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A recent LendingTree analysis highlights persistent disparities in small business financing. Black-owned businesses experienced the highest rejection rates for loans, lines of credit, and merchant cash advances in 2024, while Hispanic-owned businesses also faced significantly higher denial rates compared to white-owned businesses. Financing Rejection Rates by Business Ownership The LendingTree analysis found that 39% of […]
Black people in Toronto are disproportionately stopped and searched by police despite the Ontario government’s efforts to regulate “street checks,” the Ontario Human Rights Commission reported. The commission concluded a multi-year inquiry into anti-Black racism and discrimination within the Toronto Police Service. While official street checks appear to have been effectively eliminated, with only one […]
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