[Black and Latino Businesses]
Herman Nyamunga, the director of the Community College of Philadelphia’s (CCP) Power Up Your Business accelerator, believes entrepreneurship can be used as tool for Black and brown communities to fight poverty.
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unemployment
Black and minority-owned businesses need more than capital to thrive
Mount Vernon Mayor Joins Mayors for Guaranteed Income Coalition
[Mayors for A Guaranteed Income]
Mayor Patterson-Howard: “As a long time, advocate for cash-based policies that improve the economic outcomes for residents I am excited to join my fellow mayors in this coalition. Guaranteed income for Mount Vernon residents will be a game changer.”
Photo: City of Mount Vernon
Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Starts with the Job Ad
[Workplace Diversity\Jack Whatley]
Jack Whatley: “The main idea of recruiting should be that it’s color-blind and gender-blind. A company with that core principle strengthens a worker’s sense of belonging, actively demonstrates great opportunity for all,…”
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Rep. Scott: Heroes Act would stop “Prolonged Economic Depression”
[American Economy]
Rep. Scott: “If President Trump and Senator McConnell continue to block a comprehensive relief package, our country will likely suffer a prolonged economic depression, which will have long-term consequences for local, state, and federal budgets.”
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Hoyer Denounces Republican for Calling AOC A “Fucking Bitch”
[Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\Rep. Yoho]
The Hill: He told her that she was “disgusting” and “out of your freaking mind, ” and as he walked away, Yoho added: “Fucking bitch.”
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Bowman Calls for Universal Basic Income as Unemployment Rises
[Jameel Bowman]
Bowman: “We need a bold recovery plan that focuses on universal basic income to provide immediate financial relief, and a green stimulus that invests in frontline communities.”
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HOTEL INDUSTRY ON BRINK OF COLLAPSE RELEASES ROADMAP TO RECOVERY
[American Hotel & Lodging Association]
AHLA CEO Chip Rogers: “The hospitality industry is in a fight for survival…We are urging Congress to do even more to help the hotel industry so that our small business hotel operators can keep the lights on and retain and rehire employees.”
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HOTEL OWNERS TO WHITE HOUSE: OUR BUSINESSES NEED HELP
[COVID-19\Hotel Businesses]
From Main Street to major cities across the country, hotels everywhere are on the verge of shutting their doors in the coming days – many by the end of this week…The hotel industry is an industry of people and the current human toll is proving to be catastrophic.
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