Doctors Sending Black Patients Home to Die

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NEW SONG CALLS OUT DOCTORS WHO SEND BLACK PATIENTS HOME TO DIE

Nationwide -- A new song about the Coronavirus is infecting Black America with some very powerful, hard-hitting lyrics. The song, written and sung by a father whose own son was denied a test, hits home for thousands of Blacks in the U.S. and the UK that can relate to racial disparity and discrimination when it comes to being treated and even being tested for the virus.

The singer says in one verse:

Doctor doctor. I'm not feeling well.
He took my temperature and said he can tell.

Can you give me a test? He said you don't qualify.
He wrote a prescription and sent me home to die.

In another verse, he sings:

What does it mean to be self-quarantined?
I'm fighting something that can't be seen.

If I get infected or maybe you.
How we gonna tell who infected who?

Checkout How This Fund Is Looking to Raise $2M For Black Hairstylists

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NEW #SAVETHESALON FUND TO RAISE $2 MILLION FOR BLACK HAIRSTYLISTS

Nationwide -- The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to Black communities across the country, and the salons and barbershops at the center of these communities are suffering in unprecedented ways. Black hair salons and barbershops are the backbone of Black entrepreneurship in our communities. With mandatory salon closures across the country, these small businesses have lost all means of income. Financial support for them at this time is critical.

In order to help the stylist community stay afloat during these difficult times, Mayvenn, a Black-owned supplier and distributor of high quality beauty products, has launched their #SaveTheSalon campaign to raise money to provide $500 for stylists across the country via their GoFundMe page. Every $1M will help 2,000 stylists in need. Mayvenn's #SaveTheSalon campaign plans to raise at least $2M to provide $500 for 4,000 of their stylists.

"We recognize the overall cracks in our economic systems often put Black stylists into vulnerable positions, with or without COVID-19. Mayvenn is exploring not only how to support stylists in this difficult moment, but to be a better partner in the long term," says Diishan Imira, CEO and Founder of Mayvenn.

Learn How Highly Regarded HBCU Grad And Brand Wiz Sterling McKinley Shows You How To Recession Proof Your Biz

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HBCU GRAD TURNED ENTREPRENEUR REVEALS HOW BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS CAN RECESSION PROOF THEIR BUSINESS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Nationwide -- Sterling McKinley, a leading marketing and branding consultant, announces the release of his latest book, Binge Worthy Branding. Sterling is recognized as one of America's most innovative marketing and branding minds, and with his new book he steps away from the traditional way of branding to share insights on how minority business owners can create a brand that attracts a cult-like following and unflinching customer loyalty.

Binge Worthy Branding reveals how anyone can build a brand strong enough to survive in this noisy and competition-driven economy. The book explains how anyone can use AI to build customer loyalty and outpace the competition, as seen in top brands like Netflix, Starbucks, and Amazon. Binge Worthy Branding is an introduction to a new era in branding, as it focuses on helping business owners understand how their customers think as well as their expectations.

Read More About Sterling McKinley And His New Book Below...

Black Woman CEO to Teach Cannabis Business Webinar

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BLACK WOMAN CEO TO TEACH WEBINAR ON HOW TO CASH OUT IN THE MEDICAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY

Nationwide --  The eagerly webinar called 'Cashing out on Cannabis Social Equity' has moved online, and will be held as a virtual event. Cannabis financial planner Cimone Casson is pleased to welcome everyone to what she calls "the dopest" online business event to be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 between 7-9pm EST.

It's time for everyone to join the 'Green Rush'. The cannabis culture and the Black and Brown communities intersect and that's where this year's event will shine its focus. Attendees will get to know powerful strategies and tools by which to invest, brand, finance and leverage their businesses and close the wealth gap as they go about creating multi-generational wealth.

Other featured speakers include:

* Seun Adedeji, the 25-year old founder and CEO of the Elev8cannabis brand. He is the youngest Black man in America to own a retail cannabis dispensary.

* Dr. E. Lance McCarthy, a nationally recognized economist and investment advisor with a specialty in urban development. His is also the co-founder of 1000 Jobs, an initiative that has developed a platform of coordinated efforts to create 1000 Jobs in Ferguson

*Jewel Jones, the youngest politician to ever be elected in the state of Michigan. He won a landslide victory by winning 64 percent of the vote against Republican Robert Pope.

