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Monday, 21 September 2015 08:00

Resilient shop owner reopens boutique after riots

Taylor Alexander, 23, reopened her Baltimore-based business— Flawless Damsels Boutique— for a second time on August 29, 2015....

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Monday, 21 September 2015 08:00

A Fresh Cut For a Fresh Start: Designed for Success

Fresh Cut, Fresh Start is a back to school event that has been held for the past seven years. The event, held at Joey Cuts Barber Salon (@JoeyCuts) in Kansas City, MO, focuses on giving kids a fresh start for the new school year—young men are given free haircuts, book bags, school supplies, and genuine words of encouragement to help them succeed. S...

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A study of 100 American cities, facilitated by Measure of America (an initiative of the Social Science Research Council), found that segregation is still affecting…...

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A new program is being offered to rising junior and senior Baltimore City students who are interested in entrepreneurship between August 3 and August 8, 2015. Johnny Graham, 27; and Justin Peters, 29; have partnered with the University of Baltimore Black Law Students Association (UBBLSA) to host the free Youth Entrepreneurship Startup (Y.E.S.)....

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The city of Baltimore will receive US federal government assistance to repair tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage after recent rioting and unrest. To help with those efforts, the U.S. Small Business Administration has committed more than $1 million in additional assistance toward Baltimore businesses in an attempt to help them rebuild.[Rel...

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“I’ve always believed that the information I know is no good to me if I’m not sharing it with others,” said sales agent, Lisa Puerto about her book, "Real Estate 100: The Teen Home Buying Experience" Throughout her nine year career a thorough and innate knowledge of money and people has aided Lisa Puerto in her quest to help community members achie...

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Entrepreneur Darlene Alston, owner of Just a Bit Electric Tea Shop, took a gamble when she opted to set up her quaint vintage-style business on Detroit’s West Side instead of near shops downtown, but Alston says she did it for the children in her community who are in desperate need of entrepreneurial guidance and job skills.Alston, now...

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If you’ve been a New York City resident for some time, you’ve likely noticed how your once empty subway car is still packed with people,…...

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Marcus Jones (Image: File)Georgia native and current Detroit resident Marcus Jones, 27, found an opportunity to help get Detroiters back to work as co-founder and director of Detroit Training Center.  Jones, originally from Atlanta, moved to Detroit, Michigan after attending graduate school at Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan. He fell in...

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Erik Oberholtzer, CEO and co-founder of California restaurant chain Tender Greens, had been trying for years to figure out how to help young people. Last year, Oberholtzer’s company started a charitable program dubbed the “Sustainable Life Project.” The three-month program targets young people ages 18 to 24 who are transitioning out of...

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