Business & Finance
Award-Winning Grooming Brand Bevel Introduces Suite of New Hair, Skin, and Body Care Products for Black Men
Known for its iconic trimmers and keen understanding of diverse skin tones and needs, Bevel, a Walker & Company Brands, is offering men with distinct grooming needs the opportunity to start 2020 fresh with a major brand expansion into hair, skin, and body care. From the bathroom to the barbershop, Bevel helps prep and protect hair, beards, and skin with…
Read MoreSmall Business Administration Holds Workshops on Applying for Women’s Business Center Grant in South Carolina
The U.S. Small Business Administration will hold roundtable training sessions in Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina on best practices regarding the Women’s Business Center grant application opportunity. Information for the upcoming roundtables: Columbia: Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 10 a.m. EST Benedict College Business Development Center 2601 Read St, Columbia, S.C. 29204 Register Charleston: Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. EST Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce – Catalyst Center 4500 Leeds…
Read MoreCreation Of New Currency Faces Setback As Six Countries Object
French-speaking countries will have to put the cork back in the champagne bottle after six member countries of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) comprising Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, have rejected the adoption of ‘Eco’ as the name of the proposed single currency for West Africa. At a special meeting, five…
Read MoreCharleston County Opens Application Process for Local Accommodations Tax Funding
Charleston County Government is now accepting applications for distribution of approximately $250,000 to non-profit, 501(c) organizations that provide support and increase tourism in the Charleston County area through advertising/ promotion and/or through the maintenance or construction of tourist-related buildings. The applications are reviewed by the Charleston Area Visitors Bureau and College of Charleston’s Office of…
Read MoreSCDOT Vows More Fairness, Inclusion In I-526 Widening Project
By Barney Blakeney In the past, highway construction usually meant devastation to minority communities. Local examples tell a sad story of displaced residents, disconnected families, divided communities and lost generational homes. As the I-526 WEST widening project commences managers vow that won’t be the case with the $1 billion, approximately 10-year undertaking. An Environmental Impact…
Read MoreBlacks Make up Majority of Inmates in Mississippi’s Debtors Prison
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Mississippi – a state described as having been suffocated by its history of racial prejudice – appears to be the only state where people are jailed while they work to pay off court-ordered debts. An investigation led by The Marshall Project and the nonprofit Mississippi Today discovered that hundreds of…
Read MoreAfrican-Americans are 40 percent of the Nation’s Homeless Population
Special from NorthStarNewsToday.com (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The total number of homeless is 567,715 and 40 percent or 225, 735 are African-American, although only 13 percent of the nation’s population is Black, according to “The 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress.” The numbers are based on “Point-In-Time Estimates of Homelessness” taken one night in January 2020.…
Read MoreCensus Officials Kick Off $250 Million Ad Campaign in Washington
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Census Bureau unveiled its $500 million “Shape Your Future. Start Here,” 2020 ad campaign on Tuesday, January 14, in Washington, D.C. Nearly $38 million – or approximately 16 percent – of the paid media budget is earmarked toward African American and black audiences. The…
Read MoreStates Sue to Stop Changes to Food Stamps Program
Special from NorthStarNewsToday.com (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have filed a federal lawsuit to prevent the Trump Administration from cutting off nearly 700,000 Americans from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under new, more restrictive guidelines they have proposed that will take effect later this year. The lawsuit filed by…
Read MoreWill Your Dream Job Ever Become Your Reality?
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A common New Year’s tradition is the list of resolutions for the upcoming 365 days. For some the list will be improvement-based, like losing weight or obtaining a new certification. Others may focus on different objectives, like a family vacation or finally saving more for retirement.…
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