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Earlier this month, the three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre testified in Congress about the world they lost when a white mob burned their thriving community to the ground. “The neighborhood I fell asleep in that night was rich – not just in terms of wealth, but in culture, community and heritage,” said Viola Fletcher, who was visiting the US capital for the first time in her 107 years. “Within a few hours, all of that was gone.”After being willfully suppressed from the national memory for close to a century, in many ways the history of the massacre…

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CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) – The West Virginia Black Heritage Festival Foundation is hosting a Black history exhibit at the Kelly Miller Community Building. The organizer Cathy Burley says it’s important to keep Black history alive.“It’s very important to keep it alive, they trying to remove it from the history books, we have to keep our culture out there for the next generation to see where we came from and where they’re going to,” said Burley.The setup covers numerous moments in Black history from investors to civil rights leaders, the Tuskegee airmen and more.“Like, you say from the Civil Rights Movement…

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As the coronavirus continues to batter U.S. small businesses, new data from tax-prep service H&R Block suggests Black-owned firms are taking the biggest hit.An H&R Block survey of almost 3,000 small businesses found that 53% of Black business owners saw their revenue drop by half, compared to 37% of White owners, since the pandemic started. Black business owners also had more trouble establishing an online presence for their company and were more likely to have customers submit late payments, the survey said. “Black-owned businesses play such an important role in improving local economies and uplifting communities everywhere,” H&R Block Vice President of…

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Discovering the Alaska many Black travelers miss took me on a ten- day trip with transportation provided by the Alaska Railroad. Coming to Alaska made me realize just how much I love slow travel. This style of travel allows me to really get to learn about the culture of the area I’m visiting. I can take time to find my people, get to know the food I like and experience the things that may take more than one, short trip to the area. Most of Alaska’s tourism occurs during the summer and early fall months, so many Black travelers miss…

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By: Your Name | Date: October 2023 Introduction In recent years, real estate crowdfunding has emerged as a popular alternative investment avenue. With the advent of technology and changing financial regulations, investors can now pool their resources to invest in real estate projects that were once accessible only to affluent individuals or institutional players. But is this investment model the future of real estate, or is it fraught with risks? What is Real Estate Crowdfunding? Real estate crowdfunding is a method of raising capital for real estate projects through small contributions from many investors, typically via online platforms. This democratizes…

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