Grow With Google, Thurgood Marshall College Fund To Train 20,000 Students At HBCUS In Digital Skills
Google recently announced the Grow with Google HBCU Career Readiness Program, a new initiative to help Black students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) prepare to enter the workforce through digital skills training.
Data Shows Big Jump in Consumer Reports about Scams Originating on Social Media
Newly released data from the Federal Trade Commission reveal that there has been a surge in reports from people who say they lost money to a scam that started on social media, including a spike of these complaints in the spring at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Consumer Report Explores The Power Of The Black Community
For 10 years, Nielsen has been dedicated to telling the story of the power of Black consumers and their diversity, long before the call for social justice sounded.
#SheCanThrive2020 Grant Program to Support Black-Women Owned Small Businesses During COVID-19
McBride Sisters Collections, Inc. has launched their #SheCanThrive2020 grant program to support Black-women entrepreneurs whose businesses have been impacted as a result of COVID-19.
PBS Promotes Sylvia Bugg To Serve As Chief Of Programming
PBS recently announced the promotion of Sylvia Bugg to serve as Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming. Bugg will take on this new role immediately and report directly to PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger.
Respiratory Therapist By Day; Entrepreneur By Night - Get Familiar with The Vault by Sacha Stewart
Inspiring more than 110,000 Instagram followers daily, fashionista Sacha Stewart has launched an online clothing boutique to share her deep-rooted passion for fashion with the world.
National Urban League Launches Black Restaurant Accelerator Program
The National Urban League and PepsiCo have joined forces to create the Black Restaurant Accelerator, which will boost approximately 500 Black-owned businesses over the next five years.
$5 Million Settlement With Community Health Systems For Data Breach
Attorney General Kwame Raoul recently announced a $5 million settlement with Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS) resulting from a 2014 data breach that impacted approximately 6.1 million patients nationwide.
ADVOCACY SPURS POLITICAL ACTION
Ibie Hart realized she was interested in politics while in law school at Loyola. She wanted to advocate for Black and brown children in the education system, so she got into the education law program, focusing on education reform policy, as well as school discipline laws and guidelines.
“Every Child Ready Chicago” Initiative Helps Children To Succeed
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot recently announced the launch of Every Child Ready Chicago, a public-private partnership led by the city of Chicago in partnership with Start Early (formerly the Ounce of Prevention Fund).
Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What Black Women Need To Know
Anyone can get triple-negative breast cancer, however, African-American women are more likely to develop breast cancer at a younger age (under 50) and often have a more aggressive form of the disease called triple-negative breast cancer
GET OUT AND VOTE!
Voting has always been important, but this year, voting is VERY IMPORTANT. Participating in the Democratic process is how you get your voices heard. The ramifications of the Nov. 3 election will reverberate for years, if not decades to come. Of course, the presidential election is important across the nation, but there are down ballot races that locally need attention as well.
Three Things Travelers Should Know About COVID-19 Testing and Travel Insurance
Some airlines and airports now offer rapid COVID-19 testing to accommodate travelers required to show a negative test at their destination. But what happens if a traveler tests positive before a trip? Travel insurance comparison site, Squaremouth, breaks down three things travelers need to know about COVID-19 testing and travel insurance.
SHRM Research Shows Employers Offering Paid Leave Has Increased
A voluntary, comprehensive, and uniform federal paid leave framework is necessary to meet the needs of a modern, 21st century workplace, SHRM (the Society for Human Resource Management) recently wrote in a response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau Request for Information on paid leave.
Women’s Health And Men’s Health Announce Nationwide Virtual Turkey Trot To Benefit Feeding America
Women’s Health and Men’s Health, the most established wellness media brands published across six continents, recently announced a new nationwide virtual 5K event to raise funds and awareness for hunger relief in America.
InForm Press Announces Release of “Out of the Shadows: The Henson Festivals and Their Impact on Contemporary Puppet Theater”
What is the first name that comes to mind when you hear the word puppet? Likely, it is Jim Henson. Many books and thousands of pages have been written about the beloved American icon’s life and work. Out of the Shadows is the first to focus solely on his love of, and impact on, puppetry as a vital contemporary art form, an important and previously unexplored aspect of the Henson legacy.
CUB to Consumers Struggling with Their Bills: Contact Your Utility
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is urging Illinois consumers who are having difficulty paying their utility bills during the pandemic to contact their utility companies to take advantage of unprecedented consumer protections available to them.
Hilariously, Witty campaign sheds light on the arduous experiences of Black women diagnosed with breast cancer
“YOU HAVE BREAST CANCER” are words nobody wants to hear. But for women across the globe forced to accept this harsh reality, what happens following the diagnosis is what shapes the burdensome journey.
Goodwill Receives SNAP E&T National Partnership Grant From USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that Goodwill Industries International, the largest nonprofit workforce provider in North America, is one of four national nonprofits that will receive a new grant to strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training programs (SNAP E&T).
