After George Floyd was murdered, newsrooms pledged to hire more Black staff, address racism in the workplace and ensure the standard of objectivity wasn’t being used to silence their voices. I wanted to talk to Black reporters about whether what had been promised had come to fruition. I sent interview requests to about a dozen Read More…
Nationwide — Shonae Jones, a successful dropshipper and the young CEO of The Fempreneur Agency, is empowering a new generation of women entrepreneurs with her inspiring story of how she turned a $100 investment into 200K in less than a year Like many individuals, 34-year-old Shonae felt trapped in a job that she didn’t like Read More…
Faheem Muhammad, an African American father and entrepreneur from San Diego, California, has gifted his son with 40 acres of land on his 13th birthday. He says that he wants to teach him the importance of land ownership and generational wealth. Muhammad, who is the co-founder of a real estate investment firm, says that he Read More…
From the 1920s to today, the percentage of Black Americans and other minority landowners has dropped from 14% to less than 2% nationwide. Here’s how real estate expert Chris O’Neal and his wife, Sabrina, hope to change that. Nationwide — Ten years ago, less than 4 percent of minorities owned rural land, according to a report Read More…
The Justis Connection wants to make Black attorneys more accessible to Black clients “Aligning Black people with Black lawyers is the right thing to do, not only for that person, but also for the system,” said Kisha A. Brown, founder and CEO of the Justis Connection. Lawyers Anu Kemet, left, Kisha A. Brown, center, and Read More…
Caring and Sharing Learning School Bridging The Achievement Gap in Gainesville Florida Alachua County has the widest achievement gap between Black and white students in the state. Caring and Sharing Learning School’s students, nearly all Black, earned the highest learning gains in the district this year, outperforming the county’s white students on the state assessment. Read More…
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