Friday, June 12, 2020

Black Founders Launch 1st Virtual Coworking Community

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BLACK FOUNDERS LAUNCH FIRST VIRTUAL COWORKING COMMUNITY WITH BUILT-IN VIDEO CONFERENCING

Matthew Newman and Olivia Jade Khoury, two African-American coworking space founders, set out to pivot their business models in response to COVID-19 and ended up creating the world's first global, 24-hour virtual coworking space with built-in video conferencing. It's called VirtualCoworking.community, and interested entrepreneurs can join now with a 30-day free trial.

Both Matthew and Olivia say they are sensitive to the challenges and cultural biases often experienced by women and individuals of color in business. Thus, the two have built a robust and dynamic global coworking space designed to create community, provide resources, spark synergy, and inspire intercontinental business collaboration in a way that has not been facilitated before.

Ohio Foster Child Earns Master's Degree, Writes New Book

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FORMER FOSTER CHILD AND TEEN PARENT DEFIES ODDS, EARNS MASTER'S DEGREE AND WRITES NEW BOOK TO EMPOWER OTHERS

Meet Deanna Jones, a former foster child and teen parent from Columbus, Ohio, who despite life's adversities, managed to successfully graduate with a Bachelor's degree from Ohio State University and earn a Master's degree from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Now, at 38-years old, she is the co-founder of a successful hair and beauty supply store and has released a new book, Life After Detour - a how-to guide that helps others cultivate resilience despite any "detour" that they are encountering in their life.  Readers of all backgrounds facing any type of difficulties will find encouragement and direction in this book!

Deanna comments, "The journey you are on as a new parent brings an inherent set of challenges, questions, and blessings. Being a young parent compounds this. This road of parenthood now intersects with several aspects of who you are."

Black Breast Cancer Survivor Says Mammograms Are Not Enough

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AFRICAN AMERICAN BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SAYS "MAMMOGRAMS ARE NOT ENOUGH," LAUNCHES WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN


Nationwide --  Katrina Shaw gained the respect of being an unapologetic leader in her community for the development of the urban garden where she and other volunteers plant and grow organic food. Katrina's passion for living a healthy lifestyle emerged during her battle with Breast Cancer.

A year later, her husband was diagnosed with cancer, and Katrina also lost her baby during this time. Today, Katrina and her husband are now cancer-free. It was rough, but instead of being bitter, Katrina decided to make it better by starting her own business because she has a passion for helping others.

She is the CEO and Founder of MANE - Mammograms Are Not Enough, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization for breast cancer awareness based in Maryland. As a breast cancer survivor, Katrina was featured in Johns Hopkins Magazine, social media, and website sharing her story, title "A Moment's Notice".

Stanford Student Says Key to Black Wealth is Blockchain Technology

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BLACK STANFORD STUDENT WHO CRACKED THE "MAGIC CODE" TO BUILDING BLACK WEALTH SAYS BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IS THE KEY

National -- James Mason, a Stanford University computer science/ blockchain student, says that he has cracked the 'Magic Code' transforming the economic trajectory of Black people in America. His "20 Year Master Plan" features a blockchain component, proprietary platform, one billion Black Gold Dynasty (BGD) cryptocurrency tokens, a worldwide online marketplace and much more - all designed to advance the economic status of Black People in America using the "Buy Black Movement" as it's vehicle.

Mason comments, "It has taken me 10 years to figure this out and it's all possible now thanks to blockchain technology and artificial intelligence."

Discover How College Grad And Biz Boss Jaelyn Samone Dancy Is Inspiring Millennials As A Successful Entrepreneur

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Meet College Graduate and Business Owner Jaelyn Samone Dancy Inspiring Millennials As An Entrepreneur

College graduation is a wonderful achievement for the future of graduates. For the very focused and entrepreneurial Marion, Alabama college graduate, Jaelyn Samone Dancy is blazing a trail as a successful college-aged entrepreneur.

"I believe it’s important to pursue your dreams no matter where you come from or what the odds standing against you may be," says Dancy.  "It’s vital to prove to yourself and others around you that the impossible is very much inevitable and all it takes is a little bit of faith, the size of a mustard seed," says Jaelyn.

The talented 20-year-old is the founder of Laced & Painted By JaeSamone, a boutique hair business that provides custom wig and unit services which include bleaching of knots, custom color, tinting of lace, and plucking of the hairline. Her thriving business also provide services for pre-made units.

A scripture, she reminds herself daily is, God is within her, she will not fall and God will help her at break of day." - Psalms 46:5

Jaelyn Samone Dancy, is indeed thriving as a successful young entrepreneur.  Stay tuned to JaeSamone by following her on social media @laced_paintedby_jaesamone

Thursday, June 11, 2020

PayPal Announces $530 Million Commitment To Support Black Businesses and Fight Economic Inequality

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PayPal Announces $530 Million Commitment to Support Black Businesses

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 11, 2020 -- PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced a $530 million commitment to support Black and minority-owned businesses and communities in the U.S., especially those hardest hit by the pandemic, to help address economic inequality. As part of its investment, the company is bolstering its internal programs to further increase diversity, equity and inclusion within the PayPal community.

