Simple Minds is a Scottish rock band that emerged in the late 1970s and gained international recognition in the 1980s. With their distinctive synth-driven sound, anthemic choruses, and Jim Kerr’s powerful vocals, the band produced a string of hits that have become classics of the era. In this article, we will explore the top 10
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., The Moore Report Wealth and its distribution in the United States is a fascinating study. From wealth gained during centuries of free slave labor to debates over minimum wage law, there’s a lot to discuss and fairness has nothing to do it. The poet Nikki Giovanni once said in her
By OneUnited Bank In celebration of National Financial Literacy Month, OneUnited Bank, the nation’s largest Black-owned bank, is proud to announce its 13th Annual “I Got Bank!” National Financial Literacy Contest where 10 children will win a $1,000 savings account. To make financial literacy a core value of the Black community, the Bank is offering a
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase recently hosted a small business roundtable with business and nonprofit leaders in D.C.’s Black community at the Anacostia Arts Center. Ben Walter, CEO of business banking, led the panel discussion, which featured Pinkey Reddick, owner of Pinke’s E.A.T.S; Shanel Adams, general manager of Dog Tag Bakery;
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” —Proverbs 22:6 Almost every day on an Urban One (formerly Radio One) media platform, you can hear a disc jockey ask listeners to patronize Black businesses. It
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcuqeen@afro.com On April 17, Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07), U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) gathered to present a $1,750,000 check to the Juanita Jackson Mitchell Legal Center project for the restoration of the well-known legal office of Juanita Jackson Mitchell. Mitchell was the first African-American
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Reshonda Young is a Waterloo, Iowa native and entrepreneur on a mission to open the state’s first Black-owned bank. The Bank of Jabez, which is set to open this year, will be a community development financial institution (CDFI) and will work to prepare and empower people to create
By Cy Richardson and Ayanna Fortson, National Urban League Even though African Americans make a significant economic contribution in the United States, their financial wellness lags behind that of the rest of the country. Numerous economic indicators highlight this disparity, such as median household income, net worth, and the likelihood of carrying student-loan debt. The
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