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General Motors to Host Workshop on Future of E-Mobility in Minority Communities

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – The workshop, titled “Zero Emissions: The Future of E-Mobility in Black and Brown Communities,” was a held at Friday, Sept. 18, as part of the […]

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Samuel Cornish: Founded the First Black Newspaper in the U.S. “Freedom’s Journal”

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by Jae Jones – September 19, 2020 –  Samuel Cornish was an abolitionist and editor born in Sussex County, Delaware. Although he was born in Delaware, Cornish was raised in Philadelphia and New York City. Both […]

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Shaq, American Express Launch Program To Support Black-Owned Businesses

September 20, 2020 Staff 0

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted Black-owned businesses throughout the United States. A report released by the New York Fed revealed nearly half of small Black-owned businesses shuttered as a result of financial woes that […]

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Working Amongst Civil Rights Giants JTA’s Nat Ford Continues the Work of Transportation Leadership for Northeast Florida

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By Lynn Jones – 1961 was a pivotal year in American history. Civil Rights icons Martin Luther King. Jr., Congressman John Lewis, Reverend Joseph Lowry, Andrew Young and many others were on the front line for […]

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Mom and Daughter Make History, Open Black-Owned Shell Gas Station in Florida

September 15, 2020 admin 0

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors – Meet 51-year old Lashawn Flowers and her 35-year old daughter, Shanita Vickers, the new owners of the only Black-owned gas station in Hollywood, Florida, and possibly the only Black-owned gas station […]

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Black Public Media to Award up to 150K to Creatives

September 14, 2020 Staff 0

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. Black Public Media (BPM) is now accepting applications for the 2021 cohort of its 360 Incubator+ program. Created in 2014 to help BPM identify quality and innovative content by Black […]

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19 Families Buy Nearly 97 Acres of Land in Georgia to Create a City Safe for Black People

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(CNN)“Welcome to Freedom!” exclaims real estate agent Ashley Scott as she surveys the nearly 97 acres of land that she and a group of 19 Black families purchased in August. “I’m hoping that it will […]

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Wells Fargo Announces Gigi Dixon as New Head of External Relations

September 14, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Wells Fargo officials said Dixon has been instrumental in helping the company take a number of new actions around D&I, including; helping create a new diversity leader role reporting directly to the […]

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Black Owned Line of Bulletproof Vest for Adults and Children Sees 400% Increase in Sales

September 9, 2020 admin 0

By Black Enterprise Editors – Thyk Skynn, a Black-owned line of fashionable bulletproof vests for men, women, and children, has seen a nearly 400 percent increase in sales over the past few weeks as Americans […]

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JTA CEO Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. Named “Outstanding Public Transportation Manager” for 2020 by the American Public Transportation Association

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JACKSONVILLE, FL. September 9, 2020 – The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) named Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Chief Executive Officer Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. the Outstanding Public Transportation Manager for 2020. The APTA Awards program […]

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