Business
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Jul- 2019 -20 July
‘My background don’t define me’: Forum aims to connect employers, ex-offenders
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a capacity crowd at the University Center Ballroom at The University of Memphis, Lori Black blended right in with the business owners, the city officials and…
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19 July
NAMAD Honors James Farmer with Lifetime Achievement Award
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I can remember at a NAMAD banquet there were two tables, maybe three at a conference of minority dealers,” he said. “But I watched it grow to…
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19 July
CFPB turns its back on fair lending enforcement and reporting
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 50 years ago, this nation enacted legal guarantees that fair housing would be available to all Americans. Despite this federal assurance, however, a disturbing and…
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18 July
Thomas L. Jennings, First African American to Receive a Patent
OAKLAND POST — Patents are important official documents as they are used to safeguard one’s inventions. The first U.S. patent was issued in 1790. But it wasn’t until March 3,…
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17 July
Former NNPA Chairman Dorothy Leavell Reflects on the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The chairman has a direct responsibility for their membership and to be speaking for them in every way to make sure that their rights, their names, and…
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17 July
Former NNPA Chairs Talk Yesterday, Today and the Future
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whether it’s taking a stand for the Double V campaign during World War II; marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement; or…
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17 July
Waters to Facebook: Today’s Hearing is Only the First Step in Our Oversight and Legislative Process
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Facebook has proposed backing Libra tokens with government currencies and government guaranteed securities, and holding them in a so-called Libra Reserve, to be governed by Facebook and…
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17 July
Charleston County Sheriff’s Office to Host Grant Writing Workshop in September
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Charleston County Sheriff’s Office and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in Charleston, September 5-6, 2019. In this class you’ll learn how to find grants…
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16 July
Black Business Spotlight: Junita’s Jar
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Junita Flowers has been in the cookie business for the past 10 years. She first launched her successful Favorable Treats in 2009, but an abusive marriage and divorce…
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14 July
Black pharmacists going ‘above and beyond’
FLORIDA COURIER — After a health insurance change forced Bernard Macon to cut ties with his Black doctor, he struggled to find another African American physician online. Then he realized two…
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