Black Businesses See Sales Surge Amid Racism Reckoning
[Black Business] According to Google, searches for “Black-owned businesses near me” reached an all-time high last month in the U.S….
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ESSENCE Magazine: We Are Talking Steps to Address Workplace Allegations
[ESSENCE Magazine\Workplace] ESSENCE: “ESSENCE is in the process of hiring law firms and other independent external experts to assess and…
MBDA Awards $10M in Grants to Support Minority-Owned Businesses
[MBDA\CARES Act] The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced the deployment of $10 million in CARES…
Black Lives Matter Movement Driving Customers to Black Businesses
[Black Business] Of the 5.7 million US firms with paid employees, about 124,000 — or a little more than 2%…
BLACK ENTERPRISE FOUNDER EARL GRAVES SR. CHAMPIONED BLACK BUSINESSES
[Earl Graves Sr.\Black Businesses] Keith Clinkscales: “Graves did more than chronicle successful Black businesspeople — he created a blueprint for…
BLACK ENTERPRISE FOUNDER EARL GRAVES SR., PASSES AWAY AT 85
[Black Business\Earl G. Graves Sr.,] Graves was widely considered to be the ultimate champion of Black business, launching Black Enterprise…
WILL NY POLITICIANS IGNORE BLACK BUSINESSES HARMED BY COVID-19?
[COVID-19\Black Business] Black people are approximately 22% of NYC’s population, yet we own only 2% of NYC’s businesses and we…
CHICAGO MAYOR LIGHTFOOT ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION IN BUSINESS GRANTS THRU 2020 NEIGHBORHOOD OPPORTUNITY FUND PROGRAM
[Black & Minority Businesses\ Chicago’s NOF Program] Mayor Lightfoot: “Today’s announcement of additional funding builds on our commitment to drive…
Black Businesses: We Shouldn’t Wait For Anyone To Solve Our Woes
[To The Editor] With respect to LetsBuyBlack365: Black business is the solution to Black unemployment if we use what we…