[Black Business Friday]
Shoppers will find fashion, beauty, home products and other items from Black-owned companies at the one-day Black Business Friday. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Coronavirus Crisis
South Africa’s President unveils $60bn plan to boost Economy
[South Africa]
Al Jazeera: “Ramaphosa said his plan could unlock more than one trillion rand ($60bn) in investment over the next four years and create more than 800,000 jobs.”
Photo: YouTube screenshot
Annual Diversity Women’s Business Leadership Conference Starts Today
[Diversity Women’s Business Leadership Conference]
Dr. Robinson. “As a Black woman from the south, I jumped over many hurdles and barriers to succeed in corporate America. Today, the Diversity Women’s Business Leadership Conference is a primary gateway for women to provide mentorship, coaching, and support to help others avoid those pitfalls.”
Photo: YouTube
South Africa’s President: We Should Use COVID-19 To Strengthen Economic Inclusion
[South Africa\COVID-19]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations should be “enhanced” as part of a push to build a more inclusive economy in the wake of the country’s coronavirus crisis.
Photo: YouTube
IMMIGRANTS ON COVID-19 FRONTLINES SHOULD GAIN PATHWAY TO CITZENSHIP
[Immigration\Frontline Workers]
Immigrants, TPS holders included, continue to serve our nation in this time of crisis- we owe them the decency of a pathway to citizenship and protections for their families.
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UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AREN’T IMMORAL, TRUMP’S TREATMENT OF THEM IS
[Immigration\Trump Administration]
The Trump administration deems many undocumented immigrants “essential workers,” yet President Trump and White House advisor Stephen Miller seek to dehumanize and deport them in hopes of winning reelection and making America white again.
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A TALE OF TWO GOVERNORS AND COVID-19
[COVID-19\Immigration]
From day one, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has been assertive, bold, and successful in saving tens of thousands of lives…South Dakota’s Kristi Noem (R-SD)? Not so much.
Photo: Twitter
TRUMP USES COVID-19 CRISIS TO ELIMINATE CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS
[Civil Rights Protections\COVID-19]
Morial: “In an act of breathtakingly bad faith, the federal compliance office has issued an order suspending equal opportunity requirements during the coronavirus crisis. Companies who contract with the federal government are now free to discriminate.”
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SANDERS ON CORONAVIRUS: GOVERNMENT NOT DOING ENOUGH
[Coronavirus\Government Response]
Sanders: “I am doing everything in my power in the U.S. Senate to correct the completely unacceptable federal response to this crisis.”
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