Image: J. Reuben Long Detention Center/WPDE A South Carolina restauranteur was sentenced to prison after admitting he used violence, threats, and intimidation to force a black man to work more than 100 hours a week with no pay in a stunning case of throwback slavery.
Black Owned Security Firm Opens $5.5 Million Headquarters In Black Neighborhood
AGB Investigative Services was founded in 2001 as an investigation firm but today it exists as a full-service security provider. The firm’s corporate clients include the likes of ComEd, Nicor and Walmart. AGB started in Illinois but today has a presence in California, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Philadelphia, Denver and the District of Columbia….
Kentucky elects first African American attorney general
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Daniel Cameron made history in a resounding win in the race for Kentucky attorney general, becoming the first African American in state history to win the office.
Black And Hispanic Neighbors Arrested For ‘Standing’ In Public
A Sacramento sheriff arrested an Army veteran and a business man because they were standing in their own neighborhood.
Jackson State University Student Lamonte Pierce Invents Straw That Filters Lead Out of Water
A Jackson State University student invention will help against lead problems in drinking water. Lamonte Pierce invented and patented a straw that he says filters lead and other contaminants from drinking water. Pierce created the Cleanstraww because he grew tired of getting boil-water alerts from the city of Jackson, Mississippi.
Prominent Black Leaders Part of New $10 Million Fund to Make Loans to Black Businesses
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 24:(L – R) Derrick Chambers, Archbishop David Billings, Doug Naidus, and Ed Towns attends the World Business Lenders Fall Social on October 24, 2019 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for World Business Lenders) Black small business owners starting or expanding a business can now…
