facing charges of bank fraud, making a false statement to a bank, and money laundering for alleged fraud in obtaining a PPP loan
Read more
Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent
Rep. Waters Votes to Impeach Donald Trump for Second Time - Los Angeles Sentinel
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement after casting her vote to impeach President Donald J. Trump for a second
Read more
Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News
Audit: US Sent $1.4B in Virus Relief Payments to Dead People
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.1 million coronavirus relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people, a government watchdog reported
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program
As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has
Read more
Source: The Orlando Advocate
Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
DIAZ: Stimulus package good for business confidence
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge, citing an April study by McKinsey, recently warned that three quarters of the country’s MSMEs could fold by the end of June without optimal support by
Read more
Source: Business Daily
Sponsored by APEX Museum
Eugene Goodman: Legislators Seeking To Award Capitol Police Officer For Heroism
House members want to give him Congressional Gold Medal.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
For first time, Fitch sounds warning on U.S. debt – Dallas Post Tribune
The United States' credit rating is on the line amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic has stifled the economy, leading to a surge in unemployment and the U.S. recording its worst quarter on record. The U.S. economy contracted at 32.9 percent annual rate from
Read more
Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Paycheck Protection Progam: Biden makes changes but some left out
By: Alyssa Wilson New initiatives made by the Biden administration to expand relief loans to small businesses in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are meant to help, but a decision made by the U.S. Small Business Administration is impacting the way some businesses get loans.  Last
Read more
Source: Black News Channel - Truth Illuminated
Sponsored by Pride Academy
Robert Smith, Billionaire Who Promised To Pay Student Loan Debt For Morehouse Grads, Admits To Tax Fraud
Robert Smith admitted to intentionally committing tax evasion and hiding his millions in income for 15 years.
Read more
Source: MadameNoire
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
ASK AN EXPERT Episode 1: What is a W9?
The information on line 1 of the W9 must match the information used on your federal tax return as associated with your EIN (Employer Identification Number or Social Security
Read more
Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com
Stimulus Bill Provides Major Funding to Local Governments Urban Milwaukee - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Bill will funnel millions into local services, housing assistance, health care, childcare tax credits and unemployment.
Read more
Source: Urban Milwaukee » Championing Urban Life In The Cream City
Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
American Airlines to slash 40,000 jobs through October | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
American Airlines announced it will slash 40,000 U.S.-based jobs through October due to a sharp decline in air travel since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The cost-cutting move will reduce the mainline staff of the largest airline in the world by nearly 30%, lowering the number of employees
Read more
Source: The Florida Star
Sponsored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Boston Professional Chapter
Magic Johnson Secures $100M For Minority-Owned Companies As Government Fails Black And Latino Small Business Owners
One of the greatest passers in basketball history has thrown his latest assist to Black and brown small business owners who have seemingly been excluded from the government’s apparently selective efforts to keep employees on companies’ payrolls during the coronavirus
Read more
Source: NewsOne
Trump holds up stimulus package over mail-in voting, state's aid - TheGrio
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he would block funding for the U.S. Postal Service and reasoned that it... View Article The post Trump holds up stimulus package over mail-in voting, state's aid appeared first on TheGrio.
Read more
Source: theGrio
Millennial Money: Be effective with your generosity in 2020 | The Atlanta Voice
If you’re fortunate enough to be able to donate money this year, plenty of causes need your attention. In a year like 2020, choosing where to direct your dollars is like picking your favorite child. Should your money go toward nonprofits providing basic needs, organizations fighting for social
Read more
Source: The Atlanta Voice
Gordon & Jackson Propose Renaming Talmadge Bridge to "John Lewis Freedom Bridge" | The Savannah Tribune
State Representative Craig Gordon and State Senator Lester Jackson prefiled legislation to rename the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah the “John Lewis Freedom Bridge” after the late Congressman John Lewis. “It is only fitting that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized by
Read more
Source: The Savannah Tribune
Include immigrants in COVID-19 relief - The Bay State Banner
It is unfathomable that people who have regularly paid taxes would be shut out of relief when it’s most needed. This isn’t charity. It’s about doing right by our neighbors The post Include immigrants in COVID-19 relief appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
Read more
Source: The Bay State Banner
NFL’s Josh Bellamy Arrested For Misusing PPP Loan Funds On Gucci, Dior & More
Really, dude? NFL wide receiver Josh Bellamy has been arrested for misusing COVID loans intended for those in dire straits on luxury goods and casinos.
