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Courtesy U.S. Small Business Administration Aikta Marcoulier Utah small-business owners are some of the strongest, most creative and resilient people you will ever meet. In recent years, our small-business community has weathered a global pandemic, persistent supply chain issues, sometimes volatile prices and a tight labor market. Black-owned businesses in our […]

In the fourth of four episodes airing this week, MAKING CONTACT sits down with historians Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross, who are the authors of A Black Women’s History of the United States, which honors the many significant contributions of Black women who have worked tirelessly to build this country and fight for […]

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘Black Men In America’: Trymaine Lee and Charles Coleman Jr. spotlight the strength of the Black vote11:32 Resident of a town founded by formerly enslaved people fights to keep its history alive10:04 The History of Ralph Bunche, the first person […]

OKEECHOBEE — Shariah Harris never dreamed she would play in the U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship, let alone make history. Harris, 25, will be the first Black woman to play in the prestigious tournament that begins Sunday at Port Mayaca Polo Club. The fact that it’s Black History Month is not lost on the talented […]

A Washington state man accused of making more than 20 swatting calls across the U.S. and in Canada, leading to law enforcement responses to his false reports of bombings, shootings and other crimes, pleaded guilty. Ashton Garcia, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to two counts of extortion and two counts […]

LONDON (AP) — An American scientist has sparked a trans-Atlantic tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite hot beverage. Bryn Mawr College chemistry professor Michelle Francl says one of the keys to a perfect cup of tea is a pinch of salt. The tip is included in Francl’s book “Steeped: The […]

CNN  —  A major blizzard-fueling winter storm is sweeping across the Plains and upper Midwest with heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds, making for dangerous travel conditions during the busy holiday week.

BELLA VISTA, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — An Arkansas man has been arrested after being found with six homemade pipe bombs, according to court documents. Lawrence Hickman, 52, was booked into the Benton County Jail on Thursday on six counts of criminal possession of explosive materials or a destructive device. He is being held on a $1 […]

L-R: Kara Boyd, founder/president of Association of American Indian Farmers, John Boyd, Jr., founder/president of National Black Farmers Association, Attorney Benjamin Crump, at NBFA National Rally and Press Conference at National Mall, October 12, 2022. Photo credit: www.johnboydjr.com By Christopher Young,Contributing Writer, In Mississippi, where racism and oppression persist in full force, we continually call […]

The Generosity Commission is a self-appointed, nondemocratic, and publicly unaccountable group of philanthropic elites vexed by the decline in charitable giving and volunteerism among average Americans. Organized in 2021 under the auspices of the Giving USA Foundation and funded by America’s wealthiest foundations, charitable investment banks, and for-profit fundraising and charitable-data corporations, the Commission plans to […]


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