economy
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Here’s to the Ladies That Lead: The BOSS Network’s Annual Conference Launches This Weekend
This weekend, the online community of professional and entrepreneurial women will host Tina Knowles-Lawson and Beverly Johnson, among others.
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Michael B. Jordan and Serena Williams Partner in Million Dollar HBCU Giveaway
Film star Michael B. Jordan and tennis legend Serena Williams join forces in giving HBCU entrepreneurs a leg up in their business ventures
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Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Donates $1.34 Million to Cancel Medical Debt
The donation will help eliminate the medical debt of 108,000 people across the South who owe more than $210 million combined.
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HBCUs Use Federal Funds to Cancel Students’ Debt
Eliminating Black students’ college debt can significantly narrow the racial wealth gap, and HBCUs are making plans to do just that.
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Wilberforce University Cancels Student Debt for Graduating Class
Wilberforce University, an Ohio-based HBCU, announced on Saturday that it would cancel the student loan debt of the 2021 graduating classes. Damn, all my university gave me when I graduated was a flash drive. I mean yeah, I got a lot of mileage out of that flash drive, but still. According to CNN, university President…
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Black Farmers Call a Letter Sent by Banks to the USDA Warning Against Debt Forgiveness a Threat
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that, as with most things in this country, the farming industry hasn’t exactly been welcoming to Black people throughout the entirety of this country’s modern history. In an effort to rectify the injustices Black farmers have had to endure, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package passed in March included…