The Trump administration has launched a nationwide crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in schools, threatening to strip federal funding from institutions that offer race-conscious programs, scholarships, and student resources, in a move that hails back to the days of Jim Crow.
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D.C. leads in markets for women-owned businesses
Washington D.C. is a leading region for women entrepreneurs, with a strong economy, a highly educated workforce, and a commitment to providing support to women-owned businesses.
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Commentary: Black businesses are under attack–now, so are financing opportunities to help them
The Fearless Fund is a venture capital fund that targets investments in Black and Brown women-owned businesses, and a White conservative activist has sued the fund, claiming that its focus on grantmaking for Black women is discriminatory.
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Commentary: Attack on the Fearless Fund
The Fearless Fund is a venture capital fund that targets investments in Black and brown women-owned businesses, and a White conservative activist has sued the fund, claiming that its focus on grantmaking for Black women was discriminatory.