By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Tio and Kenzel Fallen have long been coffee lovers. Tio works in the oil and gas industry as a mechanical engineer, while Kenzel specializes in risk management for banks. When the couple traveled internationally, they made it a point to visit coffee-producing countries. […]
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AFRO History at a Glance…..Front page news July 12, 1983
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation: SALUTE TO EDGAR BROOKINS
SALUTE TO EDGAR BROOKINS— As a member of the staff at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation – we looked for those media outlets who would understand and carry our message of economic and political empowerment. There was no better friend in the press than Edgar Brookins. He was not only willing to cover the stories, […]
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Deadline for Reimagine Main Street and The WELL’s Backing Black Business grant closes Wednesday
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com The Women’s Entrepreneur Leadership Lab (The WELL) recently partnered with Reimagine Main Street, a multi-stakeholder, cross-sector initiative focused on the recovery of small business from COVID-19, to launch the Backing Black Business grant program. Backing Black Business will award $2 million worth of […]
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On Dec. 1, longtime AFRO General and Circulation Manager Edgar Brookins, 74, died at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Since his passing, social media tributes have been pouring in, as well as personal reflections sent to this reporter and AFRO staff. “Farewell to Brother Edgar Brookins! He lived and Omega life to the […]
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Knight Foundation study finds lack of representation in asset management industry for diverse-owned firms
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com #AFRONews@Noon The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Knight Foundation) on Dec. 7 released a new study about diversity in the asset management industry, which found that although diverse-owned asset management firms perform just as well as their White competitors, they manage […]
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Pharrell to HBCU grads: ‘We are the emerging majority’
By The Associated Press Grammy-winning musician Pharrell Williams on Dec. 11 told the newest graduates of a historically Black university in Virginia to act like “the emerging majority” and help develop the area’s businesses and culture. Williams gave the fall commencement speech at Norfolk State University, not far from where the producer and rapper grew […]
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New app dedicated to saving the lives of Black women with breast cancer
By Black PR Wire (Black PR Wire) – Breast cancer doesn’t have a color but the journey, narrative, and experience of a Black woman surviving cancer are radically different from a White woman. Studies suggest Black women do not have the highest diagnosis of breast cancer incidence, yet they have a higher death rate than […]
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East Baltimore Historical Library opens
By J.J. McQueen Special to the AFRO The preservation of a community requires the effort of many. Most importantly, the steadfastness of a visionary. One who is unafraid to confront every issue, challenge the strong and the weak, and praise everyone that commits to the assignment. Ms. Nia Redmond is the epitome of what an […]
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Eviction of homeless residents continues despite protest
By Aysia Morton Special to the AFRO The flashing lights of more than 10 police cars can be seen down the streets of New Jersey Avenue N.W. and O Street N.W. Two massive bulldozers and a waste disposal vehicle sit within the fenced encampment ready to expunge the area of tents and belongings. The scene […]
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#WordinBlack: Baltimore City faces shortage of school nurses
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO School systems across the country are still struggling to return to normal life, even as the omicron variant of the coronavirus threatens progress made in the last 21 months. Enrollment trends are down, teachers are resigning instead of getting vaccinated and bus driver shortages are hindering efforts to […]
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Enterprise Community Development launches accelerator program to benefit BIPOC, community- and faith-based developers
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Baltimore-based Enterprise Community Development recently launched the Let’s Build Accelerator to address the equity gap in the real estate and development industries. With its initial $5 million equity investment, the nonprofit will partner with Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) community and […]