Register now for the seminar below:

https://mailchi.mp/52055a5c530b/virtualevent

Black Real Estate Mogul Raising Funds For Healthcare Workers

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REAL ESTATE MOGUL LAUNCHES HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUNDRAISERS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS DURING THE PANDEMIC

Fort Myers, FL -- Tamairo Moutry, a successful real estate broker and the first Black woman to own four real estate companies in four different states, has launched two fundraisers (one on Facebook and one on GoFundMe) to help raise funds for those who are taking the lead in fighting COVID-19. Her initiative is called the Down Payment Housing Assistance Program (DPHAP) and will help provide home ownership options for front line healthcare workers and others who are risking their lives everyday.

Tamairo comments, "These people are risking their lives for us, our families, and theirs. Without their help, we would not be able to successfully fight the coronavirus. This is why I wanted to create a program that could help them as well, and give them some needed assistance."

See How The UpLIFTing BlaQue Resource Network Spearheads Healthy Food Give-Aways During COVID-19 Crisis

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Impactful Community Organization "BlaQue Resource Network" Works With NYPD, Area Restaurants And Faith Groups To Provide Healthy Meals To Queens Residents 

THURSDAY, May 21, 2020, JAMAICA/Southeast Queens, NY –  The Future Of Jamaica and Southeast Queens, NY is looking a bit brighter and healthier due to the tireless efforts of Aleeia Abraham, Dante Brown, Dane Chongfucious Chong, and the driven members of the Facebook hosted Group: The BlaQue Resource Network.

The BlaQue Resource Network is emerging as a powerhouse of dedicated people who communicate via social media then in nexus uplifts while sharing in real world charity relief, support of Black culture, and strong community business support to residents in Greater Jamaica and Southeast Queens.

The Network has given numerous meals to essential and front-line health workers during the Coronavirus pandemic.  They have also sponsored business crawls and awareness to support Black owned community businesses in the past raising thousands of dollars at various events.  Jamaica and Southeast Queens were red zones in Queens, which at one time was the most concentrated area for COVID-19 infections and deaths making BlaQue's contributions all the more important.

The BlaQue Resource Network (BlaQue is short for Black Queens) recently received a $3000-dollar grant from Queens Together to distribute healthy food dishes to families of Southeast Queens. The BlaQue Resource Network is collaborating with the New York Police Department from the 113th, 103rd, and 105th Precincts, Southeast Queens restaurants, community leaders, and local performing artists to assist with the BlaQue Resource Network’s #ShareHealth campaign.

Checkout The Rich Ingredients Of These Black-Owned Plant-Based Beard Care Products

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ORGANIC BLACK HAIRCARE COMPANY LAUNCHES PLANT-BASED, ORGANIC BEARD CARE PRODUCTS

Nationwide --  A new Black-owned collection of plant-based, organic beard products is taking the hair care industry by storm. The company, Organic Black Hair Care, was launched in early 2020 and is already a well-known brand. Their goal is to promote healthy, chemical-free hair care products that improve your appearance - without jeopardizing your health!

"Your best weapon against any sickness, virus, or infection is your lifestyle," the company says via their web site. "Avoiding the use of harmful chemicals in hair care products can help to keep your body strong and resistant."

All of their beard and other hair care products are biodegradable, vegan, chemical-free, toxin-free, plant-based, and paraben-free. Also, they have not been tested on animals.

Kid's Books Help Explain Ahmaud Arbery Case

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FATHERHOOD ADVOCATE PENS CHILDREN'S BOOKS THAT HELP PARENTS DISCUSS AHMAUD ARBERY CASE

Atlanta, GA --  Kenneth Braswell, Atlanta-based CEO of Fathers Incorporated, has authored two children's books, Daddy, There's a Noise Outside and Daddy Can I Cry? to specifically help parents talk with their children about sensitive issues such as losing friends to gun violence, police brutality and the resulting protests that are a natural occurrence to a majority of these issues.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and another reminder for African Americans, their mental health is in a constant state of threat. The horrific incident of Ahmaud Arbery and the trauma inflicted through the viral video on top of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn have negatively affected many people's mental health and created new barriers for people already suffering from mental illness. In a recent KFF poll, nearly half (45%) of adults in the United States reported that their mental health has been negatively impacted due to worry and stress over the virus.

Following the Black Lives Matter movement in 2016, parents, educators and librarians around the world have been looking for ways to talk to children about race, justice, and privilege.

