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Megachurch pastor pays $200k in reparations to Tulsa Massacre survivors
Megachurch pastor pays $200k in reparations to Tulsa Massacre survivors (STIRR, SBG) BIXBY, Okla. (WKRC) – The pastor of a megachurch has issued $200,000 reparation payments each to the three living survivors of the Tulsa Massacre. In 1921, a white mob attacked Black Tulsa residents and destroyed their homes […] Click here to view original […]
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Black-Owned Film and TV Production Studio Gets Greenlight From Memphis Officials
Officials in Tennessee moved a step closer to making what developers say will be a major Black-owned film studio a reality. Developers won approval from the Memphis Land Use Control Board to zone land in the city’s Whitehaven community to build a BLP Film Studios. The owners say they […] Click here to view original […]
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15 Essential Black-Owned Restaurants You Should Know in Dallas
From refined vegan eats to saucy smoked meats. Shoals Sound & Service To say that Dallas has grown over the past few years is an understatement. With major companies setting up shop and constant development in and around the Metroplex, there are plenty of people needing to be entertained—and […] Click here to view original […]
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What economic impact could Juneteenth as a federal holiday have on Arkansas?
While Juneteenth has been celebrated for decades, no data has ever been collected on the newly federal holiday to see what it’s economic impact could be in Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Many Juneteenth events were celebrated all across the Natural State last weekend for the first time as […] Click here to view original […]
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Juneteenth Jubilee Finally A Detroit thang On The Avenue Of Fashion
When President Joe Biden signed the bill to make Juneteenth a National holiday it was just in time for the Kickoff of Juneteenth especially in Detroit! Originally Juneteenth was always celebrated In Texas, and even across heavily populated areas of the south as early in the early 1950’s and 1960’s but all of sudden it […]
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Building Black-Owned Businesses In Mississippi
HPC founder Tim Lampkin at the site of the future regional community wealth hub, set to open in June … [+] To address the racial wealth gap resulting from institutional racism and under-investment in Black communities, social entrepreneur Tim Lampkin started Higher Purpose Co. in 2016. Now his team […] Click here to view original […]
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Pandemic Success Story: Everybody Eats PDX Brings Black-Owned Dining Back to the Pearl
Courtesy of Everybody Eats PDX Last year, while making my first visit to Everybody Eats PDX, I drove around the parking lot for nearly 20 minutes trying to find a sign or entrance for the new soul food spot. Eventually, I poked my head inside the Oriental Value Food […] Click here to view original […]
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Woman Entrepreneur Debuts First Ever Black-Owned Plant Fertilizer Brand
Alexis Sims, founder and CEO of Leaf Me , an online houseplant boutique, has announced her biggest accomplishment yet since she launched back in March 2020 . Her company has just released the first-ever Black-owned plant fertilizer brand. Leaf Me began as an answer to a social barrier that […] Click here to view original […]
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Pearl Milling Company Launches P.E.A.R.L. Pledge, A Multi-year Program To Help Uplift Black Women & Girls Across America
CHICAGO, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pearl Milling Company, maker of the 132-year-old pancake mix and syrup products previously found under the Aunt Jemima name, today announced its community funding initiative as part of the brand’s commitment to support the Black community. P.E.A.R.L. Pledge is a multi-year program focused […] Click here to view original […]
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Surprise: Bronzeville Beer Makers Are Planning Not One, But Two Taprooms
Turner Haus Brewery has picked Bronzeville for its upcoming taproom, a culmination of nearly nearly nine years of work. They plan to launch their taproom inside the 92-year-old Rosenwald Court Apartments at 78 E. 47th Street, according to the Sun-Times . What’s more, the Turner Haus team is partnering […] Click here to view original […]