Tag: executive director
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Business and government can partner for a fair economic recovery
Running a small business has never been without its challenges. But COVID-19 has brought to light some stark disparities, as the hardest hit businesses during the ... -
Wolf administration marks Equal Pay Day, calls for pay equity for Pennsylvanians
The Pennsylvania Commission for Women, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and other stakeholders highlighted the importance of Equal Pay Day and the importance of ... -
Texas results suggest Hispanic GOP gains may endure after Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Only 46 residents of Starr County, Texas cast ballots in the state’s Republican primary two years ago. But last week, nearly 1,100 Republicans ... -
New York’s first marijuana retail licenses are for convicted people
NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – The first licenses to open New York’s newly legalized marijuana retail outlets later this year will be restricted to people ... -
Black entrepreneurs still face barriers to opening businesses | Colorado News
By MEGAN ULU-LANI BOYANTON, The Denver Post DENVER (AP) — When Courtney Samuel, who was born and raised in Denver, recalls teenage memories with her father, ... -
RTA must overcome ‘bureaucratic anxiety’, prescribe bold actions to save public transit – Streetsblog Chicago
On February 14, seven local transportation advocacy organizations sent a message to the Regional Transportation Authority, but it wasn’t a Valentine’s Day card. Rather, it was ... -
Immigrant entrepreneurship: CVIIC celebrates joining the Bui…
(MENAFN-EIN Presswire) CVIIC celebrates joining the Build from Within alliance Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative CVIIC celebrates joining the Build from Within Alliance (BfWA) to strengthen ... -
Renowned Indian-American engineer Sanjay Ramabhadran to be Houston METRO’s next president : The Tribune India
PTI Houston, February 19 Renowned Indian-American engineer Sanjay Ramabhadran has been named the next chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, becoming ... -
Kean University’s Watson Institute lays the groundwork for New Jersey’s urban policy agenda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 11, 2022 Kean University’s Watson Institute lays the groundwork for New Jersey’s urban policy agenda UNION, NJ — The John S. ... -
Black America deserves its fair share of the American Dream
Regardless of location, profession or income, every family needs and deserves a home. But for many — especially Black Americans and other people of color — ... -
WE ARE ALL HUMAN FOUNDATION EXPANDS LEADERSHIP TEAM
New Hires Reflect Year of Exceptional Growth and Progress NEW YORK, February 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The We Are All Human Foundation today announced two key ... -
Latinos are leaving the workforce at higher rates than other demographics, report finds
(CNN) — While Friday’s jobs report showed a robust job market, a record number of workers left their jobs in 2021. A new report from the ... -
Charlene Crowell: Black America deserves its fair share of the American Dream
Urban Institute Graphic 2020 HMDA Mortgage Denial by Race * Regardless of location, profession or income, every family needs and deserves a home. But for many ... -
Churches in the historic city find new life as neighborhood centers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The pews swayed at Holy Trinity on a recent Sunday as worshipers from Minnesota’s Swahili Christian congregation sang and danced beneath the high ... -
10 Minority Scholarships That Can Help Pay For College – Forbes Advisor
Editorial Note: We earn a commission on partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect the opinions or ratings of our editors. The percentage of ... -
Who has the Bay Area’s COVID housing boom left behind?
