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Arms Deals Are Bad Deals
Arms Deals Are Bad Deals […]
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Ribbon Cutting for HBCU National Center Set for November
Because of the tight economics of interning in a federal office, particularly for Black college students, some have suggested that interns should be paid. Most internships in Congress went unpaid for several decades but after a great deal of lobbying in 2018 interns on Capitol Hill now earn at least $1,800 per month. […]
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This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Black Wall Street
In 2020 alone, we lost 41% of Black businesses between the months of February-April. Many of our brick-and-mortar mainstays didn’t survive the economic shutdown, particularly those who weren’t sufficiently tech-enabled. Many of those mom-and-pop shops or small-to-medium size enterprises (SME) have been subsumed under the new everyday economy. The everyday economy is now almost entirely online, and the central reason we have to tech-enable every Black business at little to no cost. […]
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Congress Open Your Eyes and Face Truthful Facts
The world is now going into the year 2019 and we are still not working to slow down climate change that has been creating destruction all over the world. Citizens have their part to do as well to help to interrupt this dangerous climate change. We do not need to point fingers at who is responsible for this change. […]
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Congress is eating away at food stamps
Congress is eating away at food stamps By Julianne Malveaux Steven and Laurie, a white married couple that lives near Richmond, Va., work at a big box store. She is a cashier; he […]