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Economy

Meet the Millionaire Maker for Black Women in Corporate America

Women's leadership expert and executive coach, Christy Rutherford has assisted her clients with getting over $14 million in salary raises since 2020, with seven Black women receiving seven-figure compensation packages.Since 2020, companies have touted their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and spent approximately $7.5 billion on related efforts. However, despite the increase in efforts, the progress to increase inclusion and diversity has been slow or nonexistent. Currently, organizations like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are dialing back their […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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Meet Mark Robinson, the GOP’s newest bizarro politician

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Who is this man that Donald Trump said is “Martin Luther King on steroids”? A man Trumpy said is “better than Martin Luther King”? In fact, “Martin Luther King times two.” Meet Mark Robinson, the GOP’s nominee for governor in North Carolina. He’s currently the state’s lieutenant governor, and hey, if Trump loves him then I’m sure you’ll hate him. I do. […]

todayMarch 8, 2024

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Head Start preschool teachers struggle to make ends meet

WASHINGTON (AP) — In some ways, Doris Milton is a Head Start success story. She was a student in one of Chicago’s inaugural Head Start classes, when the antipoverty program, which aimed to help children succeed by providing them a first-rate preschool education, was in its infancy. Milton loved her teacher so much that she decided to follow in her footsteps. She now works as a Head Start teacher in Chicago. After four decades on the job, Milton, 63, earns $22.18 an […]

todayMarch 3, 2024

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Meet the Founder Behind Maryland’s First Pre-Approved Black-Owned 5-County Federal Credit Union

Meet Troy Smith, the Founder and CEO of G1 Investment LLC and the United States Economic Rights Coalition (USERC), who is working with seven other African Americans to launch the proposed C3 Federal Credit Union, which will be Maryland's first-ever Black-owned 5-county Federal Credit Union. His group began meeting in March of last year to develop an FCU to serve their communities’ underrepresented African American and Hispanic residents.Troy and his team are working hard to raise $10 million in donated […]

todayMarch 1, 2024

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Meet the 39-Year-Old Black Mom Investor Who Flips Mobile Homes

Meet Nichole Briscoe, a 39-year-old African American mom and social worker from Burlington, North Carolina who doubled her monthly earnings from $3,000 to $7,000 as she built her side hustle of flipping mobile homes.Nichole, living with her husband and daughter, initially aimed to invest in real estate for extra family income, she told Business Insider. However, faced with the high prices of single-family homes, she discovered a niche in the market for mobile homes. These affordable prefab structures, often serving […]

todayJanuary 4, 2024

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Meet the Entrepreneur Behind the Newest Black-Owned Luxury Fragrance Brand

Meet Patrick Whitney, the Founder and CEO of American Luxury Unlimited (ALU), one of few Black-owned luxury fragrances brands that offers a unique and sophisticated selection for both men and women. Although only just one year old, his brand is a rising star in the luxury fragrance industry and already making waves with its commitment to quality, sustainability, and representation.Patrick’s passion for bringing head-turning fragrances to the market began with a simple compliment. After purchasing a fragrance from a popular […]

todayDecember 19, 2023

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