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BUSINESS: New York Life Reaches $50 Billion Empowerment Goal in the Black Community

By Freddie Allen (Managing Editor, NNPA Newswire) The New York Life insurance company recently hosted a panel discussion on bridging the racial wealth gap in Washington, D.C. New York Life agents were in town for the company’s empowerment plan summit and to celebrate achieving their goal of reaching $50 billion in life insurance plans in …

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Nipsey Hussle Didn’t Leave It to Chance… He Ensured Legacy by Creating Trusts and Inheritance!

By Eugene Mitchell As the COVID-19 pandemic affects the Black community at a disparate rate, we must manage the tragedy’s human and economic impact as best we can. Reflecting on the present crisis, preparedness, and making sure that we have plans and resources in place (e.g., an emergency fund) made me think of the death …

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CAPTION: PUSHTech 2020 Director and Rainbow PUSH Coalition leader Pastor Joseph Bryant, with Mayor London Breed and Jamie Foxx at the Kneel-in Protest, San Francisco

‘I can’t breathe –The murder of George Floyd was a lynchingin broad daylight.’ By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.President and Founder – Rainbow PUSH Coalition Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd’s neck. They watched for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, with Floyd unresponsive for 2 minutes and 53 …

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STATE TREASURER WOODEN AND CONNECTICUT HIGHER EDUCATION TRUST AWARDS OVER $540K TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE

Hartford, CT – State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden, also a trustee of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET), today announced he will award over $540,000 to 272 Connecticut students, in kindergarten through 9th grade, who are this year’s winners of the CHET Dream Big! Competition and CHET Advance Scholarship. “It is with a deep sense …

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‘I can’t breathe – The murder of George Floyd was a lynching in broad daylight.’

By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. President and Founder – Rainbow PUSH Coalition- Photos by Marc Yves Regis Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd’s neck. They watched for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, with Floyd unresponsive for 2 minutes and 53 seconds of that, according to the criminal …

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YWCA Hartford Statement on the Senseless Death of George Floyd

Hartford – Adrienne W. Cochrane, JD, CEO YWCA Hartford Region While news of the arrest of the police officer involved in the murder of George Floyd is a start, no amount of justice will erase the horror of something we cannot un-see and we cannot un-feel.  Now, we must give the benefit of the doubt …

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STATE TREASURER WOODEN AND CONNECTICUT HIGHER EDUCATION TRUST AWARDS OVER $540K TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE

Hartford, CT – State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden, also a trustee of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET), announced he will award over $540,000 to 272 Connecticut students, in kindergarten through 9th grade, who are this year’s winners of the CHET Dream Big! Competition and CHET Advance Scholarship. “It is with a deep sense of …

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Back to Life!

SAMA Seeks to Help Business Owners Survive the Pandemic by Joshua Rosario 989 Words (Currently) In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many small businesses have had to temporarily close down. However, one 300-member statewide organization is doing its best to assist small businesses affected as a result of the virus. The Spanish American Merchants …

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