Around 20,000 customers may have their water shut off on Tuesday, when the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department said it would begin the process for customers in default on their water bill.
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Cory Nettles Honored at African American Chamber of Commerce Event
More than 500 Milwaukee-area business and community leaders packed the grand ballroom at The Pfister Hotel Tuesday for the African American Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast of Champions during which business leader Cory Nettles was honored.
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Following the Footsteps of African-American Worker Cooperatives
“We liked the ability to improve neighborhoods by actively having employees build co-ops in a neighborhood that’s challenged, where people could actually walk to and from work, building wealth and keeping the money in the neighborhood.”
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Richmond was, and remains, A Place for African-American Entrepreneurs
Starting a business never has been easy for anyone, but historically, African-American entrepreneurs have had a particularly difficult time.
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Black-Owned or Nah?
In growing a business, most entrepreneurs adopt key strategies that help them attract and maintain consumers. For Duane Draughon, owner and operator of VizX Design Studios, hiding the fact that his business is Black-owned is the key.
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Mississippi Honors First African-American Woman
Ericka Wheeler, a Mississippi native and 2012 graduate of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, was named the first African-American woman in Mississippi to receive a Rhodes Scholarship, and on April 20, the Mississippi House of Representatives even stepped up to honor her accomplishments.
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Blacks, Hispanics Pay More In Utility Costs, Report Finds
Philadelphia is one of 15 cities that has the heaviest energy burdens for low-income and minority households, according to a report released this week by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the Energy Efficiency for All coalition.
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