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Social Security benefits increase in 2021

Courier Newsroom - December 25, 2020

by Tom Winschel Federal benefit rates increase when the cost-of-living rises, as measured by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). The CPI-W rises when...

Minority Business expert James Lowry shares post-pandemic prognosis for Black businesses

Roz Edward - December 22, 2020

Minority Business expert James Lowry shares post-pandemic prognosis for Black businesses By Roz Edward African-Americans and minority businesses have inarguably suffered the most crushing economic blows...

American Express Commits $2.5 M to 100 Black Female Owned Businesses

RTMNews - December 21, 2020

Kazmaleje’s Feel-Good Story of Success, American Express Commits $2.5 M to 100 Black Female Owned Businesses Did you know that woman-founded businesses received a mere...

Mellody Hobson named Chairwoman of the Board of Starbucks

RTMNews - December 20, 2020

by Stacy M. Brown For New Pittsburgh Courier (NNPA)—Mellody Hobson, a Princeton graduate who in 2019 earned the Woodrow Wilson Award, the university’s highest honor, was...

Atlanta Hawks strike historic agreement with Black-owned banks

RTMNews - December 10, 2020

The Atlanta Hawks Become the First Professional Sports Team to Secure Financing with Black-Owned Banks for $35 Million Refinancing of Emory Sports Medicine Complex Transaction...

Airbnb Partners with Russell Center to Generate Economic Opportunities for Atlantans

Roz Edward - December 4, 2020

Airbnb Partners with Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Generate Economic Empowerment Opportunities for Atlanta Residents ATLANTA – Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality...

Black-owned greeting card brand offers in-store pickup at Walgreens

RTMNews - November 27, 2020

November 2020, Atlanta, GA—Culture Greetings, a woman-led and Black-owned greeting card company, announces the launch of a new print-to-store integration partnership with Walgreens. Through the...

Women more likely to face housing insecurity in pandemic-led recession

Courier Newsroom - November 23, 2020

SEATTLE—The pandemic-led recession is disproportionately hurting women in the workforce and is more likely to threaten their housing security. A new Zillow analysis finds...

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