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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Financial institutions have routinely underrepresented African American and Hispanic people since our country was founded. In fact, laws and corporate structures were explicitly established to keep African American slaves from accessing many things, including land, housing, education, and capital. Today, our financial sector is dominated by multi-national banking corporations that seek only to protect the interests of their preferred shareholders and could care less about the less fortunate minority population. However, without the black and brown dollars that are funneled through their systems, they wouldn’t have the capacity to operate in the manner they do.  It is…

FLINT, Mich. – Z92.7 recently celebrated 45 years on the air by hosting the Black Love Business Expo at the Flint Farmers’ Market.The free event featured music from DJ Chef Nate, karaoke hosted by Marlowe the Entertainer and 168 Crab & Karaoke as well as a mixology demo from Drinks of Essence.”It feels so amazing to be able to be here in the community, still broadcasting WDZZ for 45 years. and we wouldn’t be able to do it without the community. and that’s why we’re giving back today,” said August Wallace, the operations manager & program director of Z92.7.In addition…

Almost 40 percent of the population in Mississippi is African American. That’s more than any other state in the nation. But black people own less than 18 percent of the state’s economy, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. MPB’s Ashley Norwood reports on why African Americans own significantly fewer businesses and what some black business owners have to say about it.Chimes dangling from the door of Louise Marshall’s Music and Bookstore alert the staff whenever a customer has arrived. The Christian bookstore opened in the 1940’s in the historic Farish Street District in Jackson. It is believed to be…

Credit: Photo by Ashley Lauren/MSR News Local barbershop exemplifies Black excellence Houston White is an ambitious, focused, and multifaceted entrepreneur that grew up in North Minneapolis. He established the Houston White Men’s Room (HWMR) in 2007, located in the vibrant and welcoming, Camden neighborhood. The mission and purpose of HWMR is to “hopefully be an example, be exemplary, to be an example of what’s possible, inspire, and really be like a mecca of Black excellence not only in Minnesota but in America,” said White. White loves his neighborhood. “Ever since I was little, I’ve always had an affinity for Camden—44th…

A Black family says they were discriminated against at a Missouri water park after they say a birthday party they reserved was suddenly canceled.  Earlier this month, the Evans family planned a birthday party for two teens — paying $2,000 to throw the private event at Summit Waves, a water park located in Lee’s Summit, which is about 22 miles from Kansas City, KTVI reported. When they arrived at the park, the family said that they were told by staff that the party was canceled, according to the report.  “It appears to have been canceled simply because the park staff was…

BILLINGS – A Brazilian grill restaurant that’s already popular in Missoula is coming to Billings, and MTN News got a sneak peek before it opens. Jenny Fick got a chance to meet with the man behind the concept of “Five on Black.” “You’re standing in Five on Black,” owner and founder Tom Snyder said. “We are getting extremely close to completion. We’ll be opening in the next couple weeks here.” Five on Black is a Montana born, fast-casual Brazilian restaurant. The Billings restaurant will be located at 316 S. 24th St. W. It came about as part of a statewide business plan in college. “I ended up winning the…

As a first-generation college student, Paska Juma, a 2019 graduate, navigated a zigzag path through the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. By utilizing Nebraska’s resources and finding her way into entrepreneurship after a few academic program changes, she built a toolbox of skills she is using as a program manager at Google, social entrepreneur and activist. “From my experiences in my entrepreneurship minor, what I use the most is my ability to network. It’s so valuable as a program manager, as you’re basically leading without influence. You have to make impact on the team without being their direct manager,” she said. Influencing via entrepreneurship Juma…

Nevada used to have a newspaper with stories geared toward its black community. But that ended six years ago when the last issue of the Las Vegas Sentinel-Voice went out in January 2014. Publisher Ramon Savoy decided to close the paper, self-described as “Nevada’s only African-American community newspaper.”  Savoy said he skipped writing the typical editorial explaining why he was closing, which created “more buzz than anything.” The 65-year old Harlem native, radio personality and journalist whose contributions over a quarter century were recently recognized through a formal proclamation by the City of Las Vegas last month believes it didn’t…

After hitting the streets to protest racial injustices, Sharon Chuter was disillusioned by the number of corporate brands posting “glossy” messages spouting support for black lives.The Nigerian-born founder of Uoma Beauty, a Los Angeles and London cosmetics company that caters to black women, came up with a social media challenge to test the sincerity of the companies: She launched the #PullIUpOrShutUp campaign on Instagram to push brands to reveal the racial makeup of their corporate workforce and executives. The hashtag has since gone viral, amassing nearly 100,000 Instagram followers in a week. More than 70 beauty brands have signed on to…