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On bodycam, police officer stomps Black homeless man’s head

October 18, 2021 - 12:35 PM Nationwide — A police officer from Indianapolis, Indiana is facing felony charges after bodycam footage appears to show him forcefully stomping a homeless Black man in the head during an arrest. In the bodycam footage released by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 39-year old J...

BREAKING: General Colin Powell dies at 84 of Covid complications

October 18, 2021 - 07:00 AM Washington (AP) - Colin Powell, the trailblazing soldier and diplomat whose sterling reputation of service to Republican and Democratic presidents was stained by his faulty claims to justify the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran of the Vietnam W...

Removed Robert E. Lee statue now on display at Texas resort

October 17, 2021 - 01:30 PM TERLINGUA, Texas (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the city of Dallas removed from a park and later sold in an online auction is now on display at a golf resort in West Texas. The bronze sculpture, which was removed from the Dallas park in September 2017, is now...

New Orleans picks developer for empty amusement park site

October 16, 2021 - 01:35 PM NEW ORLEANS (BAMM Network) — New Orleans has chosen a developer to revitalize the site of a former amusement park that has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said a group called Bayou Phoenix is the city’s choice to develop the former Six Flags par...

Non-profit org advocates financial literacy for HBCU and POC students

October 13, 2021 - 10:15 AM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — With the lack of learnings and opportunities to build generational wealth, People of Color and Blacks suffer in the long run. This realization drove Cole Mattox to lead First Generation Investors, a non-profit, to help impart financial literacy among students a...

Corporate credit building program sets to help BIPOC entrepreneurs in gaining access to business credit

October 06, 2021 - 09:05 AM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — Due to systemic racism, racial minorities such as BIPOC and LatinX entrepreneurs are discouraged to apply for business loans. But with the initiative of the CorporateCreditInfo.com founders, they are working with them to help them gain access to business credit...

Hip-hop artist funds free therapy through selling coffee

September 19, 2021 - 07:25 PM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — After dealing with trauma for much of his life, hip-hop artist Christopher LeMark, opens up his own coffee shop, a safe space where people can "talk about hard stuff." Not only that, the coffee shop's profits are used to fund free therapy sessions for peo...

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

September 19, 2021 - 03:12 PM Houston, TX — Long-time entrepreneur and author, Gwen Richardson, has just released her new children’s book, Boss Women: Seven African-American Women Who Built Their Businesses From the Ground Up. The book features seven African-American women who started their businesses by th...

Georgia sheriff raising money to aid needy kids at Halloween

September 19, 2021 - 02:10 PM LEESBURG, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s department is raising money to help needy children have a happy Halloween. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office in southwest Georgia will use the cash donations to buy Halloween costumes for kids whose families otherwise couldn’t afford th...

Pamela Uba makes history as the first Black Miss Ireland

September 17, 2021 - 02:10 PM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — After winning the Miss Galway crown, Pamela Uba continues to break barriers with her recent coronation as Miss Ireland 2021. And for the first time in 74 years, she became the first Black woman to hold the title since 1947. The 26-year old part-time mode...

Briefs

On bodycam, police officer stomps Black homeless man’s head

BREAKING: General Colin Powell dies at 84 of Covid complications

Removed Robert E. Lee statue now on display at Texas resort

New Orleans picks developer for empty amusement park site

Non-profit org advocates financial literacy for HBCU and POC students

Corporate credit building program sets to help BIPOC entrepreneurs in gaining access to business credit

Hip-hop artist funds free therapy through selling coffee

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

Georgia sheriff raising money to aid needy kids at Halloween

Pamela Uba makes history as the first Black Miss Ireland

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