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Lennox Math Science Technology Academy To Hold a Fast, Fashion & Furious Show of Custom Made Garments Designed by Students
Professor Priscy Ratcliff, (Photo above Center) Advisory Club Member & Fashion Instructor, at Lennox Math Science Technology Academy (TMSTA), invites the public out to her Charter School’s Fashion Show on Friday, May 19th from 4:00-5:15pm at LMSTA located at 11036 Hawthorne Blvd. Inglewood Ca 90304(off the 105FWY & Hawthorne Blvd). The Fashion Show is titled:…
Read MoreJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio Assumes All the Deposits of First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California
WASHINGTON-– First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California, was closed today by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect depositors, the FDIC is entering into a purchase and assumption agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio, to assume all of the…
Read MoreThe State of Black America Reveals How Hate Continues to Rise in the U.S.
The State of Black America, which also drew from information from the Brennan Center, noted that the FBI reported that white supremacists posed a “persistent threat of lethal violence” that has produced more fatalities than any other category of domestic terrorists since 2000. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The National…
Read MoreStatement from the National Bankers Association on Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank
NNPA NEWSWIRE — National Bankers Association (NBA) President & CEO Nicole Elam Esq. and Chairman Robert James II released the following statement regarding Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank. “In light of recent industry events, the National Bankers Association wants to assure consumers that your money is safe with minority banks. Minority depository…
Read MoreVSEDC Hosts First Stop of SBA and Operation Hope’s National One Million Black Businesses by 2030 Tour
Mayor Garcetti taking a selfie backstage with Ronald Spencer, Isabella Guzman, John Hope Bryant, Lance Triggs, Victor Parker, and Kevin Boucher By Corey Carleton The Small Business Administration and Operation Hope have partnered on a One Million Black Businesses by 2030 initiative. They kicked off their 15-stop national tour at Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation Wednesday,…
Read MoreAI-Generated Rapper Controversy Spotlights the Need for More Blacks and Other Minorities in Tech
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Almost as quickly as it began, the music industry may have seen the end of the infamous Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) rapper referred to as “FN Meka”, a computer-generated character being widely condemned for appropriating Black culture and saying the N-word. The A.I. rapper was developed by Anthony…
Read MoreGov. Newsom Signs Legislation Funding Nation’s First Black Women’s Think Tank
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a budget trailer bill approving $5 Million in funding to the California State University at Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to house the California Black Women’s Think Tank. The California Black Women’s Collective (CBWC) Empowerment Institute will be a founding partner in the…
Read MoreBlack Farmers Concerned Inflation Reduction Act Will Roll Back Promised Debt Relief
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media The National Black Farmers Association is worried that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will roll back debt relief provided Black, indigenous, and other farmers of color in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. When President Joe Biden signs the law, which just passed both houses…
Read MoreEECI Completes 2022 Business Plan Enrollment & Sparks Interest in Blue-Green Economy in Black-Brown Communities
(LOS ANGELES) – The Entrepreneur Educational Center, Inc. (EECI) announced “mission accomplished,” after wrapping up its final business plan development seminar in a series at Roosevelt Park in Los Angeles. EECI organizers said the series, conducted for multi-cultural entrepreneurs in Los Angeles County’s 2nd District, achieved its goal of recruiting and enrolling those individuals that…
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