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Chicago Mayor Says She Will Give One-On-One Interviews Only to Journalists of Color
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Chicago Mayor Says She Will Give One-On-One Interviews Only to Journalists of Color

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMay 27, 2021

Mayor Lightfoot has made gun violence a priority, and she noted the importance of speaking to journalists of color. Her decision has sparked outrage in White media circles, but others applauded Mayor Lightfoot. “With this outrage, y’all are implying that Black and Brown journalists aren’t capable of asking the hard questions,” the Chicago-based Black-owned media platform, The TRiiBE, tweeted.

Report: Companies Owned by Women of Color Account for 89 Percent of All New Women-Owned Businesses
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Report: Companies Owned by Women of Color Account for 89 Percent of All New Women-Owned Businesses

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentMarch 12, 2020

The annual report, based on U.S. Census Bureau data adjusted by Gross Domestic Product data, found that women-owned businesses continue to trend above all others. Over the past five years, the number of women-owned businesses increased by 21 percent, while all enterprises increased by only 9 percent.

A Tale of Two Graduations
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A Tale of Two Graduations

Julianne Malveuax, NNPA Newswire ContributorJune 20, 2019

“…while the students are demographically different, one can hope that the call to “practice humanity” is one that will be heeded. It is, perhaps a sign of the times, that graduates have to be urged to practice humanity, but so much of our world is inhumane, placing profits over people, that the admonition is appropriate.”