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Starbucks CEO to discuss race with employees

The Huffington Post - January 22, 2015

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is encouraging the company’s 191,000 employees to talk about race in America and other issues raised by police killings of unarmed Black...

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Jett named ACLU board president

Guest Contributor - January 8, 2015

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana (ACLU) announced three new members of the board of directors, a new board president and vice-president and...

Business

Some New Year’s biz advice

Blackenterprise.com - December 30, 2014

Starting a business is tough, staying in business, even tougher.The harsh truth is about 33 percent of all new ventures fail within two years,...

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Consider Kwanzaa’s economic impact

Lawrence Watkins The Grio - December 22, 2014

Given that Kwanzaa starts the day after Christmas, arguably the most commercialized American holiday of the year, it makes sense to examine the potential...

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Chris Rock: Hollywood isn’t fair to Black films

Businessweek.com - December 18, 2014

Chris Rock has made a career of being blunt, particularly about race. So when he wrote in the Hollywood Reporter last week that the movie business...

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Change money-wasting attitudes in 10 easy steps

LYNETTE HOLLOWAY Special to the NNPA - December 11, 2014

It’s no secret that African-Americans face unique challenges to their financial security that are unlike those of white households. For example, an estimated 42...

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Black women struggle to fund startups

Money.CNN.com - December 4, 2014

From the trunk of her Toyota Corolla, 53-year-old Charmaine DaCosta delivers her Jamaican limeade to grocery stores and delis in Manhattan and Brooklyn.“I do...

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Shop small on Small Business Saturday

VICTORIA DAVIS - November 25, 2014

Holiday gift-giving can be a tradition to cherish, especially when small businesses can offer unique trinkets and customized items that many big name department...

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Program gives Indy residents training, puts them to work

Jessica R. Key - November 20, 2014

EmployIndy, Marion County’s local workforce investment board and manager of the WorkOne network in Marion County, and members of the City-County Council, have used...

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Black couple celebrates 25 years in dentistry

VICTORIA DAVIS - November 13, 2014

A striped pattern of soft maple and cherry woods lead to honeydew colored walls that make up the Allisonville Dental Centre, an African-American owned...

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