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The Buzz: Celebrate and Support Black Entrepreneurs!

August is designated as Black Business Month. It is a time to celebrate, acknowledge, and uplift Black business owners. According to statistics, 10% of all businesses in the U.S. are Black-owned and 30% of all minority businesses are Black-owned. And since the pandemic started there has been a 30% rise in Black business ownership despite only 29% of Black business owners receiving government support during the COVID crisis, versus 60% of white business owners. Black women are the major reason for this surge.

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The Buzz: Every Black Person Remembers Their First Encounter with Racism

What saddens me is that this experience will be engrained in these little girls’ memories forever. When asked, what was your first experience with race? Their answer may very well be, “when Rosita would not high-five or hug me at Sesame Place in Philadelphia when I was 6.” Every Black person remembers their first encounter with racism. 

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The Buzz: Celebrating Black Futures

As February comes to a close, the celebration of Black history does not end. We must continue to celebrate the making of new history… of Black futures. With inspiration from The Movement for Black Lives, we want to honor the Black dreamers and visionaries who are building that future right now. Below are 15 young Black people who are expanding what is possible for our world and affirming, celebrating, and defending Black lives through their resistance and their joy.

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The Buzz: Why Are More Black People Dying By Suicide?

* Content Warning: this post includes discussion of mental health struggles and death by suicide within the broader context of systemic racism. * We may never know the pain that these young Black people were experiencing that led to them taking their own lives, but we can surmise that their mental state was such that they saw no other alternative. On the heels of several tragic losses, it feels appropriate that the theme for Black History Month this year is Black Health and Wellness. 

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Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change

Racial Justice at Work book cover

Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy and Belonging Across Differences

We Can’t Talk About That At Work! (Second Edition)

Cover of the book We Can't Talk about That at Work (Second Edition) by Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N Reese

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