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How Black Americans and Africans Helped re-Build the Silk Road and Saved China
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How Black Americans and Africans Helped re-Build the Silk Road and Saved China

U.S. Army soldier and Chinese soldier place flags, road from Ledo, India, to Kunming, China, 1945 The Ledo Road, which was later renamed The Stillwell Road in honor of Army General Joseph W. Stillwell, the commander of...

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1 Million Black Millionaires Use Black Owned to Grow
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1 Million Black Millionaires Use Black Owned to Grow

In the United States, African-Americans are more likely to live in poverty than any other ethnic group. But despite the country’s institutional racism, a Black elite has found success, thanks to a combination of...

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Charlotte’s Black Woman Owned Peach Cobbler Factory Opens for Business
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Charlotte’s Black Woman Owned Peach Cobbler Factory Opens for Business

Freedom Nation Co-Founder, Kareema Hunter, is building a network of restaurants of the future.  The Peach Cobbler Factory is opening several stores in the Charlotte region but your first chance to try it starts this...

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Supplier Diversity Programs Are Failing Black-Owned Businesses
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Supplier Diversity Programs Are Failing Black-Owned Businesses

Summary. Large companies are increasing their use of supplier diversity programs in an effort to promote racial equity. However, some of the requirements of these programs — such as training requirements and...

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Ukraine – The Chinese Perspective On the Street
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Ukraine – The Chinese Perspective On the Street

While the world is watching the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war unfold, many countries condemn Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. But what about China, which is supposed to be one of Russia’s biggest allies? We hit the...

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‘This is akin to a hostile takeover’
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‘This is akin to a hostile takeover’

State officials ask residents of a small, predominantly Black town near the site of new Ford investment to forfeit their city charter or face takeover. Virginia Rivers, vice-mayor of Mason, Tenn: “This is akin to a...

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History of Homeschooling in African American Muslim Community
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History of Homeschooling in African American Muslim Community

An Intimate Conversation with author Anne Ali on the “Legacy of Sis. Clara Muhammad By K. H. Hamilton (Originally printed in Muslim Journal Issue: Volume 45, No. 35, May 15, 2020) NATIONAL – Sis. Clara...

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Fareedah Shaheed and company Sekuva Makes Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Feature
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Fareedah Shaheed and company Sekuva Makes Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Feature

Processed with VSCO with s2 preset Community Spotlight… ( Muslim Journal, Vol. 65, No. 14, December 18, 2020) By Ayesha K Mustafaa WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fareedah Shaheed’s website for her business...

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Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard Joins ABC News as Senior Vice President for Business Affairs
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Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard Joins ABC News as Senior Vice President for Business Affairs

Celebration of Muslim Women Making History… By Ayesha K. Mustafaa (Originally published in Muslim Journal Vol. 46, No. 28, February 26, 2021) NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – Earlier this year 2021, ABC News Executive...

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Community Spotlight… Daarina Farooq-Jannah
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Community Spotlight… Daarina Farooq-Jannah

Muslim Journal Newswire Daarina Farooq-Jannah is an Atlanta-based floral designer and owner of Daarina Design Co. and Blourish, a luxury floral delivery service offering nationwide shipping. Known for her passion to...

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Orchestra Noir, All-Black Orchestra, Headlines Savannah Black Heritage Festival
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Orchestra Noir, All-Black Orchestra, Headlines Savannah Black Heritage Festival

Headlining the 33rd Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival will be Orchestra Noir, an all-black orchestra out of Atlanta, Ga. Orchestra Noir is an all-black orchestra that was founded in 2016 by Maestro Jason Ikeem...

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House to advance legislation to combat Islamophobia as pressure mounts to punish Boebert for anti-Muslim comments
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House to advance legislation to combat Islamophobia as pressure mounts to punish Boebert for anti-Muslim comments

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attends a press conference with a delegation of Brazilian Congresswomen to discuss human rights and climate justice on February 26, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.Rep. –...

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2020 Census Called ‘Worse Undercount’ in Decades as Bureau Misses Millions of Blacks and Hispanics
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2020 Census Called ‘Worse Undercount’ in Decades as Bureau Misses Millions of Blacks and Hispanics

FILE – This March 19, 2020, file photo, shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) According to many experts, the COVID-19 pandemic and an...

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Former Congressman Kwanza Hall Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor
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Former Congressman Kwanza Hall Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor

Former Congressman Kwanza Hall Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor On March 7, former Congressman Kwanza Hall will qualify to run for Lieutenant Governor . Hall, the son of the late Leon Hall who served as Dr....

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Living In Areas With High Rates Of Prejudice Is Bad For Your Health: Study
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Living In Areas With High Rates Of Prejudice Is Bad For Your Health: Study

Afroamerican man wearing hoodie holds black facial mask with inscription We Need A Change. Anti-racism concept. A group of researchers sought to understand how prejudice relates to health throughout communities in the...

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Atlantans Rise: Black Women Business Owners Hit the Jackpot
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Atlantans Rise: Black Women Business Owners Hit the Jackpot

Local entrepreneurs, Jeannell Darden and Camilla Banks of Atlanta each won top $50,000 Backing Black Business Grants from Reimagine Main Street and Zakiya Bryant from Atlanta is taking home $25,000! Would you like to...

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Stacey Abrams Qualifies for Georgia Governor’s Race
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Stacey Abrams Qualifies for Georgia Governor’s Race

Stacey Abrams formally qualified Tuesday to run for Georgia governor, signaling the start of a renewed campaign to finish what she started four years ago. In a history-making bid for governor in 2018, Abrams put the...

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Construction is Already Automated – Enter The 40 Ton Robot
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Construction is Already Automated – Enter The 40 Ton Robot

There’s nothing I enjoy more than telling our people about the advancements of the world that will bring about our ability to achieve absolute Independence and our thought and in building projects of the future....

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Honoring Dr. John McCown – Hero of Hancock County
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Honoring Dr. John McCown – Hero of Hancock County

We are Celebrating the life of one of Georgia’s first black County Commissioners, Dr John McCown.  Dr. John McCown was a visionary who’s life was cut short and mission destroyed by the horrible engine of...

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The Solution To The American Economy is The Growth Of Black Business
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The Solution To The American Economy is The Growth Of Black Business

Originally posted by Brookings. All credits: https://www.brookings.edu/research/black-owned-businesses-in-u-s-cities-the-challenges-solutions-and-opportunities-for-prosperity/   At a January 17 event marking Martin...

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