Job Market Sizzles But Paychecks Fizzle, Black Workers Say

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Job Market Sizzles But Paychecks Fizzle, Black Workers Say

Despite the decline in jobs created in January, the official unemployment rate continues to hover near 4%.

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If you have a small business in the city of Detroit, Detroit Means Business wants to help you reopen safely. If your business has 2 to 50 employees, DTE Energy and Olympia Entertainment volunteers will be distributing FREE PPE kits with masks, gloves and hand sanitizer October 26-29. To apply, and

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Cantu Commits to Elevating Black Female Entrepreneurs to Help Shape the Future of Beauty | Dallas Weekly

STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cantu Beauty, an award-winning multicultural haircare brand, has teamed up with ‘25 Black Women In Beauty‘ (25BWB), to launch a new mentorship program titled “CantuElevate,” developed to create roadmaps for success and growth of Black-owned

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DPSCD Earns Clean Audit Report For 2019-2020 School Year | News | The Michigan Chronicle

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