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‘You Trying to Lose Your Life Tonight?’: Family Says Black Man Was ‘Executed’ By Undercover Cops Over a Fake Gun, Then Left to Die as Prosecutor Clears Officers
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‘You Trying to Lose Your Life Tonight?’: Family Says Black Man Was ‘Executed’ By Undercover Cops Over a Fake Gun, Then Left to Die as Prosecutor Clears Officers

After releasing video of a tense altercation inside a convenience store that led two undercover police officers in Gastonia, North Carolina, to fatally shoot a Black man who pulled out a fake handgun inside the store, the district attorney’s announcement on Monday that he will not prosecute the two officers has angered his family and...

How the Black-led Jordan Brand steers Nike’s landmark $140 million Black Community Commitment initiative
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How the Black-led Jordan Brand steers Nike’s landmark $140 million Black Community Commitment initiative

WASHINGTON — Inside the Blackest building in America, behind the closed doors of the Oprah Winfrey Theater, Sarah Mensah stepped onstage in a pair of Cherry Air Jordan 11s, set to speak on one of the most impactful philanthropic pledges in sportswear industry history. Mensah, a Black woman who became the first female president of...

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A.I. and SEO/ Is S.E.O. Dead 

A.I. and SEO: In today’s digital age, the relationship between A.I. and SEO is more crucial than ever. While some may argue that SEO is dead, the truth is that with the advancements in artificial intelligence technology, there are endless possibilities to revolutionize content creation and optimize it for search engines. By leveraging A.I. and...

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Could the Fear of Black Success Be Crippling Black-Owned Businesses? American History Would Suggest So

For quite some time, leaders in the Black community have been urging people to support Black-owned businesses. It’s all too often that the public sees Black-owned businesses struggle to match the success of their competitors even when they offer services and products that are of equal quality. Many theories have been pitched as to why this...

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Can the Growing Number of African American Businesses Solve the Unemployment Crisis in Black America?

President Obama has been accused by both Blacks and whites, Democrats and Republicans, of not doing enough for the African-American community. But newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that the amount of Black-owned businesses grew as the Bush administration left office and the Obama camp moved into the White House. In 2007,...