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L’Oréal USA has announced the second edition of its Inclusive Beauty Fund, which provides financial support to beauty businesses owned by people of colour. The beauty giant will give one-time grants to 40 entrepreneurs in the country who are “facing economic hurdles and headwinds” as a way to help “scale their businesses”. […]
For over 30 Years, WJZ has asked Maryland High School Students to speak up and speak out in WJZ’s Black History Oratory Competition. This year, choose one of these quotes and describe “What It Means to You” in 500 words or less: “Educate your sons and daughters, send them to school and show that besides […]
PHILADELPHIA – Today, Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (3rd District), N’COBRA PHL, and other stakeholders gathered to announce the structure of the Philadelphia Reparations Task Force and invite members of Philadelphia’s Black community to apply. “Until we look into our past with the determination to uncover the entire truth – no matter how ugly or scary that […]
The Wade Institute of Technology (WIT) is now accepting applications for the 2024 Wade Scholarship Program (WSP). Since the program’s launch in 2021, there have been 20 scholars. Applications for the 2024 scholarships will be accepted through January 12, 2024, and additional information can be found at WadeScholarship.org. WIT is an experiential college based in […]
Program provides a 10 or 20-percentage point tax credit boost for solar and wind projects in low-income or Tribal communities WASHINGTON —Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that applications for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code […]
Social Media Share Links Share Page October 4, 2023 The City’s annual International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) Youth Grant is back for 2023 and now open for applications. This year, projects that support and empower Black youth in Victoria can receive up to $10,000 in funding, up from $8,000 in 2022. The […]
Call for Application Announcement Spring 2024 YSEALI Academic Fellowship U.S. Embassy Bangkok is now accepting applications for the Spring 2024 YSEALI Academic Fellowship. Candidates from Thailand interested in the topics of Civic Engagement, Environmental Issues, and Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development are invited to apply for this opportunity. There will be two Institutes on each […]
The 12-month, hands-on business accelerator program offers cohort members comprehensive access to mentors, business curriculum, growth resources and capital connections. NEW YORK, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced today that applications for the 2024 cohort of the EY Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) program are open for Black and Hispanic/Latino […]
Recently, the U.S. Labor Department saw a spike in unemployment benefit applications. The Associated Press reported the number of unemployment benefits applications was the most since October 2021. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of jobless claim applicants on June 3, 2023, was 261,000. The number increased by 28,000 compared to the […]
Energy efficient LEDs (light emitting diodes) have begun to replace many types of lighting both indoor and outdoor. A key reason for the rise of LEDs has been materials research that greatly improved the quality and intensity of light achievable with these devices. But those materials must be handled with very high levels of precision, […]