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National Urban League Helps Minority-Owned Businesses and Community-Based Institutions Access to Covid Relief

By Marc Morial (To Be Equal #17) – The $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program established by Congress earlier this month was supposed to help sustain small businesses imperiled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money ran out in less than two weeks. Then we found out that the vast majority of the funding — $243.4 million […]

Students Complete HBCU Green Fund’s Fellowship Primed for Growing Opportunities in Clean Energy

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs launches ‘Our Fair Share’ to Help Minority-Owned Small Businesses Access Second Round of PPP Funding

NEW YORK – Entrepreneur and Media Mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs launched OURFAIRSHARE.com, a platform built to help minority entrepreneurs and small businesses access much-needed capital amid the economic devastation brought by COVID-19. The initial round of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP) dollars disproportionately went to those with the right connections, rather than the greatest needs, Our […]

Legendary Actress, Glenn Close, Delivers in Lee Daniels’ New Horror Thriller, The Deliverance