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Philadelphia police are searching for at least four men who robbed a pizza place at gunpoint, threatened an employee while armed with a pipe, abducted a man and then stole money from his bank account, investigators said.  On Oct. 9 at 12:26 a.m., a worker at Bally Pizza on Mascher Street was loading his pickup truck in front of the business when a white SUV stopped in front of him.  Police said four people – two of them armed with guns – got out of the SUV. One of the suspects then grabbed a large piece of pipe and threatened…

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Life Juices owner Kali Terry Credit: Photo by Ashley Lauren Mobile juicery aims to enrich the community  “Life Juices is about providing accessible nutrition to underserved communities,” said local entrepreneur Kali Terry of his mobile beverage company that is headquartered in Minneapolis. Terry is committed to helping members of his community live healthier lifestyles. His entrepreneurial plight is also fueled by the food desert that many communities experience, where there’s a lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Terry grew up in South Minneapolis. He attended Roosevelt High School, MCTC, and Metropolitan State University. Building a successful juice brand…

Black Rock Coffee Bar, an Oregon-based cafe with locations across the United States, is set to open early next year in Stafford, said business representative Beth Gast in an email.The detailsThe national coffee chain serves hot or iced coffees, teas, smoothies and energy drinks, according to its website.The business has 20 locations in the Greater Houston area and recently opened a location in Katy in October, Community Impact previously reported.Opening in the first quarter of 202511123 W. Airport Blvd., Staffordwww.br.coffee”> Source link

BILLINGS — Montana has two new pageant queens with a message that Black is not only beautiful but strong. For the first time in history, Billings has its very own Miss Juneteenth and Little Miss Juneteenth.“We are strong, beautiful and powerful,” says Sakaiyrah Figg, Miss Juneteenth Billings.Sakaiyrah, 13, is certainly proud to serve as a role model for her heritage, and so is 9-year-old Zahara Lawicki, Little Miss Juneteenth.“I think a couple answers that kind of struck me were the 9-year-old. We asked, ‘Why are you proud to be black?’ And she said, ‘We’re powerful.’ I said, ‘Oh, okay, girl.…

California’s Gold Rush is a well-documented era of the state’s history, as are the stories of many of the people who flocked to the state — and to Nevada County — from around the globe to prospect for gold.But the stories of one group of people who settled in Nevada County during the Gold Rush remain mostly untold. During the second half of the 19th century, a sizeable community of African Americans called Nevada County home, and actively contributed to the community’s vitality.It’s hard for many to believe, said Linda Jack, the secretary of the board for the Nevada County…

“This is my first black event,” I said to the woman in the space next to me. Anxiety laced my voice as I spoke this uncomfortable truth out loud. I am black, she is black, and we were commiserating as black vendors at a cultural festival. Both of us were frustrated by the lack of organization during the load-in, which was supposed to begin at 7 am and didn’t get going until an hour later. By 8:30, it looked like organized chaos. There was a check-in table but also a “get in where you fit in” attitude as to where…

While traveling with a delegation to Martinique recently, I met with one of the members, Greg Campbell, president and CEO of Rainmaker, a Dallas-based investment and advisory firm he founded. He spoke effusively about a man who had a tremendous and enduring impact on his professional life. “He was my mentor,” Campbell said, “and I wouldn’t be where I am today without his influence and guidance.” That man was professor Howard Naylor Fitzhugh, one of the first African-American graduates of the Harvard Business School. But the distinction he achieved at Harvard is just one leaf in a cluster of remarkable…

Pastor Darrell Scott at New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Photograph: Ross Mantle/The GuardianIn the summer of 2011, Darrell Scott, a Pentecostal minister from a Black church in Cleveland, the New Spirit Revival Center, was asked by a televangelist friend to come to Trump Tower in New York for a meeting shrouded in mystery. Scott was ushered up to a ballroom on the 26th floor where he found a group of about 15 other pastors waiting.Donald Trump, then star of The Celebrity Apprentice, swept into the room. “I’m thinking about running for president,” he told the astonished gathering.…

Another coffee chain with roots in the Pacific Northwest is expanding to Colorado Springs.Black Rock Coffee Bar, founded in Portland, Ore., and with headquarters in Vancouver, Wash., and Scottsdale, Ariz., says it’s targeting a mid-February opening at 13590 Roller Coaster Road in the new King Soopers-anchored Marketplace at Flying Horse shopping center, in the Flying Horse development on the Springs’ far north side.The location would be the first Black Rock Coffee Bar in the Pikes Peak region, though more are on the way.Black Rock also has submitted a proposal to city government officials that shows it plans to open at…