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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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2010 Census omitted 3.7 million Blacks – Nearly five times its original ‘undercount’ claims | New Pittsburgh Courier
Confusing and conflicting explanations provide  few answers while raising numerous questions by Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – A special report released by the National Urban League reveals that the U. S. Census Bureau omitted at least 3.7 million African-Americans from its 2010
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Black Lives Matter at War with America.
“Accessory before the fact” is a legal term referring to a person who incites or assists someone to commit a crime. BLM is physically destroying businesses, assaulting and murdering people. Can victims of BLM file lawsuits against major corporations who are eagerly donating millions to the domestic
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Beyond COVID-19: Leguan farmer Shameer Khan aiming to expand farming interests - Stabroek News
At 69, imminent retirement does not appear to be on Shameer Khan’s immediate-term agenda. The article Beyond COVID-19: Leguan farmer Shameer Khan aiming to expand farming interests appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Image Architect, Law Roach, creates a "fLAWless Fundraiser" and Raises $100,000 To Rebuild Local Black-owned Fashion and Beauty Businesses in Chicago | BlackPressUSA
Coined as the Image Architect, Law Roach has been the most notable international fashion stylist who is responsible for styling celebrities such as Zendaya, Celine Dion, and Tiffany Haddish. After owning a vintage haven called Deliciously Vintage, located in Chicago, Law closed up shop so that he
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Discover to give $5M to Black-owned restaurants - DefenderNetwork.com
Discover will donate a total $5 million to Black-owned restaurants. The twist? Anyone can cast a vote on social media from now through October 31, 2020 for the establishment they think should win one of the 200 $25,000 awards available. The #EatItForward campaign is a creative way to distribute
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Millions of African Women At Risk Because of COVID | Afro
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rebecca Nakamanya rolls her eyes, dismissing a question about school fees. What really worries her is how to feed three children and a jobless partner on a daily wage of less than $3, minus transport to and from her job as a cook. “We have
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McDonalds USA Launches Fund for HBCU Students | Dallas Weekly
Powered by the companys Black Positively Golden movement, McDonalds is also furthering its investment in the next generation of women leaders in partnership with ESSENCE Girls United. McDonalds USA today announced the launch of its $500,000 Black Positively Golden® Scholarship Fund to help
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New government grant for self-employed parents - African Voice Newspaper
The government has announced that Self-employed parents whose trading profits dipped in 2018/19 because they took time out to have children will be able to claim for a payment under the self-employed income support scheme (SEISS). The scheme, which is one of the most generous in the world, requires
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As regional businesses resume on-site work, CFOs wary of COVID-19 backlash - PwC report - Stabroek News
Hastily adopted by some entities in the region as an emergency response to the advent of COVID-19, “remote work” is likely to become “a permanent option” for jobs that so allow, with more than half the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the Caribbean saying they plan to improve the remote working
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Inglewood gives tentative approval to Clippers’ arena -
INGLEWOOD — The Los Angeles Clippers are one step closer to building their own state-of-the-art 18,500-seat arena in Inglewood. The Inglewood City Council introduced an ordinance July 21 to approve a development agreement that would allow Murphy’s Bowl LLC, doing business as the Clippers, to build
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BREAKING NEWS: Detroit City Council Approves $250 Million Bond Proposal for November Ballot in 5-4 Vote | Breaking News | The Michigan Chronicle
Today, Detroit City Council approved for Mayor Duggan's $250 million neighborhood bond proposal to be put on the November 3 ballot. In a 5-4 vote, Council approved to take the next steps towards Duggan's neighborhood blight initiative becoming a reality. Council previously rejected the bond
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Pandemic Causing Rise in Unemployment Fraud | The Crusader Newspaper Group
At the time this article was written, more than 120,000 Americans had perished from the deadly virus COVID-19. The death toll continues to rise right alongside the unemployment rate. As if this tragic state of affairs is not enough for our nation to face, countless individuals are now falling
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Big Mac Racism at McDonalds | Dallas Weekly
For more than 50 years, the McDonald’s Corporation took pride in branding itself as a socially conscious corporation particularly interested in doing business in abandoned and long-ignored Black communities while embracing racial diversity as a critical component of its corporate ethos. It is
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Statewide eviction moratorium extended through August; Pittsburgh’s revenue takes hit from pandemic | New Pittsburgh Courier
Continuing the county’s triple-digit case streak Wednesday, the Allegheny County Health Department [ACHD] announced 158 new COVID-19 infections and 12 new hospitalizations. No new deaths were announced. Thursday’s announcement brings the total case count to 4,367 infections, 196 deaths and 443 past
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Dr. Dre’s wife Nicole Young files for divorce after more than 20 years - TheGrio
Dr. Dre’s wife Nicole Young filed for divorce from the rapper after 24 years of marriage on Monday. Young, 50, filed paperwork on Monday to end her marriage to the hip hop mogul, 55, born Andre Romelle Young, citing irreconcilable differences, according to TMZ. The two were married on May
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Hoosier families not protected from predatory lending | The Crusader Newspaper Group
36% APR Cap More Essential Now Than Ever On July 7, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) gutted a proposed protection against predatory lending, leaving Hoosier families exposed to the harms of payday lending. The 2017 Payday Rule, which was finalized but did not take effect, would
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Hashim Wali launches 'myBrim' hat-styling product - The Bay State Banner
Boston resident and artistic jack-of-all-trades Hashim Wali always had a flair for fashion. Now he’s channeling that sensibility into his new product, myBrim, a set of changeable brims that tuck into the folded rim of knit beanie
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(ThyBlackMan.com) Title loans first appeared on the market in the 1990s. They were developed as a financial product to assist individuals who needed short-term credit and who might not be in a position to get a traditional loan from a bank or other lending institution. One of the major reasons why
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Big Mac Racism at McDonald's | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Under the guise of reorganizing the way they manage the franchise system, the restaurant system across the country, they basically decimated the ranks of the African American leadership and employees,” Caruso said. “That to me is one of the most glaring act of intentional
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Arit Eminue: business woman who has helped nearly 1000 people into employment - African Voice Newspaper
Arit Eminue is a multi-award winning entrepreneur, career and business coach who empowers people to realise their full potential in careers they enjoy, which in turn helps businesses to grow. Since 2005 she’s supported at least 1000 individuals into employment via Apprenticeships, internships as
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OP-ED: The stuff of Dreams — MLK goes right on marching | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It is shocking that in 2020, mothers in African American and minority communities still have to worry about the safety of their sons and daughters when simply going off to the store, going out for a jog and or being stopped at a traffic light. This must end.
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Big Mac Racism at McDonald’s; lawsuit pending - TSDMemphis.com
For more than 50 years, the McDonald’s Corporation took pride in branding itself as a socially conscious corporation particularly interested in doing business in abandoned and long-ignored Black communities while embracing racial diversity as a critical component of its corporate ethos. It is
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Product prodigy students accepted into Target’s incubator program - DefenderNetwork.com
Sponsored content by the University of Texas at Austin Two University of Texas at Austin students D’azhane Cook and Ariel Lee have been accepted into Target’s Incubator, a newly created program that helps the next generation of innovators jumpstart their products and services. Cook and Lee are the
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REVIVE DALLAS SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF FUND | Dallas Weekly
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National Black MBA announces 2020 NBMBAA virtual conference, career fair - DefenderNetwork.com
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Republican Controlled Senate Snubs Bill to Make DC the 51st State.
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