Platform Helps Black Salon Owners Earn Revenue Helping Their Customers Learn English

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Platform Helps Black, Haitian and Other Immigrant Salon Owners Earn Revenue Helping Their Customers Learn English

The owners of a minority-owned company called TutorABC Global Talent, has launched a new initiative to help Black, Haitian, and other immigrant hair and nail salon owners to create extra income by offering their clients the opportunity to learn English. The program, which is an officially licensed Oxford and Cambridge curriculum, is designed to enhance communication with immigrant business owners and their customers, and many of the participants are learning to speak English within months.

When Miami salon owner Keisha Brown first heard she could help her clients learn English and earn money at the same time, all from her phone, she was curious but skeptical. Then she clicked.

Writers Cypher Poetry and Short Story Contest, Deadline Extended

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Indie Book Publisher Announces Extension of The Writers Cypher Poetry and Short Story Contest, Deadline Extended to December 30th

Nationwide -- Writers’ Row Publishing House, a growing indie-book publisher, is excited to announce the launch of its first-ever creative writing competition, The Writers Cypher. The contest offers a dynamic platform for wordsmiths to showcase their talent and join a supportive community. The submission deadline for the inaugural year of the poetry and short story contest, originally set for November 30, 2025, has been extended to December 30, 2025. This extension provides writers more time to submit their work to the competition, which features a $2,500 prize pool and aims to build a supportive community for wordsmiths.

Black Hollywood Star Helps Launch National Self-Defense Movement for Women and Girls

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Hollywood Star Tamala Jones Joins Forces With Army Veteran Raquel Riley Thomas to Launch National Self-Defense Movement for Women and Girls

DefendRILEY, the self-defense and personal safety initiative founded by decorated U.S. Army Captain (Veteran) Raquel Riley Thomas, proudly announces acclaimed actress Tamala Jones as its official Ambassador. Jones, known for her powerful performances across film, television, and narration, will help amplify DefendRILEY’s nationwide mission to empower women and girls through self-defense education, advocacy, and community support.

DefendRILEY was created after Raquel Riley Thomas experienced profound personal loss. Following the 2013 passing of her mother, M. Riley, Raquel discovered that her mother had been a survivor of assault. Having faced similar trauma herself, she transformed her grief into purpose and launched DefendRILEY to ensure women and girls have the tools and confidence to protect themselves.

Today, Raquel practices the martial arts of Taekwondo, is an active mentor, and a national martial arts instructor-in-training. She is now preparing to transition DefendRILEY into a nonprofit that will broaden access to lifesaving self-defense education.

NY Attorney General Letitia James: Standing Up for Workers, Consumers, and Families

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NY Attorney General Letitia James: Standing Up for Workers, Consumers, and Families

In the face of political attacks and dismissed cases tied to mortgage-fraud claims pushed by the Trump administration, New York Attorney General Letitia James continues to do the job New Yorkers elected her to do: protect consumers, workers, and families. Affectionally referred to as Tish James, she continues to take decisive action to protect working families, immigrants, and consumers across the state. In a series of recent moves, AG James has pushed back against federal policies that threaten essential services, secured major restitution for consumers harmed by corporate misconduct, and defended food assistance for New York’s most vulnerable residents.

Defending Immigrant Workers and Essential Services

Attorney General James recently joined a coalition of 18 other attorneys general to sue the Trump administration over a proposed $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications—an unprecedented increase that would effectively dismantle the program for public institutions and nonprofits. The H-1B visa program allows highly skilled immigrants to work temporarily in the U.S., filling critical roles as doctors, nurses, teachers, researchers, engineers, and other professionals.

New York is home to more than 13,000 H-1B workers, many of whom are employed in health care, education, technology, finance, and the arts. AG James warned that the fee hike would worsen existing labor shortages, particularly in underserved and rural communities already facing severe shortages of doctors, nurses, and educators. The lawsuit argues the administration’s action is unlawful, bypassed required rulemaking, and violates federal law. If blocked, it would protect access to health care, education, and essential services for millions of New Yorkers.