As the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic upended life in the Bay Area, an unexpected real estate boom emerged, shattering price records from Wine Country ... -
KY Youth Advocates speak out on budget bills
A statement from Dr. Terry Brooks, Executive Director of Kentucky Youth Advocates: In Kentucky, we are used to discussing dollars and cents in tight, limited, and ... -
Chicagoan is committed to making affordable housing a reality
Bonita Harrison’s goal has always been to own 200 property units. As a residential developer, his mission was to create a noticeable change in a South ... -
Marion County Mortgage Data Shows Decline in Homeownership, Particularly Among Blacks and Hispanics
More than 50 years after the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, Marion County, the most populous and racially diverse county in Indiana, ... -
Inspira Health appoints Lydia Stockman, IA, MHA, FACHE, as Executive Director
With experience as a healthcare operations executive, Stockman will bring his expertise to further optimize organizational performance and patient care at Inspira MULLICA HILL, NJ, January ... -
Get Skills, Not Bills, on an Unpaid Internship | Lifestyles
SARA RATHNER NerdWallet.com Each summer, students flood desks as unpaid interns, soaking up their knowledge and seeking positive references while taking lunch orders and organizing storage ... -
What can the state do with $ 31 billion? – CalMatters
In summary A new report has revealed glaring racial inequalities across California. Advocates hope the 2022 state budget will offer solutions. California is a state of ... -
Legislation would invest $ 250 million to support economic development in low-income, rural and minority communities
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., A senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Introduced the Revitalizing ... -
Eric Adams wants to sell you Bitcoin
Incoming Mayor Eric Adams is a real believer in crypto. Others in the city are not so sure. Ron Adar / Shutterstock When Eric Adams, New ... -
Pharmaceutical lobby targets parliamentarian | The hill
The pharmaceutical industry is banking on the obscure Senate rules as the final plan of attack to defeat the Democrats’ proposal to regulate prescription drug prices. ... -
Digital equity, one kilometer of cable at a time
The population of the state of West Virginia has declined 3.3 percent over the past decade – a greater exodus than any other state in the ... -
In Orlando, Hispanic Residents Spend More on Rent Than Anywhere in the Country national news
Estafany Londoño considers herself one of the lucky ones. At the height of the pandemic, the 24-year-old had to find new accommodation. “A lot of the ... -
Kinecta Federal Credit Union hosted its 48th Annual Holiday Food Drive to provide much needed help and encouragement to local families
Since 1973, Kinecta has partnered with community organizations in Los Angeles County to identify and help families in need while on vacation. MANHATTAN BEACH, CA, 25 ... -
Kate del Castillo, Bela Bajaria, Gloria Calderón Kellett and many other industry pioneers lead the NALIP Diverse Women in Media Forum
Diverse Women in Media Forum: “Our Stories to Own and to Tell” will take place virtually on December 1 and 2 LOS ANGELES, 22 November 2021 ... -
Trans people at risk of violence as state laws fuel stigma
LOS ANGELES – The Latino Equality Alliance (LEA), a leading nonprofit for social justice and LGBTQ + LatinX rights advocacy based in Los Angeles, recently announced ... -
Q&A with Gloria Jimenez on Indiana Latino Expo Leadership Program
Gloria Jimenez, Executive Director of Indiana Latino Expo Gloria Jimenez, 37, is from Peru and came to the United States when she was 17. “I came ... -
Native Liberia Finds Her Niche As Colorado’s New Lawmaker
AURORA, COLORADO – Naquetta Ricks was 13 when three soldiers came to her family’s home in Monrovia, Liberia, in search of her mother’s fiancé, a government ... -
Business Spotlight: November 6, 2021 | Local News
ADK North Country Association hosts free webinar LAKE SARANAC – The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will host a free webinar on Small Business Ownership Through ... -
Datos report predicts boom in Hispanic homebuyers
Arizona is one of the first five states in the United States to add Latino buyers in the past 10 years, with nearly 82,000 new homeowners, ... -
Questions about university debt? California prepares to respond
Credit: Andrew Reed / EdSource A student works on a computer in the quad area at California State University, Stanislaus. Credit: Andrew Reed / EdSource A ... -
With Black Homeownership Low in CT, New Programs Aim to Remove Barriers
When Miriam James searched for a house in Connecticut years ago, her real estate agent didn’t take her to the neighborhoods she had inquired about. The ... -
Guaranteed Rate Hires Arlyn J. Kalinski to Lead Revolutionary Language Access Program
Leading retail mortgage lender unveils new bilingual diversity team to connect and empower more Spanish-speaking clients Posted: October 12, 2021 at 12:19 p.m. EDT|Update: 12 hours ... -
Choice voting debate rages on as method spreads
The New York mayor’s first primary decided by preferential vote picked a favorite who led every round, even after a protracted tally marred by a reporting ... -
A look at Connecticut’s growing and diverse Hispanic and Latino populations
The 2020 census results confirmed what had already been underway for many years: In Connecticut, Hispanic and Latino population growth is the most striking of any ... -
Fair housing group sues Old National over alleged red line before merger
