Inclusion Forward – Experian Empowering Opportunities™ helps clients advance diversity goals by creating greater and more affordable credit access Leading information services company Experian today announced the launch of Inclusion Forward – Experian Empowering Opportunities™, a first-of-its-kind initiative to help clients identify and directly support underserved and vulnerable communities. Inclusion Forward™ harnesses Experian’s data, analytics […]
UPDATE: New Eviction Ban Expires in October. Here’s What You Need to Know to Keep a Roof Over Your Head.
By PrincessSafiya Byers Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Struggling renters got more time to work with their landlords this week thanks to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or […]
New App Helps Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Overcome Employment Barriers
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Two weeks after being released from federal prison and ready to start fresh, Ruben Gaona made it his goal to become a case […]
An Aging Workforce Population Doesn’t Have to be Aged Out
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz From executive directors to production managers – every person plays an essential role in helping to maintain the flow of a growing infrastructure. But manufacturing companies are facing an issue: the workforce population is aging and preparing for retirement, and no one is taking their place. Julie Davis is the senior director […]
Don’t Get Faked Out! How to Avoid Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards
By Darryl Sellers From coast to coast, local and federal law enforcement agencies are finding some bad players who are preying on the public’s fears in order to profit from the pandemic. The sale of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards is a new and growing fraudulent action that’s sweeping the nation during the pandemic. More than […]
U.S. Department of Education Announces $3.2 Billion in Additional Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds to Support Students at Historic and Under-Resourced Institutions
The U.S. Department of Education announced today $3.2 billion in additional emergency grants under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). These funds will support students who attend over 1,800 institutions of higher education and provide resources to help these institutions recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Of these funds, $2.97 billion from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) will provide $1.6 billion to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), $143 million to Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and another $1.19 billion to Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) and under-resourced […]
FEMA Offers Generous Funeral Aid to Those Grieving COVID-19 Deaths. Getting it isn’t Easy.
By Noelle Alviz-Gransee (Wisconsin Watch) and Kristin Byrne (TMJ4 News) This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Shenora Staten-Jordan felt lost when her father, Gary Lee Staten, died of COVID-19 in May. She hadn’t expected to lose […]
Gary Hines Explains Why The Piece “Time For Reparations” Is Important
Check out his powerful message for Juneteenth and download the FREE MP3 of Sounds timely new release, “Time for Reparations!” Their 50 year journey continues to educate, inspire, and unite people of all backgrounds through African-American music. In a VERY strong way, sounds of Blackness ties into our partnering with organizations that are helping to […]
Making It Plain: Critical COVID-19 Vaccine Decisions Facing Black Labor as America Opens Up
View a replay of the town hall meeting here.
‘They were waiting for me’: Gwen Holland Discovers Her History Through Genealogy
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When Chicago native Gwen McArthur Holland was 5 years old, she would ask her grandmother to tell her stories about their family history. Every story was like a piece of treasure that Holland would lock away in her memory. Over the years, Holland’s desire to delve into her family’s history grew and […]
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