Black Businesses Suffering the Most From COVID-19 Crisis
Times: More than 40 percent of Black business owners reported they weren’t working in April, when businesses were feeling the worst of the pandemic’s economic consequences. Only 17…
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Campaign Encourages Consumers To Spend $5 Million With Black Businesses By July 6
One initiative is hoping to push that momentum even further by motivating consumers to spend $5 million at Black-owned businesses by July 6 and turn it into more…
Mom Of Black Teen Millionaire To Host Online Family Business Summit
Tamara Zantell: "A summit like this is very unique. As it is not only focused on parents, but sessions and content are created with the young mogul in…
Black Firm Files Lawsuit Against NJ Treasury Dept And Others
The complaint details allegations against the defendants regarding their misappropriation and improper use of proprietary information obtained from Blueprint, a Black-owned firm. Photo: YouTube Blueprint, a Black-owned firm…
MBDA Awards $10M in Grants to Support Minority-Owned Businesses
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced the deployment of $10 million in CARES Act funding to the network of MBDA Business Centers and…
Black Lives Matter Movement Driving Customers to Black Businesses
Of the 5.7 million US firms with paid employees, about 124,000 -- or a little more than 2% -- were Black-owned in 2017, according to a Brookings Institution…
Empowering Black Broadcast Media in Wake of George Floyd Murder
Winston: "Blacks make up 13% of the American population, yet we own fewer than 180 of the more than 11,000 commercial radio stations in the U.S., 1.6%, and…
Facebook Announces $200 Million Commitment to Support Black Businesses
Today Facebook announced: A commitment of $200 million to support Black-owned businesses, Black creators and nonprofits supporting the Black community - building on earlier investments and part of…
Report Looks At Drastic Impact of COVID-19 On Youth Employment in New York
Majorie D. Parker. Photo: JobsFirstNYC At least 40 million people filed unemployment benefit claims as a result of the economic disruption of Covid-19, leading some to compare the…
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT: COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUNDS TO BE DISBURSED TO LOCAL BUSINESSES
Diaz: “We must do all that we can to give our borough’s small businesses a chance to survive in these difficult times.” Photo: YouTube Bronx Borough President Diaz…