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Pinellas Opportunity Council, Inc. Position Description CSBG Program Director Job Code: 71 FLSA: Hourly-Exempt Pay Grade: 8 $47,219- $56,309 Annually Job Type: Program Major Function: Under the supervision of the Executive Director, manages the day-to-day operations of a wide range of community
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Bill Strips Away Dental Care Options
(OPINION) Small businesses in California have taken a major hit over the last few months. Most have been forced to temporarily shut their doors amid mandatory stay-at-home-orders, which has led to sweeping layoffs and uncertainty for the future. The pandemic has impacted the business community so
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Reddit, Twitch clamp down Trumpist forums for hate speech : TheGrio
Reddit, an online comment forum that is one of the internet’s most popular websites, on Monday banned a forum that supported President Donald Trump as part of a crackdown on hate speech. The Trump forum, called The_Donald, was banned because it encouraged violence, regularly broke other Reddit
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Diddy Gifts 14-Year-Old Fashion Entrepreneur With $25K Business Grant On Ellen
[ad_1] Share0 Image via @ceotreybrown/Instagram Fashion isn’t the easiest industry to break into. One boy was not only able to beat the odds and launch his own clothing brand but he also was able to catch the eye of music and fashion mogul  Sean “Diddy” Combs. Philadelphia native Trey Brown is the
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(BPRW) Founder of Black Online Therapy to Host a Virtual Healing The Black Woman Inside 2-Day Intensive | Press releases
(BPRW) Founder of Black Online Therapy to Host a Virtual Healing The Black Woman Inside 2-Day Intensive To register: bit.ly/healingtheblackwoman2020 (Black PR Wire) Black women are essential to our homes
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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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Instagram should be a top priority in any content promotion and marketing strategy you have and Later is wonderful for this platform. It’s a free software that helps with scheduling and planning content for Instagram on a desktop computer. This means that you won’t have to use your mobile phones to
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Comerica Bank and National Business League Announce $1 Million Commitment to Support Black-Owned Small Businesses - Houston Forward Times
ABOVE: Irvin Ashford, Jr. Comerica Bank recently announced its $1 million commitment over four years The post Comerica Bank and National Business League Announce $1 Million Commitment to Support Black-Owned Small Businesses appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Potential Misuse of Opportunity Zones in Major Cities Being Investigated - Black Enterprise
Democrats say Opportunity Zones are being misused to help the wealthy to get richer rather than benefiting residents who live in low-income areas
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Black-Owned Business Sproxte Partners with Atlanta Public Schools to Create Memorable Graduation Experience Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Black-owned custom product and service company Sproxte is working to raise the standard in the printing and branding game while helping the Black community at []
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Jersey City to host first BLACK BUSINESSES MATTER street festival | New York Carib News
(Jersey City, NJ—July 8, 2020)— The Black Entrepreneur Friends, in partnership with The City Of Jersey City, are proud to present the first Black Businesses Matter Street Festival on Saturday, July 11, 2020 (RAIN OR SHINE) from 12 PM- 7 PM (EST) at The Mary McLeod Bethune Center located 140 Martin
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Legendary Singer Deniece Williams Join Other Big Stars at NNPA Virtual Conference | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Williams, whose transformed RB, pop, and gospel music over her extraordinary five-decade career, joins Stephanie Mills, Anthony Hamilton, Carlos Santana, and Salt-N-Pepa in a star-studded lineup of musical talent appearing at the first virtual conference in the 193-year history of
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Lone Star College-Houston North, Comcast provide free internet access to students during pandemic | Afram News
Lone Star College-Houston North and Comcast’s Houston Region have announced a business partnership to provide free internet access to approximately 200 LSC-Houston North students and families in need. The new agreement will ensure these students can continue their education through the
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Report: 7.7 percent of female workers in Texas are entrepreneurs - North Dallas Gazette
Nationwide 7.7 percent of female workers own their own business, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. For many of these women, entrepreneurship offers more flexibility than traditional jobs, which is appealing. But starting a business is also risky. New business owners often take a pay
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Super-sized racism: former McDonalds execs strike back in explosive race
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What We Lose When Retail Stores Disappear
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Statewide eviction moratorium extended through August; Pittsburgh’s revenue takes hit from pandemic | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Zimdollar continues to tumble
THE Zimbabwe dollar has devalued further to a new low of $105 against the greenback on the parallel foreign currency market as demand for the United States dollar intensifies. BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA With the Zimdollar continuing to depreciate, businesses are pegging prices of their goods and services
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Snoop Dogg Launches New Snoop Cali Red With 19 Crimes Winery
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A New Apple Patent Lets You Take Selfie with Your Distant Partner.
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Two Black Harvard grads have redefined ‘nude’ by launching a makeup line for all complexions | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Kristine Solomon, Yahoo Lifestyle Have you ever looked for the perfect nude lipstick? Amanda E. Johnson had been searching for three years when she finally vented her frustration to K.J. Miller, a friend and fellow Harvard Business School graduate. Zeroing in on the right neutral is
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House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program | The Orlando Advocate
As June 30 application deadline nears, newer and shorter forgiveness form announced By Charlene Crowell, Senior Fellow, Center for Responsible Lending As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal
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The Carr Report: Nine things you can do with money | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Damon Carr, For New Pittsburgh Courier As adolescents we often hear our parents say “money doesn’t grow on trees”. As parents we echo the same words to our children. That’s truly the only money advice we receive from our parents. It’s the only money advice we give to our children. We generally
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OP-ED: Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the systematic racism that is rooted in our nation, racial disparities in American healthcare have caused illness, injury, and death in minority communities across the country. Black Americans suffer the most at the hands of the American healthcare system. Now, we are
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Layoffs stuck at high level as 1.3 million seek jobless aid - Black News Channel
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Black-owned businesses see sales boost from Blackout Day : TheGrio
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COVID-19 triggers hackers ‘happy hour’ - Digicel reports - Stabroek News
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#BlackoutDay2020 is July 7. Here’s what you need to know. - DefenderNetwork.com
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Housing Authority steers $4.8 million to proposed apartments | New Pittsburgh Courier
Developing news on the Pittsburgh regions economy. Below: Allegheny County includes rental assistance in plan for $250 million in CARES funds by Rich Lord The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh [HACP] board voted, at its monthly meeting, to commit $4.8 million to four developers to help to
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