economy
Black Tech Entrepreneur Fights to Empower Minorities After Facing Discrimination
Photo: Sarah Khan\The Studio Black tech entrepreneur Joseph Heller, who faced discrimination, is on a mission to empower minorities in business. The staggering job ...
Bronx Community College to Host Virtual COVID-19 Business and Education Panel
[CUNY\COVID-19\Economic Recover] CUNY Chancellor: “The road to New York City’s economic recovery runs through the City University of New York.” Photo: YouTube
HOW OPPORTUNITY ZONES CAN HELP RESTORE ECONOMY AFTER COVID-19
[COVID-19\Economy\Opportunity Zones] Dr. Jim White: “Opportunity zones can simultaneously channel economic help to distressed communities, and create an outsized return for investors. Both these ...
EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON’S EQUITRUST FUNDS OVER $100 MILLION IN PPP LOANS FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES
PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK Immediate Press Release Earvin “Magic” Johnson, majority owner of EquiTrust, the nation’s largest minority-owned insurance company, announced a ...
ACTION FOR OPPORTUNITY COALITION PRESSES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON PLANS TO REDUCE POVERTY
[Action for Opportunity Coalition\Economic Opportunity\Poverty] Hunger Fee America’s Joel Berg: “Here’s a startling statistic: In the primaries and general elections of 2008, 2012, and ...
DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE DUNCE TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
[State of The Union] Rep. Nydia Velazquez: “While Donald Trump inherited a strong economy from President Obama, his Administration has done little to expand ...
PENNSYLVANIA REP. EVANS WELCOMES LEADING HOMELESS ADVOCATE TO 2020 STATE OF UNION
[Homelessness\Sister Mary Scullion\Project HOME\State of Union 2020] Rep. Evans: “Sister Mary’s presence in Washington will help me to highlight the need for more affordable ...
HOUSE COMMITTEES ANNOUNCE $750 BILLION FRAMEWORK TO MAKE TRANSFORMATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVMENTS ACROSS NATION
[Infrastructure Spending] New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone: “There is no better way to strengthen our economy for the future than to modernize our badly ...
GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON TO HOST “RESTORATION RESOURCE FAIR” FOR EX-OFFENDERS AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED
[Criminal Justice\Restoration Resource Fair] Congressman Johnson: “This event, which is building off previous resource fairs we’ve held, is a community effort to help break ...
VIRGINIA REP. SCOTT: TIME TO RAISE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE
[Job Growth\Federal Minimum Wage] Rep. Bobby Scott: “Job growth in the first three years under President Trump continues to lag behind job growth in ...
