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Nielsen’s 10th-Year African American Consumer Report Explores the Power of the Black Community from Moment to Movement

October 22, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — From video streaming, radio listenership and podcasting to buying Black and staying connected to social movements through social media, African Americans are leading the conversation with an unprecedented impact on brands, policies […]

Robinson Promoted to Chamber Chief Innovation Officer

October 21, 2020 admin 0

JAX Chamber executive and entrepreneur Carlton Robinson has been named the business resource powerhouse Chief Innovation Officer. In that roll he will lead the Venture Services Division that has been revamped to better reflect roles […]

OneUnited Bank, The Largest Black Bank In The Nation, Has More than 100,000 Customers

October 19, 2020 admin 0

by Derek Major -The largest Black bank in the U.S. has proudly announced it has achieved a milestone of 100,000 customers after a resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and a focus on racial […]

Senator Warren Slams Disney for Layoffs, Executives’ Salaries

October 14, 2020 admin 0

NEW YORK (Reuters) – By Jessica DiNapoli – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren slammed Walt Disney Co’s move to lay off 28,000 workers while making shareholder payouts in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, demanding […]

API President Talks Climate Changes, Minority Hiring in Oil and Gas Industry

October 13, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown – “API is not just an advocacy organization, it’s a standard-setting organization for the oil and gas industry. We provide those standards for free to [Historically Black Colleges and […]

Killer Mike, Andrew Young, Bounce TV’s Ryan Glover Team Up to Open Digital Black-Owned Bank

October 12, 2020 admin 0

Rapper and entrepreneur Killer Mike has teamed up with Ambassador Andrew Young and the founder of Bounce TV to start a digital bank aimed at Black and Latino consumers and to support Black businesses nationally. Ryan Glover, who owns […]

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FUNdraising Good Times: Honoring Ida B. Wells

October 12, 2020 admin 0

Ida B. Wells fight for the dignity of Black lives continues across the country. History calls Ida B. Wells a suffragist, anti-lynching activist, journalist, fighter for democracy. She was all these things are more. […]

Breaking the Cycle: Black Women Building Wealth in Times of Chaos

October 7, 2020 admin 0

by Racquel Oden and Mayra P. CardosoOctober 7, 2020 – When the pandemic hit this spring, we were all caught off-guard—emotionally, physically, and financially. Before the pandemic, Black families made some strides in building multigenerational wealth. […]

JSU Student Invents Straw That Filters Lead From Drinking Water Lamonte Pierce Patents his Cleanstraww

October 6, 2020 admin 0

JACKSON, Miss. — A Jackson State University student is hoping his new invention will help fight lead problems in drinking water. Lamonte Pierce patented an innovative straw that he said successfully filters lead and other contaminates […]

CRL Statement on the Federal Reserve’s Plan to Revamp the Community Reinvestment Act

October 6, 2020 admin 0

BlackPressUSA – The CRA is a civil rights law designed to expand financial opportunity. The law requires banks to meet the credit needs of the communities in which they are chartered. The CRA was created […]