Founded in 2019 by three Black women, Fearless Fund has championed economic empowerment and opportunity for women of color. Their flagship initiative, the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest, has provided substantial financial support to Black women entrepreneurs, with awards reaching up to $20,000. However, Blum’s American Alliance for Equal Rights contends that this program violates a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which prohibits racial discrimination in contracts.
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Alarming Surge in Student Loan Scams Targets Americans; Biden’s SAVE Plan and Disproportionate Impact on Black Borrowers
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Amidst the impending resumption of student loan payments in October, scammers are intensifying their efforts to exploit borrowers, with more than 350,000 […]
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Black Folks Are at Risk of Poverty in Retirement
However, too many Americans lack the “longevity literacy” to prepare for retirement properly.
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How gas prices have changed in Dallas in the last week
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dallas, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of September 5.
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Auto buying tips from Renée Horne, Chase Auto
Brought to you by JPMorgan Chase Car Buying in 2023 – How to Prepare For decades, most people followed a simple formula when they were ready to purchase a newvehicle. […]
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US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ENTERS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH THE CITY OF DESOTO
US Small Business Administration (SBA) South Central Regional Administrator Ted James visited DeSoto City Hall on Tuesday, August 1, to sign a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) with DeSoto Mayor Rachel L. Proctor and the […]
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Dallas Startup Week Kicks Off This Fall
Dallas Startup Week 2023, the largest entrepreneurial event in North Texas, organized by the 501 (c ) (3) non-profit, The DEC Network, is returning for its 8th week-long event, this […]
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Feeding the Freedom to Grow
This nonprofit strives to help community members appreciate the value of volunteering by allowing them to have a hands-on therapeutic and inspiring experience. Their aim is to remind others that when you plant a seed… a plant will grow when given the time, consistency, and care. A concept in which their organization was founded on from taking their idea (a seed) and now harvesting what they’ve produced in the last decade through consistency and care.
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Teamsters Standing Firm on Worker Demands as UPS Schedules Meeting to Avert Strike
Update: NPR reported July 25 that an agreement for a pay raise was reached, avoiding one of the biggest strikes in US history. Per the five-year agreement, full and part […]
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Counties with the highest unemployment in Texas
By Stacker While significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, unemployment rates remain a subject of concern, though experts’ views on a potential recession […]