Los Angeles’ Broadway Federal Bank and Washington, D.C.’s City First Bank are merging to form the largest Black-led bank in the U.S., underscoring the challenges such banks have faced in generating enough capital to effectively serve their communities. Black-owned and -led banks have long been caught in a difficult cycle: They tend not to have […]
Vandag, I open myself to the wisdom of my soul. I allow the divine power of the universe to support my wholeness. I release and let go of giving myself permission to trust the healing process of change. I go free calling my power back from any person, plek, situasie, program, or belief. I invite […]
Melina Abdullah is a Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. Sy het haar Ph.D. en Middeleeue. van die Universiteit van Suid-Kalifornië in Politieke Wetenskap en haar BA. van Howard Universiteit in Afro-Amerikaanse Studies. Haar navorsing fokus op krag toekenning en maatskaplike transformasie. Abdullah has authored several articles […]
The boycotts, including games in the W.N.B.A., Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer, come as athletes have wondered whether speaking out against systemic racism would be enough to influence change. Athletes from the N.B.A., W.N.B.A., Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer took their boldest stand yet against systemic racism and police brutality…Lees meer
Mnr. Paris Dennard is a longtime GOP political commentator, skrywer, consultant and strategist with over a decade of private and public sector experience on all levels of politics and public relations. In addition to his political background, vir die afgelope 20 years he has provided business development, brand and image consulting. Paris has offered his unique perspective on […]
founder and president of Enspektos, a globally respected digital health innovation consultancy. Most of my work over the past decade has been focused on helping the health industry understand how digital technologies have influenced the perceptions, oortuigings, behaviors and business strategies of customers, mediese beroepslui, companies and others. I’ve had the pleasure of working with numerous […]
MBA Age EnthusiastCEO, AUTHOR, SPEAKER, FILMMAKER, HEALTH ADVOCATEA longtime community health advocate and media pioneer, Denise Pines is a trusted resource for women as they pursue midlife wellness. She is dedicated to exploring and promoting fresh concepts for combatting weight gain, wrinkles, and confused libido, and she demonstrates that menopause can be the best time […]
In Julie, Tianna Arata helped organize an antiracism protest in San Luis Obispo, hoping to bring the message of racial justice sparked by the police killing of George Floyd to the Central Coast community. The rally began at a local park. But at some point, meer as 300 protesters blocked traffic on U.S. 101…Lees meer
When the newly retired firefighter opened South L.A. Cafe in November, he was the latest in a string of Black entrepreneurs hoping to contain the spread of gentrification in South Los Angeles. Facing the development of luxury condos, hotels and upscale restaurants that many residents cannot afford, Joe Ward-Wallace opened a coffee shop…Lees meer
It started as an idea in 1984. The blueprints were designed and the cart was built, in 1986. En, 2 broers, Cary and Duane Earle, started selling hot dogs on Venice Beach that same year. Their idea? To sell the same authentic New York hot dogs they grew up eating in East Flatbush, Brooklyn NY […]