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ABC Owned Television Stations is joining forces with Microsoft Philanthropy to drive conversations about building wealth in the Black community in a new one-hour documentary special called “Our America: In The Black.” The special will follow Microsoft Philanthropic specialist, Darrell Booker, who works to close the racial wealth gap through their inclusive digital programs . […]
(BPRW) U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) Joins Forces with Lendistry to Boost Opportunities for Underserved Entrepreneurs with New USBC Lending Portal (Black PR Wire) In a landmark collaboration, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) and Lendistry unveil the USBC Lending Portal Powered by Lendistry, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at leveling the financial playing field for Minority, Women, […]
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 […]
ALEXANDRIA, La., Sept. 28, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the opening of a pilot Nutrition Hub under the Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for Better Health) initiative. The Nutrition Hub is being launched in partnership with Southern University, a historically black 1890 […]
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$194.1 million in financial assistance awards will help Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions expand their capacity to support and invest in underserved communities WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI Fund) awarded $194.1 million in financial assistance awards to 252 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) […]
The Supreme Court’s ruling to gut nationwide rights to abortion last week has highlighted the importance of access to birth control, which already proves difficult for many women of color due to discrimination, stigma and systemic barriers in the health care system. While the decision does not directly impact access to contraception, legal experts say […]
Akosua Dankwah, DrPH ’22, is applying what she’s learned to help the WTL Health Clinic expand its mission. May 9, 2022—On the day a ribbon was cut to mark the opening of the free WTL Health Clinic in its new Pawtucket, Rhode Island, location in November 2019, Akosua Dankwah held half of the ceremonial oversized […]
Keisha Cummings sits nervously in an office lobby at the Henrico County courthouse complex, waiting to speak to prosecutor Sean Breit-Rupe. She doesn’t have an appointment. One of her former students — a 22-year-old — is facing up to life in prison for robbery. He deserves a chance, she says of the man, who has […]
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