Business

Working Moms Create A Safe Indoor Space For Parents and Children to Bond Over Fun and Creativity with Little Play Society

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Working Moms, Latanya Foster-Phillips and Teree Henderson have teamed up, bringing the love of their babies and motherhood to the forefront to welcome Little Play Society to…

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This 25-year Old Turned Down $4.4m And Now Her Company Is Valued At $7.3m

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Launching just eight months ago the company’s value quickly rose by $1.4M after recent investments from the likes of Ladarius Gunter (former-Green Bay Packers Cornerback), Shaun Hamilton (Washington…

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Waters Statement on HUD’s Move to Weaken Protections Against Housing Discrimination

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “HUD’s announcement that it plans to weaken the disparate impact standard is part of a series of efforts by the Trump Administration to dismantle key civil rights…

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West Memphis mayor talks jobs, economic boom and inspiring children

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our priorities are to bring economic opportunities to this city for our people, public safety, creating a quality school system, a cleaner city, and investing in a…

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Wells Fargo Announces $1 Billion Affordable Housing Commitment

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Candy Moore, the senior vice president and manager of Wells Fargo’s Community Relations and Southeast Community Development, told NNPA Newswire that the company will invest $1 billion…

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Haymarket Brewing Nods to History has Defender Beer

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Did you know that the Chicago Defender has a beer named after it? We didn’t either. Not until a phone call from Haymarket Brewing. a couple of days…

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Black businesse$, Black consumer$: A necessary alliance

NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are approximately 2.6 million Black-owned businesses in the United States. The number of Black or African American-owned firms grew 34.5 percent between 2007 and 2012— from…

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Goldi’s Gourmet Spices Brings Out the Flavor in Everything

OAKLAND POST — Perhaps Elliott and Shawlaya Johnson know people who car­ry hot sauce in their handbags. Perhaps they experienced a spill. But now you can get your hot sauce from…

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E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Company: A True Family Business

OAKLAND POST — Entrepreneurial journeys may vary, but all who have started businesses have at least one thing in common: They can look to the experiences of those who came…

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Pharmacist Turned Entrepreneur Is Changing The Way We View Natural Hair Care

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Kristal Cunningham is a wife, mother of two handsome young men, and a pharmacist who loves living life boldly. Fueled by her passion for beautiful curly hair,…

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