1st Black Woman to Launch Smartphone Brand

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25-YEAR OLD FOUNDER OF $10M CARRIER LAUNCHES FIRST BLACK WOMAN-OWNED SMARTPHONE BRAND

Nationwide Chaymeriyia Moncrief is a tech entrepreneur from Alabama who is the founder and CEO of prepaid wireless carrier, Tesix Wireless Network. She turned down a $4.4M takeover offer, raised over $5M, and ended the 2019 year with a $10M valuation. Now, she is taking on an even bigger technology sector: smartphones and electronics.

As a wireless carrier, it is ideal to sell the most popular and latest smartphones under your brand. Wanting to remain a standout Millennial focus carrier, Chaymeriyia was determined to become the first African American woman to launch her own line of smartphones, and eliminate selling other mobile brands.

With a mission to "create to inspire a forward culture," Chaymeriyia decided to name the electronic brand NSPRE (Inspire) Electronics featuring smartphones and other electronics.

Black Author Unite to Open Indie Bookstore

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BEST-SELLING AUTHORS AND U.S ARMY VETERANS UNITE TO OPEN AN INDIE BOOKSTORE

Nationwide Qiana Cannon and Ashley Marie Knight, two best-selling authors and military veterans, have parterned to launch a vibrant pop-up store on a Texas military installation called Words Unite Bookstore and Event Center LLP. Their motto is "Words Have the Power to Unite Us All!" It was this very concept that motivated them to come together in unison to bring forth an environment that unites the community through literature.

They say that their collaborative efforts are inspired by their military service, community connections, and the power of influence that great written content has on the population.

Program Recruiting Black Women to Work at Home

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NEW PROGRAM RECRUITING BLACK WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS TO WORK AT HOME IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY

Nationwide  A new program has been launched that is targeting African American female entrepreneurs who want to work from home in the travel and lifestyle industry. Despite the global Coronavirus pandemic, millions of people are still expected to travel this summer and during the upcoming holiday season this winter.

According to the program's web site at BlackTravelAgents.com, interested women can learn for free how to get paid while simply helping others find the best travel accommodations, enjoy life-changing experiences, and make travel a regular and safe part of their lifestyle.

These entrepreneurs, however, will be more than just travel agents. Although they will be able to work at home and on their own schedules, they will ultimately be working for a lifestyle company that markets highly-desired travel-related products to the masses, and is a leader in the leisure travel industry.

Discover The Story Of "Beatrice’s White Horse Extraordinarily Amazing Supernatural Visionary Powers," by Elaine Campbell 2020

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Beatrice’s White Horse Extraordinarily Amazing Supernatural Visionary Powers by Elaine Campbell 2020

“Destiny Will Open A Window.”

HBCU ECSU Dr. Charles L. Singleton Writes About Author Elaine Campbell’s Viking Pride!

The Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Atlanta Metro Alumni Chapter (AMAC) is sincerely proud of the national bestselling books written by Dr. Charles L. Singleton, ’68, Javon Brothers, ’70 and Beatrice Elaine Burke Campbell, ’76. Elaine’s special mentor and guardian was the renowned and internationally acclaimed research scientist of entomology and zoology. "Dr. Herman Glenn Cooke (1918-1977), a genius and Professor of Biology, Elizabeth City State Teachers College (1961-1963-1977), was truly a discoverer of the previously unknown species of Tendipedidae (Tanypodinae Chironomidae) non-biting midges near the capital city of Madison, Wisconsin in 1962, subsequently named in his honor.” The ECSU Alumni Today 2014.

Dr. Herman Glenn Cooke touched the Lives and successfully influenced the careers of many for his former students, respectively, ECSU graduates: educators, Kenneth Cutler, ’77, Thomas Evans, Jr., ’68, Nathaniel Grant, Jr., ’68; dentist, Dr. Leroy Sutton, ’68; co-founder: Argle B. Whitfield, ’65, the Trey Whitfield Foundation, Inc., Brooklyn, New York, and a plethora of other college students at both HBCU Hampton University (HU) Hampton, Virginia, and HBCU Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Additionally, read about this remarkable HBCU institution (1891) and some of its proud authors, including, Dr. Glen Bowman, Robert L. “Bobby" Vaughn, Napoleon Byrd and Alex Haley (1921-1992). Click here 

See The Video Interview about "An Impeccable Bestseller, "Beatrice Elaine Burke Campbell ECSU 1976:

 

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