Dive brief: An Indianapolis-based fair housing advocacy group sued the Old National Bank in Evansville, Indiana on Wednesday, alleging that the $ 23.6 billion asset bank ... -
Governor Bill Lee meets with conservative Latino group at panel discussion during Hispanic Heritage Month
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WATE) – Governor Bill Lee met with Hispanic and Latino leaders in Tennessee on Monday for a panel discussion on business, life and the ... -
ACLAMO welcomes a new Chairman of the Board of Directors – timesherald
NORRSITOWN – For 44 years, ACLAMO has provided educational programs, social services, and access to health and wellness programs to Latinos and other members of the ... -
Black Detroit subway residents more likely to be denied mortgages
Mortgage applications from black homebuyers in the Detroit metro area were more likely to be denied, with nearly 40% of black applicants facing rejection, compared to ... -
Why Democrats’ climate goals may test their Latin appeal
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) – At a recent house party near the US-Mexico border, the conversation with Democratic congressional candidate Rochelle Garza shifted from schools and taxes ... -
Scary choices as Democrats debate cutting back on healthcare pie
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats are debating how to divide what may be a smaller portion of health care spending in President Joe Biden’s home policy bill, ... -
Wells Fargo Donates $ 8.5 Million to Chicago Small Business Takeover
“At the onset of the pandemic, Wells Fargo recognized that women and various businesses were shutting down at higher rates and that more capital would be ... -
Hydrogen threatens to drive wedge between Democrats and climate activists
Democrats’ fuel-neutral approach to hydrogen deployment puts party energy policy leaders at odds with climate activists and environmental justice advocates, who want a hydrogen production process ... -
Warner and Kaine introduce bill to help first-generation homebuyers
Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 12:55 p.m. Join AFP’s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Buy an AFP subscription Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and ... -
How Obamacare’s California Success Architect Achieved the Impossible
Peter V. Lee, Covered California’s first and only executive director, will step down early next year. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) You could say that ... -
Modular homes are reshaping Chicago’s affordable housing future as Latino buyers buy them
CHICAGO (WLS) – Modular homes could be the future of affordable housing in Chicago, and David Mata is one of the first buyers to buy one ... -
Social equity in the marijuana industry remains elusive
Efforts to help blacks and browns succeed as cannabis entrepreneurs are not working, despite efforts in states where weed is legal to encourage diversity in ownership ... -
Prospera announces new Aspen Institute initiative to support hard-hit Hispanic businesses in Miami
MIAMI, Aug. 31, 2021 / PRNewswire / – The Aspen Institute Latinos & Society Program (AILAS) and Prospera are proud to announce Miami’s participation in the ... -
Hochul needs to make a lot of progress quickly
Incoming Governor Kathy Hochul has about a year and a half to make the state government work to repair the real damage Governor Andrew Cuomo has ... -
Cuba says the US embargo is “genocidal”. What is he really doing?
Following historic protests in Cuba where thousands took to the streets, Cuban officials have repeatedly blamed the six-decade US embargo on food, fuel and medicine shortages ... -
Valley News – Census data shows outward spread of Upper Valley population
Grantham and West Windsor, towns long considered to be on the outer shores of the upper valley, have each seen double-digit percentage increases over the past ... -
Analysis: Lightfoot’s Key Positions Have Not Keeped Up With Latinos’ Growth in Chicago | Latino voice | Chicago News
According to an analysis by WTTW News, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s choices for key city positions during his first two years in office have not kept pace ... -
New census data shows a more populous and more diverse OC. How will this affect county services?
New U.S. Census data on the nature of Orange County’s roughly 3.2 million people could have implications not only for the redistribution of local electoral districts, ... -
COVID is still here and is killing black people disproportionately | Michel coard
The Philadelphia-based Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, founded and led by award-winning and award-winning Dr. Ala Stanford – who is double boarded and certified by the American ... -
Effort to fund racially diverse climate groups gathers momentum
Efforts to increase philanthropic funding for minority-led environmental organizations are gaining momentum, with pressure from a group for transparency of the country’s major climate donors with ... -
FarmLink helps people of color become successful farmers – TPG, Inc.
In the past seven years, former farm worker Aldo Gonzalez has expanded his farming business from five to 44 acres, thanks to annual operating loans from ... -
Campaign aims to free black women from the burden of student debt
Click to enlarge COLUMBUS, Ohio – Black women have more student loan debt than any other group, and a national petition has been launched to write ... -
Low-income school districts receive “game changer” funding from the Student Opportunity Act. Will the success gaps finally narrow?
