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Brandi Alexander is the National Director of Constituency for Compassion & Choices, and she has been with the organization for more than 10 years. Her dedication to educating people about having autonomy over all aspects of life, including at the end of life, has been a driving force in her career

Jeneba Barrie Nude Footwear, LLC has officially launched its line of 13 true to hue nude (skin-tone) footwear. The release marks the most diverse and inclusive luxury skin-tone shoe line on the market. For far too long the market has had a very strict definition of nude shoes – one or two shades of beige. This definition excludes a huge part of the population, namely, women of color.

     “I’m excited that this is by us, for us and there’s going to be a lot of great content that reflects our lifestyle,” said Rice, who joined cast members from various Cleo TV shows, executives from Comcast Afro and others in celebrating the launch of the new channels at the Newseum on Thursday, March 14.

This Saturday is the Final call for businesses to become an approved vendor for Super Bowl 2020 with the NFL Super Bowl Business Connect program. This is an informational networking session by the Superbowl Host Committee.

     As promotional and outreach activities are ramping up across the nation ahead of the 2020 Census — from establishing local and state complete count committees, to diverse partners coming together to reduce the undercount of children and other hard to count populations — today the U.S. Census Bureau announced its long-planned communications campaign platform: “Shape your future. START HERE.”

     Victor Harvey says he wants to be remembered as “a visionary.” Currently, he has his sights set on opening South Florida’s first Black owned distillery, due to open early next year in Flagler Village. The facility will not only produce the signature Victor George Vodka but will also manufacture rum, whiskey, and gin.

Soul Food Market will be the first African American owned supermarket chain which sells 100% of its products from our community. The selection of naturally grown vegetables and fruits will be sourced from Black farmers in Georgia. New and exciting Black owned products ranging from everyday necessities such as diapers and detergent to all-natural household cleaning products will stock the shelves!

Auto loan delinquencies climbed to $9 billion in 2018 Car loan debt up 75%, a record high since 2009

Meet Gibran Tariq, author & CEO of a new and thriving Black-owned publishing company