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In the words of leader Kalonji Jama: BLACK AUGUST RESISTANCE
Throwback Hip Hop Reader.it (original source) Interview with Kalonji Jama Changa, East Coast Coordinator of The Black August Organizing Committee (BAOC) English Translation 1. Why is there such a...
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New pop-up storefronts for Black-owned businesses are opening on the Beltline
By J.D. Capelouto, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApril 1, 2022 A new pilot program will offer pop-up storefront space for local, Black-owned businesses in refurbished shipping containers along the...
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By Tanya Christian For a vast number of Black entrepreneurs, Atlanta has provided a desirable home for a growing business. It’s the hope of local officials and business leaders in, that that never...
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REDLINING HAS BEEN AROUND FOR GENERATIONS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, ITS EFFECTS STILL ECHO THROUGH BLACK HOUSEHOLD TODAY. Although recent reports of lenders denying mortgages to Black applicants more than...
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THE BLACK WOMAN-LED ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A $500,000 GRANT FROM WALMART TO HELP FUEL RETAIL-FACING SMALL BUSINESSES. It’s every founder’s dream to have a business get to a point where it runs...
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Black EnterpriseJulaiza Alvarez Founder, Executive Director, and Visionary of Our Village United, Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon is securing capital and generational wealth for Black women founders with her new...
View ArticleWhile The World Was Going Digital, Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon Was Raising A Village...
AFROTECHShanique Yates As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child, the same goes for supporting Black-owned businesses. When Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon created The Village Market, she had one...
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EBONYTanya A. Christian Twenty percent of small businesses fail by the first year, 30 percent by the second, and by the tenth year, roughly 70 percent of small businesses are forced to shutter their...
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ESSENCEJASMINE BROWLEY DR. LAKEYSHA HALLMON RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE EXPANSION OF HER ELEVATED CITIES ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, WHICH IS BEING BACKED BY MASTERCARD. Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon’s work has...
View ArticleVillage Market And Our Village United Launches Walmart-Backed Pro-Bono...
ESSENCEJASMINE BROWLEY THE BLACK WOMAN-LED ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A $500,000 GRANT FROM WALMART TO HELP FUEL RETAIL-FACING SMALL BUSINESSES. It’s every founder’s dream to have a business get to a point...
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