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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 22, 2022
Be sure to be extra thankful for your plate of food this Thursday—the meal likely cost its preparer a pretty penny.
Findings from a recent AFBF (America’s Farm Bureau Federation) survey show that a typical dinner is costing families 20% more than years past. Specifically, a typical feast for 10 people will cost $64.05, or a little less than $6.50 per a
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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 22, 2022
Ask any avid TikTok user and they’ll tell you the app has changed their life. From tapping into relationship advice, laughing at hilariously relatable clips or recreating delicious recipes, the platform curates specific content with near psychic-like accuracy for its more than 1 billion users. TikTok’s winning formula can be felt across nearly all industries, even radio.
SiriusXM, the nation’s leading
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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 22, 2022
According to a new report from Nielsen, Black stars are the world’s biggest influencers. The research and data company ranked public figures and calculated based on the dollar value of their social platforms, and unsurprisingly, Zendaya and Beyonce came out on top.
Rounding out the top of the list is TikTok phenom Khaby Lame, for example, can be seen in his hot streak of
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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 20, 2022
Business grants are a substantial catalyst for small companies, but finding and applying for them can be an arduous process.
Black-owned fintech and finance company Novae LLC is aimed to make it simple.
They recently announced the launch of a new online tool aimed to help small businesses find grants and tax incentives that can help them scale.
The tool is
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 20, 2022
Most of us have been feeling the pinch on our wallets due to inflation, but it may be worse than we thought.
According to a CNBC report, household debt increased during the third quarter at the fastest pace in 15 years per the Federal Reserve.
Debt spiked to $351 billion from July to September, the largest quarterly increase since 2007. This brings the collective
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By Ebony Flake· Updated November 20, 2022
When Mel Gravely was deciding where to headquarter his business, his vision to impact the Black community led him down an unconventional, but brilliant path.
The Cincinnati civic leader and CEO of TriVersity Construction—one of the region’s largest privately held companies, bypassed the city’s thriving central business district to move into a historically African-American neighborhood called Walnut Hills.
“We bought a building that was dilapidated.
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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 20, 2022
When she was just 13, Yakima Deloatch’s mother passed away from breast cancer. Years later, she found herself fighting the same battle.
In 2013, the then 31-year-old was told she had stage 3 triple negative breast cancer, one of the toughest forms to detect and overcome. Fortunately, aftermonths of treatments, she beat it. But Deloatch found herself struggling to accept her
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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 18, 2022
The average college student spends about $2,270 per month on living expenses. Unfortunately, between the demand of coursework, extracurriculars and social activity, there’s little time left for many young adults to carve out working time.
Student Freedom Initiative (SFI), Stackwell, and Prudential Financial have partnered to fill that income gap.
In a news release, the launch of the Student Investment Program (SIP), a
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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 18, 2022
Per the National Library of Medicine, allostatic load is “the wear and tear on the body” which accumulates as an individual is exposed to repeated or chronic stress.
Black women’s loads seem way heavier than they seem to bear, particularly compared to other racial groups. Health disparities and care gaps are much higher for minorities, particularly low-income Black women.
Chronic conditions like heart