Homeownership Opportunity Alliance wants to help 64,000 households of color to get ‘Get Ready, Be Ready’.
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Sister Spokesman presents “Keys to Homeownership” (photos/video)
Recent data from the Urban Institute shows that racial disparity in homeownership rates are highest in the Northeast and Midwest, with Minneapolis claiming the biggest divide — a whopping 50 percent difference between Black and White homeownership rates. Panelists at Sister Spokesman’s “Keys to Homeownership” on May 5 spoke on such disparities and offered information and resources for first-time […]
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Several options to reverse housing needs
When North Minneapolis was separated and isolated by highways it was a big deal, and similarly, we need big ideas and plans to reverse that tragedy in order to address the housing needs of the current and future residents. Below, I have listed some ideas that I thought about as long- and short-term solutions. They do […]
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Beer on wheels picks up speed
Contrary to an age-old witticism, youth isn’t always wasted on the young. Moses Tut, 24, is a sterling exception to that rule as vice president of Strategic Partnership at Running Tap. The new venture, a boutique distributorship, is a flourishing success that has, in a year and a half, innovated one of the world’s most popular businesses: buying […]
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Kindred Kitchen helps food entrepreneurs get a start
Kindred Kitchen is advancing the possibilities of shared kitchen spaces. Billed as a “hub” for food entrepreneurs, the 24/7-access licensed kitchen facility has served the Northside community from 1206 W. Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis since 2010…
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Teen entrepreneurs grow cooking class into bakery business
It’s not every day you come across a dedicated group of teenagers who are interested in creating healthy snacks and engaging in developing business and marketing models. It’s not every day where a Black-owned North Minneapolis business receives funding to provide nutritious food in communities where they live. Green Garden Bakery (GGB), a group of young […]
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U of M shows commitment to supplier diversity
Suppliers of color are the country’s fastest growing business sector First of two parts The University of Minnesota’s Office for Business and Community Economic Development (OBCED), since its inception in 1999, has demonstrated steady growth in using Black-owned vendors, women-owned vendors, and vendors owned by other people of color. Its Supplier Diversity Program was honored […]
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New Nielsen study reveals growing spending power, influence of Black women
A new report detailing the record-setting spending power of African American women has further buoyed the confidence of Black female entrepreneurs who said the information proves their undeniable value to the United States and the global economy. The report titled, “African American Women: Our Science, Her Magic,” was released by Nielsen during the Congressional Black […]
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Black women building a wealth of friendships and finances
“A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its Woman.” This is the first thing you will read when you visit the website for the Black Women’s Wealth Alliance (BWWA). The Black Women’s Wealth Alliance was created in 2014 as the Minnesota’s first Black Women owned public benefit organization. According to their website, the BWWA team […]
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Black Business Spotlight: Grade A Security guards earn trust, respect
Headed up by former corrections officer John Moore with 30-plus years working security, the firm operates in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and offers a strong variety of services.
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Black Business Spotlight: Selby Wine & Spirits
Selby Wine & Spirits is one of the few African American-owned liquor stores in the Twin Cities.
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Belly on up to Mama Sheila’s table
Soul food plus vegan, Mexican, Somali dishes all from scratch There’s a new chef in town and her name is Mama Sheila Brathwaite, owner of Mama Sheila’s Soul Food Kitchen. Say goodbye to bland. No longer need you bring your meal back to the office or home with spice and sauce packets to help it […]
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Black Business Spotlight: Dimensions in Hair a family affair
Dimensions In Hair is more than a barbershop where gentlemen tighten up and a beauty salon where ladies get their cute on. It is a North Minneapolis community fixture and cultural cornerstone. Serving and supported by friends, neighbors and general folk, the business is long a familiar fact of everyday life. In the same regard […]
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Start-up enterprise puts the ‘special’ in special events
Fledgling boutique company Fabulously Authentic may not be a small operation all that much longer. Into its second year, the operation shows a trademark sign of success — razor-sharp event planner Stacey Clark at the helm, specializing in tailor-made client satisfaction. If you have an investment in putting a product or organization in the public […]
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Chef Earl serves a brisket to die for — if you can catch up to him
Stupid Hot is one of his 31 sauces Food trucks during the summer are all over downtown Minneapolis. But don’t look there for Chef Earl. He could be found anywhere across the Twin Cities. “I’ve been cooking for 40 years,” said Earl, a food vendor. He and his wife Felicia set up shop weekly at […]
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Kaskaskia Engineering hires former MnDot official
Keith Baker has been named vice president of Minnesota Operations for Belleville-Ill.-based Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC (KEG)
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Hoping for a raise? Here’s how to ask.
Before the market downturn of 2008, many workers could depend on receiving an annual or semi-annual raise. For some employees, this is no longer the case.
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Sister Spokesman discusses the importance of planning ahead
Have you ever counted the cost of all the little guilty pleasure items you buy throughout the week and found yourself surprised at how much these seemingly small purchases add up? Using a $5 cup of coffee as one example, the expert panelists at the “Sister Spokesman Life Planning from 18 – 62” event April 2, broke down ways in which spending carelessly can prove costly in the long run.
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Meet the Sister Spokesman panelists to help you plan for life
Sister Spokesman’s “Life Planning from 18-62,” Saturday April 4, is sure to be a money-making event for many. No, you will not win any money or get a check, but if you come with the intent to listen and learn, you may gain a personal strategy for saving and managing money, thus making more money for you and your family in the long run.
Select panelists include: Natasha Phillips, Joseph Dillard, and Vicki Casey-Steward, who will share their expertise on life planning. Tamiko Morgan, medical director at Metropolitan Health Care, is co-organizer of the Sister Spokesman event. She is also a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Inc., and serves on the programming and planning committee for the sorority. One of the sorority’s goals is financial literacy.