The Student Opportunity Act nearly doubles the state funding that the state’s poorest communities receive for each low-income student, from $ 4,600 to $ 8,800 per ... -
California Dreaming: As calls for police reform mount, many California cities look to revamped community policing programs
SANTA CRUZ, Calif .– As the state legislature considers dozens of police reform bills, including one that would strip officers of their badges for misconduct, many ... -
July 9 – United Way of Allen County announces new strategy | New
After community conversations, a survey and other data collection, United Way of Allen County on July 9 announced its intention to focus on three essential community ... -
How gleaning could reshape the agricultural economy
Every year, farmers like Joe Tisbert of Valley Dream Farm in Cambridge, Vermont, are challenged to find an outlet for their surplus crop. Surplus harvest is ... -
The authors of the UNM explore the concept of “querencia” in a new book: UNM Newsroom
The basic definition of the Spanish word querencia is a metaphysical concept taken from verb interrogator, which means “to want” or “to love”. But the reality ... -
Delta Dental of Arizona invested $ 1.8 million in community programs in 2020
The Delta Dental Institute released its 2020 Community Impact Report, highlighting the investments Delta Dental companies and their foundations made in 2020 to advance oral health, ... -
Baby Nursery 50th Anniversary Celebration Honors State Senator Pacione-Zayas
On June 24, Executive Director Steve Vick summarized the work he, his dedicated staff, dedicated teachers, the Board of Directors of the Infant Welfare Society of ... -
Interventions needed to avoid a “wave” of seizures, evictions: report
As the United States recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, averting some of the worst fears of an economic collapse, experts warn millions of families are still ... -
Are whites bad for the environment?
Dear Umbra, Are whites bad for the environment? Do whites have a significantly higher carbon footprint than people of color? – Just understand the systemic truths ... -
Ohio’s ‘Voltage Valley’ seeks to grow its EV workforce
Auto industry jobs are returning to Ohio’s Mahoning Valley with the growth of a nascent electric vehicle manufacturing cluster. Now local leaders are taking action to ... -
Federal college loan program can trap parents in debt
Kate Schweizer and her husband didn’t want their two daughters, just 13 months apart, to start their adulthood with college debt, so they borrowed a lot ... -
Top New York City mayoral candidates include ex-cop and trash boss
New York’s next mayor will inherit a city budget deficit of $ 3.9 billion for fiscal 2023 and a job market still below 550,000 jobs compared ... -
Advocates push for health insurance for all children in RI, regardless of immigration status – Uprise RI
Representative David Morales and senator Sandra Cano called for the adoption of their legislation (H5714 / S0576) at a State House press conference on Thursday to ... -
“Racism is probably one of Dallas’ biggest problems”: TRHT’s director on Urban History, How to Move Forward
“Racial healing is the process that humanizes us,†Hawkins said. “Recognize the humanity of all of us.†Dallas – It’s been a year since George Floyd ... -
An Axios roundtable on business recovery and resilience
On Wednesday May 4, the editor-in-chief of Axios Nicholas johnston and Business Reporter Hope King hosted a roundtable of community leaders and small business owners in ... -
White neighborhoods received PPP loans at twice the rate of Latino communities in metro Detroit
Stateside’s interview with Nisa Khan and Tyler Scott On a recent evening in Detroit’s Mexicantown neighborhood, notes from a guitar played by a busker on the ... -
Rampant racial disparities plagued PPP loan distribution
Like other Black entrepreneurs in her Inglewood neighborhood, Annie Graham has struggled to keep her business afloat during the pandemic. At Ms. Ann’s clothing boutique on ... -
Editorial: Douglass, LeGrand, Olson and Llerandi for Bend Schools | Notice
Editor’s Note: The title of the online version of this editorial has been corrected to correctly spell Janet Sarai Llerandi’s name. Let’s be clear from the ... -
Newsom reminder: How enthusiastic is the base?
Democratic Party leaders unite behind a message that the recall is a desperate Republican plot that is bad for California. CALIFORNIA, USA – This story was ... -
Could COVID Exodus Accelerate Heartland Revival?
Over the past two decades, America’s largest urban areas have experienced an intoxicating renaissance, largely due to the immigration of immigrants, minorities, and youth. But even ... -
Housing Finance Commission biased against black-led projects, community groups say
by Ashley Archibald State commission that distributes debt finance for affordable housing projects works with community members on reform after criticizing its method of allocating needed ...
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