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American Express donates $500,000 to Civil Rights Museum American Express Co. says it will donate half a million dollars to...

OneUnited Bank Boston-based OneUnited Bank, the country?s largest African-American-owned bank with more than $500 million in assets and branches in...

Business Loans The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone and Acci?n, a leading microfinance organization, launched a $5.5 million loan fund dedicated...

SBA Plans Rejected Representatives of small business owners nationwide rejected a U.S. Small Business Administration proposal to report billions of...

SBA Loans The number of U.S. Small Business Administration loans to Black business owners in New Jersey increased more than...

Online Hotel 101 Choice Hotels International Inc. launched a Web site to educate nontraditional hoteliers and minority entrepreneurs about the...

Affirmative action still a sensitive issue A recent national survey commissioned by the Employment Law Alliance shows that most Americans...

NASA MUREP NASA?s Office of Education Minority University Research and Education Program is requesting proposals from institutions that serve minorities,...

Construction Training New York City?s Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center (LMCCC), Building Trades Employers Association and Borough of Manhattan Community...