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By Ashley Stewart, Ph.D.Word in Black Scan the NCAA’s Sweet 16 rosters and you’ll see what college basketball has always known: Black athletes built this tournament. Now imagine if their institutions invested in their minds the way they profit from their bodies. Each March, college basketball becomes a unifying cultural event unlike almost anything else […]
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KultureCity The city of Birmingham, Alabama, celebrated a historic milestone ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ with the official opening of the first FIFA Arena facility in the United States. The facility represents a major investment in the local community and arrives just 72 days before the start of the FIFA World Cup™ — […]

JPMorganChase New York — JPMorganChase this week announced the American Dream Initiative (ADI) — a multi-year effort to help expand opportunity to millions of Americans and future generations through targeted investments in local communities across the United States. Building on years of advancing local solutions that deliver results, the firm will significantly expand investments in […]

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Residents, leaders and organizations recently gathered in the Ashburton community for an Associated Black Charities Community Convos listening session focused on neighborhood needs, collaboration and solutions. Participants discussed economic empowerment, safety and housing while sharing ideas to strengthen the community.
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