Over the years, I’ve posted numerous articles about Black female leaders and entrepreneurs, and this amazing story is worth highlighting to put on notice that Black women are rocking as leaders in the business sector! The face of entrepreneurship is changing and overall is becoming less white. This powerful explosion is evident in Washington, DC […]
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Plus, 3 Great Present-Day Ways We Can Celebrate On Monday, June 19th, a celebration and federal holiday will take place in the United States. It is a holiday that observes the official emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Juneteenth marks a moment in history in which the army announced, after a long-awaited period, that approximately 250,000
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Though the month of March, and, with it, Women’s History Month are drawing to a close, there are still several ways to continue learning about and celebrating the countless women that have made and are making our world a better place. Now that a cold and erratic winter has given way to a sunny spring,
The state of Maryland has a very rich history. It played a major role in the formation of the United States and is constantly changing. So, it is no surprise that annually, at the end of March, the “Old Line State” is celebrated. Maryland Day is about celebrating Maryland’s history and what Maryland has become.
There are over 31 million small businesses currently operating in the United States. However, only 2.3% of these businesses are Black-owned. In some areas, the percentage of businesses that are Black-owned goes up. For example, in the DC Metro Area, 7.7% of businesses are Black-owned. In the Fayetteville Metro Area, 11.2 % of businesses are
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The DCRA Voucher Program The DCRA (Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs) Voucher Program provides rental assistance to low-income individuals and families in the District of Columbia. The program aims to help those in need find secure and affordable housing by offering financial aid to help cover rental costs. Almost 8,000 households in the District
Small businesses are extremely important. They create jobs and provide goods and services to their communities. They are over 5 million employer firms in the United States. Yet, only about 134,567 of them are black-owned. This has widespread effects because business ownership is a very common and reliable source of family wealth. In 2019 The
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Let me take a moment to introduce myself. I am a baker, custom cake-maker extraordinaire, and decorator who is currently enjoying the sweet life. I look forward to sharing my journey of the highs and lows of starting a home-based bakery, being an entrepreneurial baker, the latest themes and trending techniques, and how I successfully
Black-owned businesses are important. They create jobs and provide goods and services to their communities. But there aren’t enough of them. Fortunately, the number of black-owned businesses is growing. According to Robert Fairlie’s (a research associate at the University of California in Santa Cruz) analysis of census data, the number of Black small-business owners was
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It’s often said that things will get worse before they get better. In the case of overpolicing, just how much worse do they have to get? All Too Common American police brutality is so routine that the average instance of it fails to astound. Police officers across the country harass, assault, maim and kill the
