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Coalition seeks increase in worker-owned companies
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Coalition seeks increase in worker-owned companies
Worker-owned cooperatives have the potential to be a boon to Black employees.
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Breaking glass ceilings and opening doors: the power of investing in underrepresented communities
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Breaking glass ceilings and opening doors: the power of investing in underrepresented communities
Whether it be managing billions of dollars in assets or fighting to desegregate public schools, Melnea Cass, Mellody Hobson and Valerie Mosley have all broken barriers in their respective positions and created everlasting impacts on our nation, with a common goal: opening the door for those following in their footsteps.
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Diversity advocates concerned new federal ruling will affect minority-focused business efforts
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Diversity advocates concerned new federal ruling will affect minority-focused business efforts
A federal judge’s ruling in Texas that an agency created to help minority-owned businesses must extend its services to every race has New England business equity advocates concerned about the decision’s potential to impede their work.
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‘Not on our watch’ – National Urban League releases State of Black America Report
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‘Not on our watch’ – National Urban League releases State of Black America Report
Just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of delegates from around the country gathered last week as part of the National Urban League’s Empowerment Summit, which included the highly anticipated State of Black America Report, “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: 60 Years Later.”
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Introducing Banner Business
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Introducing Banner Business
The Banner is expanding to include a business section, and we couldn’t be more excited. In 1965, when the Banner first hit the stands, the goal was to provide compelling and useful content to Black readers, including coverage of economic and business development focused on our community.
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New study shows value of chief diversity officers
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New study shows value of chief diversity officers
A new research study reveals that the role of chief diversity officers is a major corporate asset in helping boost finances and strengthen the functioning of workplace organizations.
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Developers of Color Summit focuses on equity, access
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Developers of Color Summit focuses on equity, access
HUD New England, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, MassDevelopment, MassHousing and the Builders of Color Coalition hosted the Developers of Color Summit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
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Minority-owned firms see big jump in Mass. state contracts
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Minority-owned firms see big jump in Mass. state contracts
Minority-owned businesses won contracts worth $217 million from Massachusetts state agencies last year, a jump of more than $50 million from the year before, according to new data from the state’s Supplier Diversity Office.
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Eastern Bank launches business lending initiative
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Eastern Bank launches business lending initiative
Times were tough for people of color who owned businesses in Boston in 2008. The great recession had kicked off, putting stress on businesses of all sizes. Entrepreneurs faced difficult choices, from whom to lay off to whether to keep the doors open.
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Fund to invest $20m in local businesses
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Fund to invest $20m in local businesses
The Boston Impact Initiative (BII), a nonprofit impact investment group focused on businesses and entrepreneurship in Massachusetts communities of color, recently announced the launch of a new $20 million investment fund aimed at Black and brown entrepreneurs and local and regional community-controlled real estate ventures.
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Overdraft fees strip $15B from bank customers
There’s nothing inherently wrong about a financial institution earning a fair profit. But there is nothing fair when billion-dollar institutions design products to prey upon people with the fewest financial resources — just to boost their bottom lines.
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Homeowners sue Roxbury mortgage lender
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Homeowners sue Roxbury mortgage lender
At a protest Tuesday outside the Roxbury headquarters of BlueHub, formerly Boston Community Capital, Cheryl Ortiz and a few dozen other homeowners rallied against its lending practices.
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