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Sponsored by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts
House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program – Voice and Viewpoint
As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has
Read more
Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper
D'SOUZA: Kenya’s economic stimulus package 2 will fall far short
This came a few weeks after he announced a raft of tax and expenditure measures to cushion the economy from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, his first ESP as
Read more
Source: Business Daily
Jamaicans in US give thumbs up to Biden's rescue plan - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) Jamaicans across the United States have given the thumbs up to the US$1.9-trillion America economic rescue plan which President Joe Biden signed into law last Thursday. The article Jamaicans in US give thumbs up to Biden's rescue plan appeared first on Stabroek News.
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Sponsored by BARBinc
Africa: Dr. Dougbeh Nyan Postulates Herd Immunity in Parts of Africa
Invited for second speaking engagement at Rowan UniversityOne of Africa's prominent infectious diseases experts from Liberia, Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan of Shufflex Biomed, has postulated that many African countries including Liberia could be "going through a stage of Herd Immunity at this point of the
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by Eastern Bank
What You Need To Do To Get Your Government Stimulus Check
The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks. The payments are part of the $2.2 trillion rescue package signed into law last week by President Donald Trump aimed at combating the economic ravages of the coronavirus
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Virgina's Statue of Confederate General Removed From US Capitol Building, Governor Says - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… commemorate Barbara Rose Johns, an African American civil rights leader who in … the 25 May death of African-American man George Floyd in police …
Read more
Source: Sputnik News - World News, Breaking News & Top Stories
Trump Finally Signs COVID Relief Bill Providing $600 Direct Payments to Families - Voice and Viewpoint
Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent More than a week after Congress reached a stimulus deal, President Donald Trump has signed the $900 billion COVID-relief bill. The President, who has spent most of his time since losing the November 3 election pushing false conspiracy
Read more
Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper
Candidate: Rodney Davis, 13th Congressional District - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Editor’s note: Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election is underway in Illinois. The State Journal-Register asked some candidates in contested races to answer questions related to the office they seek.Born: Jan. 5, 1970Family situation (marital status, number of children, etc.): I’ve been
Read more
Source: The State Journal-Register: Local News, Politics, Entertainment & Sports in Springfield, IL
Sponsored by Intellitech
Election could move California further left on taxes, race - L.A. Focus Newspaper
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tuesday’s election will test the boundaries of The post Election could move California further left on taxes, race appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.
Read more
Source: La Focus Newspaper
Sponsored by Eastern Bank
Kenya: 31 New COVID-19 Cases in Kenya Raise Total Infections to 1,192
Nairobi — Kenya's COVID-19 infections rose to 1,192 Saturday after President Uhuru Kenyatta announced 31 new
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
Coronavirus Update: FDA Warns Nine Hand Sanitizers Sold in the U.S. Are Toxic
Methanol can cause skin irritation, and if ingested, cause headache, dizziness, blurred vision, kidney failure, coma and death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Sponsored by NSBE Boston
House leaders demand details on PPP – Florida Courier
