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LGBTQ Students Encouraged to Apply for Scholarships

November 4, 2018 / Business World Index, Front Page, LifeStyle, National

Point Foundation Accepting Applications Beginning November 1 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students enrolling in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2019-2020 academic year are encouraged to apply online for a Point Foundation Scholarship. Point Foundation (Point) is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students of merit and currently is providing financial assistance and programmatic support to 97 students. Applications open online November 1, 2018 at www.pointfoundation.org/apply Students may submit their application until 11:59 p.m. PST January 28, 2019. A short application […]

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4th Annual Asian World Film Festival Announces Winners

November 4, 2018 / Business World Index, Front Page, LifeStyle, National

The 4th ANNUAL ASIAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (AWFF) announced Festival award winners during the closing night ceremony at the ArcLight in Culver City. Almost 40 feature films from 25 participating countries were presented during the nine-day festival that included 17 Oscar® Foreign Language submissions and a dozen Golden Globe® submitted films. The Awards ceremony, presented to a sold-out audience, was followed by a screening of China’s In Harm’s Way and a reception at the Culver Hotel. Said Georges Chamchoum, Executive and Program Director of the AWFF: “The Asian World Film Festival […]

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Groundbreaking Partnership to Forge a Blockchain Powerhouse, Fund and Empower Millions of Entrepreneurs in Africa

November 4, 2018 / Business World Index, Front Page, National

PITTSFORD, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A consortium of international bankers, Papersoft Africa, and Digital Transformation company iVEDiX have teamed up to launch a transformative blockchain and digital currency initiative with exclusive contracts in place to roll out a secure cashless financial transactional system running on a blockchain backbone attached to an onboarding platform. Within a well-designed global ecosystem, this fintech initiative is intended to support millions of entrepreneurs in Africa initially in, but not limited to, the Democratic Republic of Congo(“DRC”) and Somalia, impacting […]

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Former Intuit And Google Executive Joins U.S. Digital Currency Marketplace HBUS As General Counsel Tiffani McCoy Becomes The First African-American Woman to Serve As General Counsel At A Digital Currency Marketplace

November 4, 2018 / African American, Business World Index, EDUstation, Front Page, National

HBUS (www.hbus.com), the exclusive U.S. strategic partner of Huobi (www.huobigroup.com), the world’s leading blockchain asset solutions provider,announced Tiffani McCoy as General Counsel. McCoy previously served as the Assistant General Counsel at Intuit, where she drove new business initiatives while helping the company navigate complex regulatory frameworks on a global scale. Before Intuit, McCoy held leadership positions at Google and Yahoo!. Tiffani McCoy, HBUS General Counsel “Tiffani has helped scale some of the largest technology companies in Silicon Valley, defining complex legal and regulatory guidelines,” said Frank […]

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OneUnited Bank Unveils “Take A Knee” Campaign 9-Week Giveback Campaign to Support Social Justice

November 4, 2018 / African American, Business World Index, Front Page, National

In an unprecedented move, OneUnited Bank, the largest Black owned bank in America, unveils the “Take A Knee” Campaign with a stunning masterpiece, Last Man Standing, by internationally acclaimed artist Addonis Parker. The protest art evokes the importance and burden of activism in America, featuring three football players kneeling during the national anthem. The Take A Knee Campaign is a nod to the national #TakeAKnee movement started by Colin Kaepernick and followed by over 180 football players including Eric Reid and Kenny Stills in which they refused to stand […]

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Urban One, Inc. Founder and Chairperson Cathy Hughes To Keynote Babson’s 21st Annual Black Affinity Network Conference

November 4, 2018 / Business World Index, Front Page, National

Media pioneer Cathy Hughes, founder and chairperson of Urban One, Inc., will keynote Babson College’s 21st Annual Black Affinity Network Conference, taking place Feb. 22-24, 2019 on Babson’s Wellesley Campus.Conference organizers will honor her with the Babson Black Affinity Network Pioneer Award during the conference that has the theme, “Blacks in Entertainment.” “We are thrilled to have such a powerhouse keynote for Black voices at the BANC during the College’s centennial year. Cathy Hughes’ wisdom and commitment to fearlessly innovating ways for Black voices to create social and economic value […]

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‘She-EO’ Multicultural Women’s Conference Slated for July 28 in Baltimore

July 15, 2018 / Business World Index, Front Page, National

She-EO conference, a series of highly successful, motivating events for multicultural women of color, will host its third event on July 28th at the University of Baltimore.She-EO (She Executive Officer) is a talk-show style event designed for women looking to break barriers, blaze trails, or otherwise be agents of change in their companies and communities. According to a Harvard Business Review study, ‘Do Women’s Networking Events Move the Needle on Equality?‘, after connecting with female peers at a conference: – the likelihood of receiving a promotion doubled […]

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African-American Technology Innovator Launches a Smart Business Platform Targeting the Mid-Sized Market

July 15, 2018 / Business World Index, Front Page, National

AtWork Systems Inc. a software company based in Northern Virginia, is a smart business platform with an ERP solution for SMBs that delivers mobile, flexible and highly accessible business intelligence to every business owner. It includes a Marketplace application for the GIG economy and a set of open tools that delivers BI/AI/ML-driven decision support to business owners. It is based on a secure and scalable Service-Oriented Architecture, using a configurable multi-tenancy and unified database that provides real-time business transparency and analytics, resulting in real-time […]

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Mitchell Titus And Washington, Pittman & McKeever Combine Forces

July 15, 2018 / Business World Index, Front Page, National

The Two Iconic Minority-Controlled Accounting Firms Join Forces to Grow Mitchell Titus’s Footprint in Chicago and Throughout the Midwest and Expand Services of the Largest Minority-Controlled Accounting Firm Operating in Chicago Founded in 1974, Mitchell Titus provides a broad range of assurance, tax and advisory services to Fortune 1000 companies, entrepreneurial enterprises, private equity firms, real estate entities, not-for-profit organizations, government entities and high net-worth individuals. From major corporations to social justice organizations, Mitchell Titus provides its diverse clientele with a deep understanding of […]

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