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…
Source: Afro Newspaper/Gado / Getty The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum is teaching the next generation of Black pilots to fly high. Over three decades ago, the museum launched its popular Flight Academy program which is designed for youth between the ages of 14 to 19. The program–which is free–gives students hands-on experience and the flight Read More…
World Wide Technologies, David L. Steward, the founder of World Wide Technologies and one of the richest Blacks in the United States. From a humble beginning, the African-American entrepreneur has risen through the ladder of success to become the second richest Black man in U.S. history. Born in Chicago in 1951, Steward grew up in Read More…