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The world's largest food and beverage processing company, Nestle, has embarked on a robust business transformation plan focused on future-proofing its business model in Zimbabwe through import substitution and development of local supply
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McDonald’s USA Launches $500,000 Scholarship Fund to Help HBCU Student
McDonald’s USA today announced the launch of its $500,000 Black & Positively Golden® Scholarship Fund to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue their education this fall, despite impacts of
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'Train Up a Child': North Carolina Father Goes Viral for Teaching 8-Year-Old Son Financial Literacy
Twenty-eight-year-old Kyren Gibson and his 8-year-old son, Kyng, have recently taken the internet by storm, thanks to a video in which Kyng flawlessly recites the definitions of financial terms that many often struggle to grasp even into
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Putting Health First Despite the Pandemic | Afro
While COVID-19 might have resulted in the closing of most gyms and fitness studios, Gerard Burley, founder of SWEAT DC, is encouraging people to still move their bodies and put their health
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Standing up to China
Prime Minister Trudeau’s rejection of a deal with China over the detention of two Canadians has lent a significant twist to the extradition battle over Huawei executive Meng
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Amazon Studios to release voting rights film featuring Stacey Abrams
The documentary, which prominently features insights from politician, lawyer and author Stacey Abrams, is directed by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Liz Garbus and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lisa
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(BPRW) The 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented by Coca-Cola Set to Expand Branded Experiences in First-Ever Virtual Format | Press releases – The Black Chronicle
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New #SaveTheSalon Fund to Raise $2 Million for Black Hairstylists
In partnership with Ben Felicia Horowitz, Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall (the chief executive of Twitter and Square) Libra/The Pritzker Family, and The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Mayvenn is raising funds to bring much-needed relief to hairstylists in the Black
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VW pulls racist ad from social media after backlash
German carmaker Volkswagen has had to pull a racially-insensitive promotional video from Instagram earlier on Thursday, but not before it had sparked concern and spread on other social media
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'Siri Play Bossy': Rasheeda Frost's Camera-Ready Look Drives Fans Insane
The “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” star took to Instagram on Tuesday, May 19 and posted a video that showed her modeling several pairs of
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Meet the Founder of Ghana's Newest University For Leadership and Technology
Nationwide — Chief Nana Obokese Ampah, founder and CEO of a Year of Return Legacy Project and The Asebu Pan African Village Project, announces the launch of a new institution in Ghana called the Obokese University of
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Chicago Urban League issues statement in response to protest and riots | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Chicago Urban League President and CEO Karen Freeman-Wilson issued the following statement in response to protests that have erupted around the country following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May
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1 In 10 HBCUs Were Financially Fragile Before COVID-19 Endangered All Colleges And Universities - Blavity
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Uganda: Post COVID-19 Financing Options
Business experts say that in the 60 or so days that people were forced into their homes and with no sources of income, there are chances that business owners especially small ones 'ate their
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Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Awards 2020 call for nominations
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for AWIEF Awards
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Rwanda: Who Are the Four Corona Action Rwanda Winners?
Four local projects have won grants worth more than Rwf100 million in Corona Action Rwanda, an initiative designed to prop up solutions for cushioning Covid-19 impact on the Rwandan
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More than 20 women in Clarendon are to participate in a training programme geared at creating job opportunities for
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International Finance: Casablanca Finance City Wins The Africa Economy Builders’ Grand Prize
Casablanca Finance City (www.cfca.ma) was awarded last Thursday in Abidjan the “Africa Economy Builders’ Grand Prize” in recognition for its performance and contribution to the development of
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Meek Mill Tweets Support For B. Simone Amid Plagiarism Scandal
Meek Mill took to social media on Sunday (June 14) to defend B. Simone over allegations that she plagiarized passages of her book Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You
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McDonald's USA launches $500,000 scholarship fund for HBCU students amidst COVID-19
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African-American Author Releases a Book to Assist Parents in Starting the Conversation on Racism and Police Brutality
The Talk: A Black Family’s Conversation about Racism and Police Brutality, by Ama
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Kanye West congratulates wife Kim Kardashian for becoming a billionaire
Just weeks after Kylie Jenner was slammed by Forbes for allegedly faking her financial status, Kanye West has taken to social media to congratulate who he says is the new billionaire in the family: his
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Three D.C. Residents Take Top Prizes in #iMask4DC Competition
With clear, concise, creative messaging, three District residents recently won top honors for video demonstrations of COVID-19 safety
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Universal Music Group Announces The Launch Of Def Jam AFRICA | Afro
New label group dedicated to supporting the best in African hip-hop talent and culture across the continent
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Kenya: The Making of an Award Winning Hand Washing Project
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Diva Reese, first-time muralist, pays homage to Breonna Taylor
Driving by Vibe Street Studios on 16th Avenue South at 12th Street on Birmingham’s Southside, it is easy to see the mural of Breonna Taylor, one of the many African Americans who have been slain at the hands of
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