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Trinitee Stokes Young Actress From “Mixed-ish” to Start College at 14-Years Old

Nationwide — Trinitee Stokes, a 14-year old student from Jackson, Mississippi who is also a sitcom actress, is now also one of the youngest students to attend college. Stokes has been known for playing the role of Judy Cooper on the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover. She currently stars as Tamika on the show Mixed-ish. Read More…

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Black Executives at Ingenious Financial, Plan to Raise $10 Billion to Provide Tech to Unbanked and Underserved Communities

Black Executives at Ingenious Financial,  have announced plans to raise $10 billion in capital to invest in unbanked and underserved communities. Darnell Parker, founder of Ingenious Financial, and Derek Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, said the $10 billion will fund the capital disbursement towards the following four initiatives: • $4 billion for the financial institution and Read More…

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Jazzpher Evans, Black College Student Says 47-Year-Old White Bar Owner Choked, Slammed Her After She Put In A Song Request

Jazzpher Evans a Black College Student says Steven Homan a white owner of the bar known as The Barn in Quincy, Illinois, has been charged with a felony crime after allegedly committing a racially motivated attack against 19-year-old Jazzpher “Jazz” Evans on April 4. Homan, 47, was charged with aggravated battery and is accused of pushing the student, Read More…

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Covid-19: Communities of Color and Other Buyers, Beware of Bold Promises from Health Insurers

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought issues of healthcare equity to the forefront of discussions of racial justice. Even when controlling for factors like age and income, communities of color have been much more severely impacted that white Americans. A recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that “older Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native adults were Read More…

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AmericanRescuePlan — Changing the Course of the Pandemic for All Americans

AmercanRescuePlan also addresses inequities in access to pandemic resources by making significant investments into small, Black businesses by providing $50 billion for new and existing small business relief programs. This legislation bolsters the Paycheck Protection Program with an additional $7.25 billion in funding to support small businesses and non-profits that were previously excluded. We will Read More…

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Women veterans share stories of harassment and assault, County-supported event planted ‘seeds for change’

Women veterans share stories:  “I am a survivor of sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape by my counterparts. I still serve today probably because I know there are women out there that have gone through, and are going through, the same things.” That emotional testimony came from Schcola Chambers, who fought through tears to share Read More…