Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 84th anniversary
The Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce will hold its 84th Annual Anniversary Awards Gala from 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 30 at the Intercontinental Hotel Los Angeles Century City at Beverly Hills. This chamber will recognize some of its community’s distinguished leaders ...
Black-owned beauty supply The Girl Cave LA flourishes
Lia Dias, ultimate #browngirlboss and serial entrepreneur, is all about empowering women and influencing the current scope of the beauty industry. This Inglewood native is the proud owner of The Girl Cave Los Angeles, a beauty bar, boutique and showroom, ...
Obama Presidential Center may revitalize Chicago economy
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday showed off a model of the Obama Presidential Center, which will honor the nation’s first African-American president as well as help to revitalize neighborhoods on Chicago South Side ...
Local Black youth selected to represent the U.S. in Jamaica
This summer, youth participants involved with the National Stop the Violence Alliance, Inc.’s What About YOUth (W.A.Y.) initiative have been selected to represent the United States at the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference being held this July in Kingston, Jamaica. Jamaica ...
‘Community reinvestment in today’s economy’
RISE Financial Pathways is one of four communtiity based organizations that help low income and underbanked start-up entrepremeurs solve some of the issues and financial credit manamagement tools using several social media tools inclding Amazon and Amazon dot.
Connect your small business to $1 billion in contracting opportunities
What if I told you there’s a customer who has a goal to buy $1 billion worth of goods and services from small businesses? This customer buys everything from office supplies and computers, consultant services, clothing, hygiene products, food, bedding, ...
Slawson Southeast Occupational Center to host job fair today
Need a job? More than 20 employers, who are ready to hire, will participate in a career and resource fair at the Richard N. Slawson Southeast Occupational Center, 5500 Rickenbacker Rd., in Bell, Calif., today from 9 a.m. to 1 ...
Industry experts say minorities should pursue oil, energy jobs
There are great opportunities for African Americans and Latinos in the oil, natural gas, and petrochemical industries, according to industry insiders, who are calling on minorities to “get in the game.”
State prepares accountability plan
The state board of education is expected to vote May 10 on a draft proposal of the plan officials expect to submit to the federal government that details California’s plan detailing the accountability they will use under the newly reauthorized ...
Minority-owned companies fight for equity in advertising
Retailers, restaurants, healthcare companies and technology firms often turn to newspaper inserts, as a tried-and-true method to reach consumers, especially minority consumers.
State lawmaker wants to tax companies that profit from private prisons
With the current national focus on law and order, some statewide organizations and lawmakers are working on what they say are solutions that promote investment
Attention small businesses: California’s escalating auto insurance costs are worsened by new CDI auto repair Regulations
The Black Business Association (BBA) is the oldest ethnic business organization, and headquartered in the State of California. Along with others, the BBA is concerned about the increasing severity and frequency of auto accidents, and the growing trend that will ...
Center Theatre Group presents ‘College and Career Fair for the Arts’
Center Theatre Group invites current high school students, parents and teachers to attend the second annual “College and Career Fair for the Arts” on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
New sales and use tax rates went into effect on April 1
New sales and use tax rates took effect on April 1, as a result of voter-approved initiatives in several cities and counties. The tax rate changes for the selected cities apply only within the indicated municipal limits.
Nation adds jobs elsewhere; Blacks are left standing in the unemployment line
The nation’s businesses added 235,000 jobs in February but the companies obviously didn’t hire in the Black community where the unemployment rate went up compared to other racial and ethnic groups. The Black jobless rate in February was 8.1 percent ...