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Gavin Newsom AGAIN refuses to back reparation payouts to black Californians his own task force wants – as it now calls for raising minimum wage (which is second highest in US)
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom has again refused to back reparation payments to black Californians proposed by his own task force, which has also now called for raising the state’s minimum wage. The state’s minimum wage is already the nation’s second highest at $15.50, but the task force is […] Click here to view original […]
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First Black-owned barber college in Toledo offers students a path to a better life
T.O.L. is Toledo’s first, Black-owned barbershop college. The owner wants his business to be a gateway to something better for anyone who walks through his door. TOLEDO, Ohio — On South Byrne Road in the GlenByrne strip mall is where T.O.L. Barber College sits. For many, barbershops are more […] Click here to view original […]
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Black Owned Laundromat Opens in Detroit
A proprietor of Our Community Laundromat in Detroit’s Bethune Community neighborhood, La Cesha Brintley, joined CBS News Detroit on Thursday to talk about her company being selected as a Motor City Match winner.Our Community Laundromat is Motor City Match’s 145th brick-and-mortar estabisment to open. The laundromat serves as a community resource center and was given […]
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Market showcasing Black-owned businesses opens 1st store in Pearland
You can now support Black-owned businesses at the Pearland Town Center. Learn more about the owners’ stories and why they started their businesses. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we […] Click here to view original […]
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GroupM South Africa supports 100% Black-owned OOH media owners with the Inclusivity Support Program –
GroupM has launched a South Africa-first program to support small 100% Black-owned OOH media owners through upskilling, sharing of knowledge, tools, and research, to help increase their performance as a vendor in this market. This program officially kicks off in August 2021 and will run for an estimated eight […] Click here to view original […]
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“Shopping While Being Black Episode #3” Black Owned Products located in Ulta Beauty
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Media mogul Byron Allen pays $70M for Michigan TV station WJRT
After taking on General Motors and other automakers, media mogul Byron Allen is expanding his presence in Michigan, his home state. On Wednesday, Allen’s company, Allen Media Group, announced it would pay $70 million to buy WJRT from Gray Television. WJRT is the ABC affiliate in Flint-Saginaw. This deal […] Click here to view original […]
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Gamble & Huff mark 50 years of Philly Soul and socially conscious music
By the early 1970s, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were regularly meeting in Gamble’s office by an upright piano with a list of titles and a tape recorder to talk about the news or what was happening throughout Philadelphia. Their chemistry as songwriters and producers, combined with those frequent […] Click here to view original […]
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Black Farmer in SC Wants New Land to Be ‘A Place to Heal’
Sadia Pollard at their farm in Lugoff, South Carolina on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Pollard is raising money on Go Fund Me to help build the farm, which Pollard plans on using as an educational space in addition to growing food. The 24-year-old Black farmer runs Prosper Farm, where […] Click here to view original […]
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A discussion of reparations
By Guest Columnist RICHARD ROSE, president, Atlanta Branch of the NAACP America’s enduring human tragedy is racism that started with Columbus’ miscalculated arrival in the Caribbean. The failure to successfully enslave Indigenous people led to the importation by force of sub-Sahara Africans in 1619 that was justified by Christianity. […] Click here to view original […]