Category : Community Forum

Growing number of Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs coming to Lakeland

LAKELAND, Fla — More people are moving to Lakeland and bringing along their business ideas. In 2022 Venny Smith, Owner of Granny Mac Beverages Co., took his grandmother’s sweet tea recipe and turned it into a business. “She is 92 years old. Sh...

Meet The Entrepreneurs On a Mission To Help Black-Owned Businesses ‘Flourysh’

Black cultural influence on the world is undeniable, yet Black brands and Black small business owners are often overlooked and undervalued. Take Forbes for example, their most recent list of highest paid TikTok earners did not include a single Black...

U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. Launches USBC Resource Hub for Black Businesses

May 2, 2024 – The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) proudly announces the launch of the USBC Resource Hub, an innovative online platform supported by Wells Fargo. This resource hub is designed to provide Black businesses with a comprehensive suite o...

Black Entrepreneurs, Frustrated by High Rates, Look to the Election

Kimberly Jolasun, a 32-year-old entrepreneur in Atlanta, has never voted for the Republican candidate for the presidency. That may be about to change. Her company, Villie, is an online platform that lets new parents share photos and updates about t...

Immigration changes pushed by Democrats impact on America

Fox News: Politics is complicated, and it is rare that we can trace an abrupt break in American society to a single act or single piece of legislation. But the Hart-Celler Immigration Act of 1965 fundamentally transformed America’s immigration policy...

Joe Biden’s MAJOR Ohio Ballot Problem

The following article, Joe Biden’s MAJOR Ohio Ballot Problem, was first published on The Black Sphere.Could Joe Biden lose a swing state before the election even begins? It is a possibility.If the Republicans in Ohio want to play hardball, they can m...

Caitlin Clark BIG3 Deal Was For $15 Million and Team Ownership

If Caitlin Clark’s agents didn’t inform her of this deal, they should all be fired.This is one of the best deals for doing very little work. All she had to do was shoot 3-pointers and could have made $15 million. That is close to what she will be mak...

US Rep. Ayanna Pressley talks upbringing, activism at Brown Dems event – The Brown Daily Herald

U.S. representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA 7th District) discussed her upbringing, activism and response to the war in Israel and Palestine at a Brown Dems event on Wednesday. Pressley was the first African American woman elected to the Boston City C...

Chaka Khan Says ‘All lives matter’ And Politics Is BS

Former Black Panther and singer Chaka Khan says she’s staying away from politics, which she described as “bullsh*t.” In an interview with the Telegraph, Khan said she would no longer perform at any political conventions or be drawn to partici...

Donald Trump finds a sympathetic crowd in New York’s Harlem neighbourhood

For Moses Hendrix, the first sign that something was afoot in his patch of Harlem was the appearance of the “big white Terminator dudes” a week ago. They were poking around the Sanaa Convenient Store at the corner of 139th Street and Broadway owned b...

Daryl D. Jones: Key Bridge should be named to honor Parren J. Mitchell

Carl Snowden and I have been staunch advocates for naming an appropriate state landmark for Congressman Parren J. Mitchell to remember his great contributions to Maryland and America. When we are asked why Maryland should recognize him, we respond...

African American Student Union Spotlight on Emerging Markets – MBA

The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and beyond graduation. In this feature, we highlight the experienc...

Black-Owned Small Businesses Eligible For $5,000 Grants From Comcast

by Jeffrey McKinney April 15, 2024 Comcast is again ready to help spur growth and expansion for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Comcast RISE is offering grants of...

The Fantasy of a Lily-White America

In 1970, two years and a couple days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Time magazine published a special issue on Black America. The cover was a Jacob Lawrence portrait of Jesse Jackson, against the backdrop of bright yellows an...

Fewer than half of Black Americans say the news often covers the issues that are important to them

Four-in-ten Black Americans say that the issues and events most important to them are often covered in the outlets they get news from, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023. Similar shares of Asian (38%) and Hispanic (37%) adult...