Mastercard announces an investment and a partnership in Black-owned businesses
The exact amount was not disclosed. The credit card giant also unveiled a partnership with Greenwood, a fintech firm aimed at Black and Latino consumers and business owners, to issue the platform’s first debit cards. “This is part of our
$25,000 in grants available to black-owned small businesses in Massachusetts
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Power Forward Grant, from Vistaprint, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, and the NAACP announced a $1M grant program that aims to create a lasting impact on black-owned small businesses across New England with grants of
Comcast RISE Awards More Than 20 Black-Owned Small Businesses in South Florida
[SOUTH FLORIDA] – Two dozen Black-owned small businesses in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties have been selected among the first round of Comcast RISE award recipients. Comcast RISE will help thousands of small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic over the
10 black-owned fashion brands to support instead of Dolls Kill
Alternative fashion store Dolls Kill is currently being boycotted due to an insensitive post from the founder appearing to support police brutality. This isn’t the first time they’ve had claims of racism against them, though, as the company has had
Black SuperPac Urges Candidates, Parties to Spend Millions with Black Businesses
One of America’s leading Black conservative political action committee has instituted a national effort to help Black-owned businesses earn some of the billions of dollars spent during America’s political campaigns as the 2020 election year hits the home stretch. BlakPAC,
Hello Alice And The NAACP Announce A Long-Term Partnership To Deploy Over Four Million Dollars In Grants And Resources Through The Black-Owned Business Center
Small business owners are invited to apply for grants ranging from $10k to $25k to support business growth HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As part of a continued commitment to uplift New Majority-owned small businesses across the United States,
Biotech company partners with Black bank
The Liberty City branch of OneUnited Bank, the largest Black-owned bank in the U.S. Multinational biotechnology company Biogen Inc. has made a $10 million deposit in OneUnited Bank, the largest Black-owned bank in America. OneUnited was chosen because of its
How BankBlackUSA Is Helping Empower Black-Owned Banks And Credit Unions
In 2016, OneUnited Bank, the nation’s largest Black-owned bank and first Black internet bank, spearheaded the national #BankBlack Challenge. The ongoing campaign seeks to galvanize Black Americans and their allies to move their accounts to Black-owned financial institutions. “The movement’s
How The First Black-Owned Bank With $1 Billion In Assets Can Close The Racial Wealth Gap
The Breakdown You Need To Know: Trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents has only been getting harder for Black-owned businesses in need of capital injections. CultureBanx reported that most Black-owned businesses are usually sole proprietorships earning less
