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Could A Banking Law Designed To End Redlining Drive More Capital Into Local Journalism?

Changes to federal bank rules that influence trillions of dollars of loans, investments, philanthropy and services in lower-income communities could offer a new path to survival for struggling local news and information providers. The Multicultural Media & Correspondent Association (“MMCA”), a network of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) media owners and advocates, is asking its […]

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STYL, Stay N Your Lane

STAY N Your LaneDon’t be casting no shameCause Life is Glorious and I AM VictoriousCause The DivineHas been loving and KindEvery Breath has given me one more sweet moment in TIMENo Regrets or RemorseCause it guided me to all my choicesFor the highest good of self & all humanityStay N your Lane Don’t be casting […]

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Media Mogul Byron Allen Acquires Black News Channel for $11 Million

Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is acquiring Black News Channel LLC out of bankruptcy for $11 million as he seeks to revive a cable news network that provided Black Americans’ perspective on current events before shutting down earlier this year. Allen’s company is acquiring “substantially all” of BNC’s assets for $11 million, with a bankruptcy court […]