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How you feel about money impacts your spending
How you feel about money impacts your spending […]
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African American couple creates new social media platform for students worldwide
Dwight & Angelique Morrison are the co-founders of PS Remember, a new social media platform that connects students in over 100 countries. Through its unique and powerful search engine, PS Remember allows students currently attending or who have previously attended high school or college to find each other. With over 2.5 million schools in its database, students now can communicate like never. […]
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The Business Value of Earvin “Magic” Johnson
For over 30 years, Earvin “Magic” Johnson has been an entrepreneurial genius and transformative business owner. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises (MJE), founded in 1987, which is an investment conglomerate, with an estimated value of $1 billion dollars. Also, after retiring from The Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA, Mr. Johnson has been committed to having a lasting impact in underserved urban communities. […]
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Adjust your finances as life happens
Learning to adapt to changes is key to creating a healthy relationship with your finances. Taking control of your money means customizing your plans to your needs, so it’s important to remember to be flexible and open to change. […]
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Black-owned pharmaceutical company takes charge to closing the Black Health Disparity Gap
Dr. Wayne, CEO of Wayne Pharmaceuticals, Inc, is dedicated to closing the health disparity gap in the Black community. Based out of Cordele, Georgia, Dr. Wayne operates one of the only Black-owned pharmaceutical companies in the nation. Wayne Pharmaceuticals shares an 18-acre campus with the MD Whitest Medical Institute, right in the heart of Cordele’s west side, the most socio-economically deprived area of the city. […]
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CITY OF MIRAMAR HOSTS BIZ FIT TOUR AND WORKSHOPS 2019
The City of Miramar’s Vice Mayor, Alexandra P. Davis, working with the City of Miramar’s Economic & Business Development team, Business Inclusion & Diversity (BID) programs and in partnership with the Miramar-Pembroke Pines Regional Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to host the Biz Fit Tours and Workshops 2019 […]
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Black Millennials Rank Student Loan Debt, Cybersecurity, and Criminal Justice Reform as Top 2020 Voting Issues in New Survey
“The data from this survey shows that much of the mainstream commentary around the economy or other policy issues hide the everyday realities and perspectives of many Black millennials,” said Antonio White, founder and principal at Beyond Ideas Group. “It’s hard for many Black millennials to prioritize fear of a possible recession when crippling student loan debt or family financial obligations loom above their heads. Every day might feel like a recession.” […]
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New Website Helps Diners Find Black-Owned Restaurants
“African Americans make up only eight percent of restaurant owners and managers in the U.S.,” said Warren Luckett, co-founder of BRW in a recent Forbes feature. “Our mission is to provide a platform that calls for inclusion in the industry and exposes and elevates black-owned businesses.” […]
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Black businesse$, Black consumer$: A necessary alliance
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 1.9 million to 2.6 million in 2012, according to the most recent statistics from the Census Bureau. Black women have been leading this charge of Black entrepreneurship. The number of Black female-owned firms climbed 66.9 percent, from 900,000 in 2007 to 1.5 million in 2012, noted the Census Bureau. […]
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HUD Proposes New Rule That Would Gut the Fair Housing Act
The Department of Housing and Urban Development formally proposed a new rule today that would severely undercut the ability of people of color, women, people with disabilities, and other groups to challenge and seek redress from discrimination in housing and lending under the Fair Housing Act. […]