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Victory for Black farmers: $2B in relief payments announced
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Special from Washington Informer) — Last week marks a monumental victory for Black farmers as they begin receiving payments
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52 percent of workers took on second jobs in past 3 years, says survey
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer For many people of modest means, taking a second job has been a go-to option for seasonal and/or short-term additional
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By Michelle Liu Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The city of Kenner is planning to end its bus service contract with the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, making the transportation agency a little ... Louisiana still hasn’t recovered all the jobs it lost during the pandemic
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – While the rest of the nation has far surpassed the number of jobs lost during the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana is one of only a handful ... Former RSD exec offers advice to Black business women
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Baton Rouge native and business owner Lakeisha Robichaux spoke as part of a July 6th panel during this year’s ESSENCE Festival weekend featuring 30 Black women business ... Government excludes and discriminates against Black-owned media despite federal advertising spending reaching $15B
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A new report released this month has revealed that the federal government spent $14.9 billion on advertising contracts over the last ten fiscal ... Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
By Lia Chien Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — Senior Biden administration officials announced a proposed rule Tuesday to prevent heat-related illness in the workplace, as climate change brings hotter temperatures around the ... Shreveport picked for North America’s second direct air capture facility
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A decarbonization company plans to build North America’s second direct air capture facility in Louisiana as part of an effort to sequester industrial air pollution. NOLA Black Wall Street to host 2nd Annual Senior Car giveaway
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Local nonprofit NOLA Black Wall Street will be hosting its 2nd annual Senior Car Giveaway at St. Roch Park on Saturday, June 22 from noon to five. Minorities ‘systematically’ underrepresented in U.S. petrochemical workforce, study finds
By Terry L. Jones Contributing Writer (Special from Floodlight) — This country’s heaviest polluters also rely on a workforce that disproportionately fails to fill good-paying jobs with people of color who are ...
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