As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has
Read more
Source: Florida Courier
More from Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News
LOVE & BASKETBALL: 20TH ANNIVERSARY VIRTUAL REUNION AND PANEL DISCUSSION — MAY 14 5:00 PM PT
L.A. Mayor Looks to Take Community ‘Behind the Scenes’ of Test Processing and COVID-19 Data Research
Stores Not Adhering to COVID-19 Health Officer Orders Over the Weekend; 162 out of 410 Were in Violation
A Cry From Mom and Mothers on Mothers Day
Soul Singer “No Pain No Gain” Betty Wright Has Passed Away at 66
Los Angeles County Sheriff Villanueva Subpoenaed Regarding COVID-19 Jail Policies
Little Richard, Flamboyant Rock ‘N’ Roll Pioneer, Dead at 87
Andre Harrell, Who Discovered P. Diddy and Founded Uptown Label, is Dead at 59
Mayor Eric Garcetti Relies on Business Experts to Map Out Safety Guidelines for each Industry During Recovery Stage
L.A. County’s First Step into Recovery; Thousands of Businesses Open for Curbside Pickup
Mayor Garcetti Announced DWP Will Not Shut Off Services Due to Non-Payment for the Rest of 2020; Rent Freeze Extended Another Year
L.A. Metro to Require Use of Face Coverings on Metro Transit System Beginning May 11
LOS ANGELES COUNTY GOLF COURSES AND TRAILS REOPEN SATURDAY, MAY 9; PARKS REMAIN OPEN MOTHER’S DAY, SUNDAY, MAY 10
L.A County Public Officials Create “Five-stage Recovery Roadmap” to Relax Safer at Home Order
Father, son charged with killing black man Ahmaud Arbery
Nurse Tierra Norman Helps Keep Pandemic Frontline Strong
Community Leaders Call for Investment in Crisis Assistance for Survivors of Crime  
AAFCA Statement on the Passing of Little Richard and Andre Harrell
Black Fact of the Day: May 12, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
Black Fact of the Day: May 13, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
Safer at Home Order Extended to July
WATCH: Strategy, Innovation & Community Support in Era of COVID-19
WATCH: BlackPressUSA LIVESTREAM – Accessing COVID-19 Testing & Availability
WATCH: NNPA’S Stacy Brown Interviews Cosby Spokesman, Andrew Wyatt on the Plea for Cosby’s Rele
WATCH: Stacy Brown interviews murder victim Ahmaud Arbery’s family attorney, Benjamin Crump
WATCH:#SaveLocalJournalism WEEK 3: THE #BLACKPRESSMATTERS MORE THAN EVER BEFORE
Reopen Los Angeles? Communities of Color Will Pay the Price, Says Wesson
New Safer at Home Order Issued Today; Director of Public Health Clarifies COVID-19 Recovery Misconceptions.
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Major performs at the 2016 Taste of Soul Family Festival
WATCH: Student Athlete of the Week: Zsateau Bouyer
Seimone Augustus Starts New Chapter with Sparks
Honoring Our Mothers With Our Lives: Lessons of Love, Life and Struggle
R&B Icon, Betty Wright, Passes at 66
Civilian Oversight Commission Subpoena’s L.A. Sheriff Alex Villanueva
COVID-19 LOST ON THE FRONTLINES: He And His Wife Shared A Lust For Travel ― And A COVID Diagnosis
‘Good Golly, Miss Molly!’ Rock ’n’ Roll Icon, Little Richard, Passes at 87
California Black Newspapers Win Hundreds of Thousands in Facebook Grants
Compton United Offers Help To Residents During Pandemic
BHERC ‘OPERATION LOVE’ DELIVERS MOTHERS’S DAY JOY AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO SENIORS, HOMELESS AND SHELTERED MOMS IN LOS ANGELES AND WASHINTON, D.C.
Los Angeles Native Nathan Thornton Teaches SmarterKorean
COVID-19 Lost on the Frontlines: Even On ‘The Saddest Day … She Could Make You Laugh’
Combating HIV in the African American Community
FILM REVIEW: ‘Blue Story’
Community Activist and Sentinel Columnist Larry Aubry Dies
Black Fact of the Day: May 16, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
Los Angeles City Mayor Garcetti Announces 'All In for L.A.' County-Wide Campaign Encourages to Remain Resilient in the Response to COVID-19.
L.A. County Launches ‘WiFi Finder’ to Reduce Digital Divide During COVID-19.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY LAUNCHES NEW WIFI LOCATOR TOOL TO HELP RESIDENTS GET ONLINE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Assembly Caucus Chair Mike Gipson’s Statement on Governor Newsom’s May Revision Budget

African American Facts

Spirituality Facts

Barack Obama Facts