by Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury As Virginia schools reopen for a new school year, most of those serving low-income students or those identified as “at-risk” will receive $371.3 million in additional funding over the next two school years, according to the state budget. Lawmakers redirected approximately $650 million each year and added around $180 million […]
Sponsored by the Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce The Virginia She Served Business Builder Initiative (VS2B2) launched the Virginia Small Business and Supplier Diversity, which represents a committed endeavor to empower active/reservist women, women veterans, and military/veteran women spouses interested in entrepreneurship or who are already business owners, all at no cost to eligible participants. […]
Courtesy of Prince William County Communications The Prince William County Police Department hosts the fourth annual community fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, to celebrate the county’s diversity, to embrace unity among the various communities in the county, and to showcase the many facets of police work in the county with displays, fun activities, pet […]
by Jared Strong, Virginia Mercury Tens of thousands of farmers or would-be farmers who say they suffered discrimination when they applied for assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will get one-time payments that total about $2 billion from the federal government. The agency said 408 farmers in Virginia will receive a total of $28,451,840. […]
Courtesy of Prince William County Communications The Prince William County Police Department will participate in the annual National Night Out celebration this year on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, and encourages County residents to lock their doors, turn on outdoor lights, and spend the evening outside with their neighbors as a symbol that they care about their neighborhoods […]
Dr. Henry Richardson and his mom, Dr. Joyce Richardson, have launchedVirtual Speech Therapy, LLC, a Black-owned virtual clinic that brings high-quality speech therapy services directly to individuals’ doorsteps. Dr. Henry is the founder and Dr. Joyce is a consultant, and together they are trusted experts that are using their passion as advocates for patient care […]
by Quintessa Williams The state of Mississippi, typically among the states that spend the least per pupil on K-12 education, has officially launched a new student funding formula for its public schools. The new formula, dubbed the Mississippi Student Funding Formula, went into effect on July 1. Advocates say it could mean better-resourced schools and more tailored educational opportunities, […]
by Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury At a meeting of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Advisory Council last month, the panel’s chairman held a brainstorming session on pressing FOIA issues. Two dramatically different viewpoints emerged in the responses, highlighting the challenges of changing Virginia’s spotty transparency laws to better balance the public’s right to know […]
Courtesy of the Commonwealth Institute Immigration policies have taken center stage in public debates this year, but much of the conversation has been driven by emotion, not data. A new in-depth national study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy aims to help change that by quantifying how much undocumented immigrants pay in taxes – both […]
Cannas Capital Holdings launches the Bank Black Initiative, an AI-powered system to bridge the racial wealth gap by ensuring equitable financial access for diverse-status business owners. Cannas Capital Holdings is proud to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Bank Black Initiative, an AI operating system that will perform underwriting solutions developed with unique metric criteria […]
