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Ashley Bolden Built Lynnmonade on Mindset and Mission
It started with a simple question from a child: Mom, how can I make some money? Ashley Bolden gave her son a choice, mow lawns
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New Texting-Based Tool Helps Small Business Owners Handle Their Books Without an App
A new financial technology platform called Toozi is offering small business owners a simpler way to manage their bookkeeping, taxes, and invoices — without having to learn complicated software or download another app.
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New Texting-Based Tool Helps Small Business Owners Handle Their Books Without an App
A new financial technology platform called Toozi is offering small business owners a simpler way to manage their bookkeeping, taxes, and invoices — without having to learn complicated software or download another app.
PRESS ROOM: Global Circle for Reparations and Healing Congratulated for Its Historic Vision to Confront the Vatican on Enslavement and Reparations
Global action produces global results as Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical acknowledges the Church’s relationship to enslavement and offers an apology
Rams Land All-Pro Myles Garrett in Blockbuster Deal
By Earl Heath | Contributing Sports Writer LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams made one of the biggest moves of the NFL offseason, agreeing
IN MEMORIAM: Rest in Power: Hip-Hop Legend Rob Base Dead at 59
Rob Base, born Robert Ginyard and one half of the legendary hip-hop duo Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2026, at age 59 after a private battle with cancer, leaving behind a legacy rooted in the 1988 anthem It Takes Two and a pioneering role in bringing hip-hop and house music to mainstream audiences.
COMMENTARY: The Politics of the New Civil Law Wars
In the continuing battle for political respect and inclusivity that Black folks in the U.S. have been immersed in since the end of the U.S. Civil War, a little bright bulb of hope and redemption just appeared in the southern sky.
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New Texting-Based Tool Helps Small Business Owners Handle Their Books Without an App
A new financial technology platform called Toozi is offering small business owners a simpler way to manage their bookkeeping, taxes, and invoices — without having
Ashley Bolden Built Lynnmonade on Mindset and Mission
It started with a simple question from a child: Mom, how can I make some money? Ashley Bolden gave her son a choice, mow lawns
PRESS ROOM: Global Circle for Reparations and Healing Congratulated for Its Historic Vision to Confront the Vatican on Enslavement and Reparations
Global action produces global results as Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical acknowledges the Church’s relationship to enslavement and offers an apology
COMMENTARY: Professors Reflect on Black Progress, and What the Next Decade Demands
Where do Black communities in Minnesota and across the country stand today, and where are they headed? The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder reached out to prominent Black
‘Find a Way or Make a Way’: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Announces $250,000 in Campus Security Funding for CAU
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have faced a surge of threats across the country in recent years, resulting in lockdowns or closures and concerns
California First Partner Champions Mental Wellness With Sports‑Focused Events
To close out Mental Health Awareness Month, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom hosted hundreds of families, youth athletes, coaches, educators, and mental health advocates at
Not Just a Southern Issue: Advocates Say SCOTUS Voting Rights Decision Has Already Started to Reshape Black Political Power
U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) whose district spans parts of Los Angeles County, joined fellow CBC member
Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
A California bill that would prevent reparations payments from being taxed by the state is moving closer to becoming law after advancing out of the