Cannabis World Congress explores commercial potential of legal pot
Marijuana, once the provocative past time of the marginalized and those rebellious of the status quo, is now a 10-figure industry manifested by the recent Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo held at the Los Angeles Convention Center Sept. 7-10.
Motherland connection
For nearly 41 years, Katula by Africana (formerly Africana Imports) has served as a retail cultural touchstone in the city of Los Angeles drawing a clientele that is multiple generations deep.
Win cash to build your mobile app
The US Black Chamber of Commerce invites entrepreneurs with an idea for a mobile app, service or product that will make the world a better place, to submit an application for the 2016 Mobileys competition.
Do business in Belize and Central America
The 2016 Expo Belize Marketplace, organized by the Belize Chamber of Commerce—that nation’s largest private sector association—gives American businesses an opportunity to advertise their products and services to Belizeans during the largest trade show in this Caribbean nation.
Young, Black job seekers spruce up resumes
Recent college grads and job seekers under the age of 31 have only a week to fly into a job applicant pool for a well-paying gig that an official with one Southern California African American aviation group calls the chance ...
Black chamber to host Ron Brown summit in Los Angeles
The California Black Chamber of Commerce will hold its 21st annual Ron Brown Business Summit and Women’s Symposium Aug. 25-27 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles.
L.A. County’s workers and businesses can thrive with a new minimum wage
For nearly 40 years, the County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs was our local consumer protection agency. As director of the department since 2012, it was my job to make sure all consumers in L.A. County were treated ...
Local toy company helps 25,000 Southern California foster children at an event in Compton
Thousands of foster children throughout Southern California were given the magic and joy of play, thanks to the generous support of more than 50 participating toy companies and 250 local toy industry volunteers brought together today by the Toy Industry ...
Practical Politics
As the summer sun in Los Angeles makes its very intense and vibrant entrance this June, it is interesting to reflect on things before and things now.
Beyond the Rhetoric
ESPN television recently produced a brilliant documentary on the murder trial of OJ Simpson. I thought I knew OJ but after seeing the documentary I have concluded that my opinion of him and the trial was rather shallow.
New center will help educate community on financial literacy
The Board of Supervisors voted this week to establish a Center for Financial Empowerment in a bid to help lift tens of thousands of families out of debt.
Preps to receive graduation bonus
The Board of Supervisors voted this week to pay $400 rewards to kids from CalWORKS families who graduate from high school. Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas recommended the pilot program, which will offer another $100 to those graduates who complete a financial ...
NNPA teams with Chevrolet to launch Howard University journalism fellowship
At a March 23 news conference at Howard University, the National Newspaper Publisher Association (NNPA) partnered with Chevrolet and Howard University’s School of Communications to announce the “Discover the Unexpected” (DTU) fellowship program.
Hillary Clinton vists Community Coalition
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton returned to Los Angeles, and one of her stops was in South Los Angeles. The former first lady, New York senator and U.S. secretary of state appeared with U.S. Representative Karen Bass and Los Angeles ...
Walmart inivites manufacturers to pitch USA-made product
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is looking for entrepreneurs to pitch their made-in-the-USA products to the company’s buyers in a daylong event at Walmart’s global headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., on June 28. “We are opening our doors and making our ...
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