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    Black Community Group Loses Bid to Buy L.A. Mall Despite Being Highest Bidder

    The South Los Angeles group was denied after offering $115 million for the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
    Shani Saxon Aug 3, 2021 1:57PM EDT
    PayPal Black Latinx business. Young Black woman with pomp pomp Afro at a desk and laptop.

    PayPal Promises 8 Black and Latinx VC Funds $50 Million

    “Women of color should be able to pitch to people who look like them on the other side of the table,” says Arian Simone of the Fearless Fund
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 2, 2020 4:30PM EST
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    Black Organizations Fight Systemic Racism by Supporting Black Businesses

    Without another federal funding package for small business owners, Black civic groups and individuals across the country are raising funds instead.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 29, 2020 1:00PM EDT
    Small Business. Three women of color sit at a conference table with large windows and computers.

    Nine out of 10 Business Owners of Color Won’t Get COVID-19 Funding

    Says Joseph Parilla of the Brookings Institute: “It stands to reason that the way the PPP was structured, approved loans tended to skew toward White-owned small businesses.”
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Apr 28, 2020 1:00PM EDT
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    Comcast Seeks Proposals for Black-Majority-Owned Independent Cable Networks

    The telecom giant has been accused of freezing Black-owned networks out of licensing agreements.

    Sameer Rao Dec 16, 2016 1:21PM EST

    Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse Is First East-Coast Comic Book Shop Owned By Black Woman

    The Philadelphia store, whose owner we profiled in 2015, opened its doors in time for the new year. 

    Sameer Rao Jan 4, 2016 3:49PM EST

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