Fearless Fund grant program was already ‘at risk’ before lawsuit
Fearless Fund’s Strivers Grant Program was already in danger before Edward Blum’s American Alliance for Equal Rights sued it in August, according to documents reviewed...
Grant funds totaling $1.5M made available to support women, Latine, Black truck drivers
BALTIMORE — The Truist Foundation has announced a $1.5 million commitment to the Accion Opportunity Fund, a certified nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) that...
Black Women Are the Next Targets of Right-Wing Legal Activist
Conservative legal strategist Edward Blum says it’s “unfair” that there’s a grant for black women small-business founders, a group who received 0.34 percentof allventure capitalfunds...
Black entrepreneurs, business leaders say conservative legal challenges could hinder progress
CNN — As a news anchor in New York, Cathleen Trigg-Jones said she experienced firsthand the discrimination women of color face in the male-dominated entertainment...
Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court
NEW YORK (AP) — A grant program for businesses run by Black women was temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court in a case epitomizing...
Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court
NEW YORK (AP) — A grant program for businesses run by Black women was temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court in a case epitomizing...
Hello Alice Defends Grants For Black Entrepreneurs
Black/African woman-owned businessgetty Hello Alice helps small businesses succeed, especially those facing systemic barriers to financing their businesses. It and Progressive Insurance are being sued...
Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court
NEW YORK (AP) — A grant program for businesses run by Black women was temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court in a case epitomizing...
New report highlights obstacles, solutions for local Black women founders
She is the founder and CEO of the loss prevention software startup Freeing Returns, which was born out of a program run by a technology...
Judge refuses to immediately block grant program for Black women entrepreneurs
Article content ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that a venture capital firm can continue offering a grant program only to...