Business & Finance
South Carolina’s 2019 Sales Tax Holiday kicks off Friday, August 2
Clothes, computers, and school supplies are among dozens of items that can be purchased free of Sales Tax during South Carolina’s annual Sales Tax Holiday from Friday, August 2, through Sunday, August 4, 2019. During the Tax Free Weekend, shoppers can purchase a variety of back-to-school essentials without paying the state’s 6% Sales Tax and…
Read MoreMore Women and Minorities Needed for Financial Planning Jobs
Americans’ need for competent and ethical financial advice continues to grow, but the population of professionals who can provide such advice is shrinking. At the same time, the demographics of wealth in the U.S. are shifting. The average net worth of African American families increased by 30 percent from 2013 to 2016, according to the…
Read MoreAfrican Cocoa Growers Take Hard Line On Prices – Better Ones Or Else!
Strike! That’s the sound of the world’s top two producers of cocoa who say they are suspending their sales for better prices. The governments of Ivory Coast and Ghana are trying this time-honored strategy to address the imbalance between farmers’ income and money made by foreign commodity markets who scoop up most of the profit.…
Read MoreUpcoming Origin SC’s Workshops in July 2019
Begin believing in achieving your goals today! Origin SC offers workshops around the tri-county area of Charleston, SC. They also offer one-on-one appointments with certified credit advisors. Take a look at their offerings below to find the next workshop nearest you. Or, if you’d rather meet with them by phone or online, they can do that…
Read MoreBetter Business Campaigns Win Seats For Hollywood Candidates
By Barney Blakeney The Town of Hollywood June 4 elected new municipal leadership with the election of a new mayor and two new town councilmembers. Former councilman John Dunmyer upset two-term Mayor Jacquelyn Heyward. Chardale Murray outpaced all the candidates with 583 votes to lead incumbent Althea Salters and Handy Miles Jr. to seats on…
Read MoreAmerican Underground, Google for Startups Launch Applications for Fourth Annual Black Founders Exchange
American Underground and Google for Startups have announced the application window and deadline for the fourth annual Black Founders Exchange. Black Founders Exchange, a week-long immersion program of curated content, mentorship, and community, will accept applications for the program between June 19 and July 10 through the American Underground website. The program will run September…
Read MoreInternational African American Museum CEO Departure Part Of Internal Timeline
By Barney Blakeney The International African American Museum is set to move on in the wake of CEO Michael Moore’s announced resignation last week, said Dr. Bernard Powers who temporarily will replace Moore as the developing museum continues to take shape. While some saw Moore’s announced departure as sudden, Powers said it comes as part…
Read MoreFresh Future Farm launches Kickstarter campaign to buy land, improve infrastructure
Fresh Future Farm leased land from the City of North Charleston in 2014. Before they planted their first tree, FFF CEO Germaine Jenkins hoped that FFF would be much more than a place that simply grows fruit and vegetables – a community food operation, with a grocery store, tours, classes and food culture. Jenkins wanted to…
Read MoreJobless Rate Increases Year Over Year for Black Men 20 and Older
Special from NorthStarNewsToday.com (TriceEdneyWire.com) – May’s Black unemployment rate was 6.2 percent, much higher than the 5.7 percent compared to the same month a year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. The jobless rate for Black men 20 and older was 6.3 percent in May, higher than 6.0 percent for the same…
Read More‘This Fight Against McDonald’s is For the American Dream’: Booker, Buttigieg, O’Rourke Join Striking Charleston McDonald’s Workers, As 2020 Candidates Back Workers’ Bold Demand for Union Rights
McDonald’s workers’ demand for union rights took center stage in South Carolina Saturday as Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke stood with workers on strike for the right to a union. It was the latest display in a rising chorus in support of union rights at McDonald’s among leading 2020 hopefuls, just weeks after…
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