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Walgreens,CVS and Walmart Pharmacies Striving to Be a Point of Care Health Care Destinations For Annual Checkups: Physicians Working with Pharmacists

CVS doesn't yet have doctor offices where patients can go for an annual checkup or appointments with a physician or nurse practitioner

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

T. ROWE PRICE INVESTING IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND ENTREPRENEURS IN BALTIMORE

Kiva is thrilled to bring our crowdfunded, 0% interest loans to meet the needs of Baltimore’s most underserved entrepreneurs. In the U.S., where minority-owned, women-owned, and startup businesses face numerous barriers to financing, we’re proud to extend opportunity by lending to entrepreneurs based on character, not credit score,” Kiva co-founder and President Premal Shah said in a statement.

Lacey’s Thoughts: Here is why Blacks don’t support Black-owned businesses?

I continuously hear complaints about how unprofessional they are and how bad their customer service is. I came across one incident on Facebook when I read a post on someone's timeline. A black man was inquiring about booking a service.

Innovative Partnerships with Community Development Financial Institutions

Yonina Gray is the Director of External Relations at Reinvestment Fund and a Chicago native with over a decade of experience building catalytic relationships with communities, governments, institutions and everything in between.

Black Men in Tech: Representation Matters

We recently hosted our Black Men in Tech: Representation Matters, a virtual conversation with our 2022 Power List tech insiders.

The State of Black Media Webinar recording

Black audience-focused media outlets publish up to six times more coverage than mainstream media on major issues such as racism, healthcare, and public policy.

Meta: Jay-Z and Meek Mill. Source: Variety

How is Jay-Z Building his Billion-Dollar Empire?

More Than 30 Black CDFI CEOs Team Up to Shrink the Racial Wealth Gap

Most see wealth inequality, especially between Black and white Americans, as too long-standing and intractable to be solved in any meaningful way. Lenwood V. Long, Sr. isn’t one of them.

Meta: Crypto trading platform at a glance. Source: Washington City Paper

What is Cryptocurrency?

How Twin Cities’ new Chase community manager can empower your financial journey

We sat down with Tessa to discuss plans to help the Twin Cities’ Black communities grow, the changes the new branch is expected to bring, and how you can work with her to chart your path forward and meet your financial goals.

A Deep Dive into Divine Nine a Historic Organization founded at Howard University

Let’s talk Cannabis in Missouri with the St Louis NAACP’s latest Report

But according to our man at St Louis NAACP, the excitement is building. There is a new category of cannabis licenses that will be reserved for small businesses.

MSR to kick off sixth season of ‘Small Business Revolution’ on Nov. 9

The MSR, one of six Black-owned businesses based in Minneapolis and St. Paul featured this season. will kick off the season. “I’m excited about seeing it and sharing the experience of running a historical newspaper with the viewers,” said Tracey Williams-Dillard, MSR publisher and CEO. “I hope viewers learn to appreciate the Black press and the blood, sweat, and tears that go into putting out timely and engaging news that our readers can use.”

Supply chain issues becoming worse in the U.S.

Financing multicultural media: New collaboration positions publishers of color as catalysts for equitable community development (Part 5)

CDFIs aren’t the only institutions that would benefit from investments in community media. Banks and other lenders, under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA), are required to meet the credit needs of the communities where they do business, including low- and moderate-income communities. The Act was a response to redlining — the discriminatory practice of denying loans to residents and business owners based on their race or ethnicity. Every two to five years, banks have to undergo an audit by federal banking regulators to see how well they are meeting the terms of the CRA. Banks that do not meet the requirements face heavy regulatory scrutiny and can have difficulty getting approval for mergers or expansions.

Financing multicultural media: New collaboration positions publishers of color as catalysts for equitable community development Part 3

The Local Media Association (LMA) has made sustainability for publishers of color one of its four strategic pillars, building capacity through its Digital Transformation Lab, the Fund for Black Journalism, and the Word In Black collaborative. And Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers through its Tiny News Collective is making critical support more accessible to first time founders that are underrepresented in the news landscape.

NAAIA-St. Louis Announces Partnership with the Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis

During the presentation, members of NAAIA met with Tom Bailey, Vice President of Development for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc. “The Urban League thanks NAAIA for their contribution, and we are looking forward to their continued partnership and support of our programmatic goals and initiatives,” Bailey said.

5 Black Owned Eco Friendly Products & Services

3 Black Owned Tech Companies on the Rise

Jones Takes the Helm of ITSMF as Successor to Retiring Executive Viola Maxwell-Thompson

“I am thrilled to begin my leadership tenure of such an influential and vital organization,” said Johanna R. Jones, newly appointed ITSMF President and CEO. “ITSMF has made tremendous progress toward the development and advancement of Black professionals in technology fields and I’m eager to use my experience and strengths in inventive ways to expand organizational growth and impact.”

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