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Rosalind G. Brewer

Rosalind G. Brewer is president and CEO of Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart). Brewer joined Sam’s Club in February 2012, bringing a wealth of talent to the members-only warehouse operating segment that serves the needs of individual and small business members. She joined

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How The Crisis Is Making Racial Inequality Worse

In good times and bad, the black unemployment rate is typically double the white unemployment rate, says economist Valerie Wilson, who directs the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy at the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think

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#Election2020 – Is 'Defund the Police' a massive political mistake? | The Atlanta Voice

Amid the ongoing protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd, calls to defund the police have grown increasingly loud — particularly among the activists who are taking to the streets to urge politicians to

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Nation’s smallest small businesses get left behind during COVID-19

Eligible business owners could apply for a $10,000 advance through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan, or EIDL, program or obtain forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, known as

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Cash Stimulus In Washington State - The Investment Needed To Boost Our Economy

Providing flexible and direct financial support to families through a state-level Recovery Rebate in Washington State is

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Lowes Commits Additional $25 Million in Grants & Resources To Small Businesses In Wake of COVID Pandemic

As small businesses look to reopen in the coming weeks and months, Lowe’s announced a second $25 million commitment to support ongoing COVID-19 relief, bringing the company’s pandemic support to communities to $50

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

45% Of Black Businesses Anticipate Closing Due To COVID-19

Now, new data show that African American and Latinx businesses are not only in danger of losing their businesses but have been disproportionately denied relief loans established for the

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"Why #BlackWealthMatters in White America," By Solomon Ali

Most Black Americans, throughout American history, were shut out of our financial system, thereby not gaining the access or opportunity to accumulate wealth or an understanding of money that could have been passed down through the

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Monday Night Politics: Meet the candidates

In my own neighborhood, I have served as a precinct chair for over a decade and have worked to help elect strong Democratic leaders in Dallas and across the State, including County Judge Clay Jenkins, Congressman Marc Veasey, former Congressman Beto O’Rourke and many

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

After COVID-19: Small businesses must be allowed to ‘breathe again’ without delay

Perhaps unsurprisingly, most of the small business ventures with which we have established excellent relationships over the past five years or so and which have been the subjects of weekly reports in the Stabroek Business appear to have ‘gone to ground,’ so to speak, that is to say that what used

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Gov. Walz announces businesses can now apply for $62M in COVID-19...

Gov. Tim Walz today announced that the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is now accepting applications for the $62.5 million Small Business Relief Grants Program for businesses impacted by COVID-19, which he signed into law last

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Magic Johnson to Provide $100M in Capital to Fund PPP Small Business Loans

NBA legend turned social entrepreneur Magic Johnson has committed to providing $100 million in capital to fund small business loans through the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Forgivable SBA loans for Atlanta-area small bizs from minority-led Lendistry

Enterprises able to document 2019 finances encouraged to apply at www.mylendistry.com Lendistry CEO Sands: Shorter wait times for well-documented applicants, new clarity from SBA on loan forgiveness, mean now is the time to act

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

EDITORIAL: Disparity Study Long Overdue

Small and locally-owned businesses in D.C. are facing unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19 shut-downs and the protests that

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Source: The Washington Informer

COVID-19: Beware the super-spreader

(Trinidad Express) Lurking among gatherings of people, there can be a super-spreader of the Covid-19 virus, who can transmit the virus exponentially to large numbers of the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Southeast communities avoid heavy looting

Area cities report few incidents of vandalism following black man’s death

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Rwanda: Private Universities Predict Surge in Dropouts

Now a combination of the shift in the way lectures are delivered and the decline in people's incomes with some havening lost their jobs, there's widespread project of an increase in university dropout

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Magic Johnson To Provide $100 Million To Fund Loans To Minority-Owned Businesses

Johnson announced that EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., of which he owns a majority, is providing $100 million in capital to fund federal loans for minority and women business owners whose business has suffered greatly during the

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House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program | The Crusader Newspaper Group

As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

‘LHHATL’’s Arkansas Mo Charged With Fraud After Spending Loan On Jewelry, Rolex

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Durkan Issues Executive Order To Extend COVID-19 Closures And Relief Policies

On Thurs., Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an Executive Order to extend the City of Seattle’s COVID-19 closure and relief

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Southridge Mall Reopens and Launches Community Support Program

As part of the reopening process, the mall published its comprehensive COVID-19 Exposure Control Policy, developed in conjunction with a team of leading experts in the fields of Epidemiology and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), in order to deliver an elevated set of safety standards at the

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Kenya: Vulnerable Groups Bear the Brunt of the Pandemic With Little Help

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, food donation organised by the Rotary clubs of Thika and Thika West, with support from the Bank of Africa, is going

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Source: allAfrica.com

Statement from the Urban League of Greater Atlanta on Civil Unrest in the Nation

The Leaders of the Urban League Movement, including National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, Urban League of Greater Atlanta President/CEO Nancy A. Flake Johnson, and all affiliate presidents, hereby issue the following statement in response to the civil unrest sweeping the

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Facebook awards Black Press of America publishers $1.3 million in relief grants

Facebook has announced that 15 member publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will receive $1.288 million in grants through the Facebook Journalism Project’s relief fund for local

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Fort Bend County launches small business grant program for Covid-19 relief

Fort Bend County launched a small business relief program to help vulnerable businesses get through the Covid-19

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Evans, James M. (1962- )

James M. Evans, a politician and business owner, was the first African American chairman of the Utah Republican Party. He was born to Robert and Beatrice Evans in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in 1962. He graduated from Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School in 1981 as the class president and attended

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Payne, Donald Milford (1934-2012)

Donald Payne, a Democrat, was the first African American elected to Congress from the State of New Jersey. Payne was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 16, 1934. He earned a B.A. degree in social studies from Seton Hall University in 1957 and also has honorary doctorates from Chicago State

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Zoom Parties, Missed Proms, Uncertain Futures. High School Seniors Share What It’s Like To Come Of Age During A Pandemic | The Oklahoma Eagle

The young adults graduating from high school this year will be defined by their Zoom educations and viral TikToks, but also by their lost summer jobs and unpredictable

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Adam Roosevelt has become the first black CEO of SEM North America – The Black Chronicle

Adam Roosevelt, a 28-year-old politician and combat veteran, is adding to his illustrious résumé by becoming the first African American to be chosen as SEM North America’s first

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