Comcast to award $5 million dollars in grants to minority businesses
Comcast said it was awarding about $5 million in grants to minority small businesses.
ATLANTA - Sandtown Pub s sales dropped nearly 60 percent in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly a year later, owner Fredericka Jones says the South Fultonrestaurant still isn t operating at full capacity. Super Bowl was a huge flop for us, said Jones. We usually have all the tables full, the bars full, but not this year.
When the coronavirus pandemic hit back in March, several of dry cleaner Al Patel s customers began working from home. After the pandemic, we haven t been able to get over 40 percent of regular business, Patel said. It s been difficult just, in general, to get customers in the door.
Emory Report | Feb. 2, 2021
Programs during Emory’s 2021 observance of Black History Month will feature (clockwise from top left) Anthony Jack; Jessica Stewart; Taos Wynn; Kevin L. Gilliam and Iesha Galloway-Gilliam; Valerie Babb; and more.
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Departments across Emory will host numerous virtual activities during February in recognition of Black History Month, including panel discussions, a film screening and conversations with artists and authors. Our theme for Black History Month this year is legacy and responsibility as we reflect on the loss of so many luminaries in 2020, says Carol E. Henderson, Emory’s chief diversity officer, vice provost for diversity and inclusion, and adviser to the president.
Atlanta Hawks CMO Melissa Proctor on Partnering with Nike in Honor of Dr. King January 18, 2021
I first met Melissa Proctor, CMO of the Atlanta Hawks, when she taught a Masterclass at Brandweek Sports Marketing Summit alongside Adam Grossman, CMO of the Boston Red Sox and Julian Duncan, CMO of the Jacksonville Jaguars. I was blown away from the first minute, I knew I had to have her as a guest on CMO Moves.
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Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Is Raising $20 Million To Empower Black Businesses
The Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Atlanta (RCIE)
After achieving a milestone $25 million fundraising over the past two years, the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE) in Atlanta is boldly building on that drive this year.
Calling itself the nation’s largest nonprofit center for Black entrepreneurs, the RCIE has finished work on Phase I and II with a capital raise of $12 million and $13 million, respectively. The RCIE initially pledged to build the center debt-free by reaching its $45 million “Beyond Innovation Campaign” goal. It started serving entrepreneurs in 2018.