"For far too long, Black people in America have faced deep-seated injustice and systemic economic inequality. Black lives matter and we need to drive transformative change. We must take decisive action to close the racial wealth gap that sustains this profound inequity," said Dan Schulman, president and CEO, PayPal.

"PayPal is uniquely positioned to help in this area, and we are committed to doing our part to address the unacceptable racial divide by advancing a more just economy and society. We've listened to leaders in the Black community about the challenges facing Black business owners and the support and investments needed to sustain Black-owned businesses and create long-term economic opportunity.

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Get The Spin By Highly Regarded Writer JV Howard On "As The World Turns - it spins off its Axis of Humanity."

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As The World Turns  - It Spins Off Its Axis Of Humanity

By JV Howard

As the world turns at a dizzying pace with concurrent epiphenomenon - COVID-19 and police brutality - both have mutated causing unprecedented damage, fallout, mayhem, and reactions. As COVID-19 does what a virus is supposed to do - mutate, humans have committed untold misery via violations of the "do unto others as you would have them do unto you tenet." Across cultures, boundaries, age, nationality, generations, and history pandemics have their place in the natural kingdom but police brutality is a man-made manifestation that has no place in societies.

As a young boy I remember back in the day as they like to say when I heard my grandmother say "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired," - and I had no idea what she meant at the time. Today I find myself saying those same words - I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of the incessant and senseless killing of black people....and now all people.

One connection from our history today have three links:

Blacks;
Whites; and...
Cowardice.
 
Cowardice is a trait wherein excessive fear and excessive self-concern override doing or saying what is right, good, and of help to others or oneself in a time of need. It is the opposite of courage.

As a label, "cowardice" indicates a failure of character in the face of a challenge. One who succumbs to cowardice is known as a coward.

It is such a violation of human interaction that many military codes of justice proscribe cowardice in combat as punishable by death. Nobody likes a snitch and everybody despises a coward.

Debbie Allen to Host Virtual Dance-a-thon

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DEBBIE ALLEN AND FRIENDS JOIN FORCES TO CREATE AN INTERNATIONAL DANCE-A-THON IN AN EFFORT TO HELP, HEAL AND GIVE HOPE TO THE DANCE COMMUNITY

Los Angeles, CA -- Debbie Allen Dance Academy, JaQuel Knight Foundation, Dance Media, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and Annenberg Foundation present Dance To The Music, a worldwide digital dance-a-thon on Saturday, June 13, 2020, from 12pm to 12am (midnight, PST) on Debbie Allen's Instagram.

COVID-19 created an instant BLACKOUT for theaters, dance schools, concerts, festivals, tours, movies, and television -- all the venues of work for the dance world - and impacting the financial security of thousands of dancers and performance industry professionals. According to Kathryn Barger, the Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, there are "eight hundred and ninety thousand film and entertainment employees, many of whom may not be working." In response to the pandemic, the dance community continues to shine on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, proving their inimitable spirits won't be conquered by a virus. "We are gypsies who will dance practically anywhere for a hot meal and per diem," says Debbie Allen.

Monday, June 8, 2020

4 Black Women CEOs Teaching How to Invest

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MEET THE 4 BLACK WOMEN CEOS TEACHING HOW TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE, STOCKS, AND MORE

Nationwide -- Meet the four Black women entrepreneurs who have launched a much-needed masterclass called The Collective Movement, a platform that educates others about investing in real estate & stocks, structuring a business, branding, and digital product creation.

They are Sierra Nicole, founder of Financially Lit in Dallas, TX; Neko Cheri, founder of Excell University in Atlanta, GA; Derricka Harwell, founder of BeautifyCredit in Southhaven, MS; and Natalie Birdsong, founder of Hair By Natalie B. in Chicago, IL.

Starting out as four complete strangers who met online and came together in the middle of a pandemic, they have since created a multi-million dollar business network that addresses the nationwide economic disparity.

Checkout Why Dr. Charles L. Singleton Is Weighing In On Becoming The Voice and Vision of the New World 2020

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Becoming The Voice and Vision of the New World 2020, "A New Normal, Abnormal for Some Time to Come"
Zuheerah Muhammad, Woman of Wisdom, Faith & Hope (left) | Jonaorle Royalty (Right) New Normal, Abnormal Pexels Hijab Selfie 2020

By Dr. Charles L. Singleton | The Messenger, Since 1967, ECSC. ECSU, Working Remotely

Globally, the Covid-19 virus is sickening and killing human beings on planet earth at an alarming rate. The deadly COVID-19 pandemic is An Airborne Illness Possibility, Aerodynamically Fashioned "With" Transmittable Omnipresence (AAIPADFWTOP).  Unfortunately, our day-to-day realities of joblessness, emotional dilemmas; the continuance of police brutality against minorities, various environmental calamities; man-made infrastructure catastrophes, financial bankruptcies, and unemployment, are causing HAVOC, widespread discontent, homelessness, and DEATH!  Somehow, through it ALL, “We Americans will need to focus on building generational wealth, instead of generational debt.” --- Avril Smalls.


Nevertheless, happenings in real time, I suppose, that this present era has been called an age of discoveries:
aviation, medicine, science, technology, hope, and despair.  Looking back in time, it is all these things and more too.