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• Exclusive Story: Chicago Black CEO Robiar Smith Lands Home Depot Deal

  01-09-2023 16:45
  
  CAPTION: Robiar Smith founded R.B. Pest Solutions and is the creator of “Bug Strike,” now available at Home Depot. (Photos Provided)
  Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Robiar Smith was encouraged by her baby-boomer parents to go to school and get a higher education to make a successful career and life for herself. 
  A product of Chicago Public Schools, she did just that, earning multiple higher education degrees in Business and Information Technology and working in several
  
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• Chicago Black Woman CEO Robiar Smith is Making History

  01-09-2023 16:45
  
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  Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Robiar Smith was encouraged by her baby-boomer parents to go to school and get a higher education to make a successful career and life for herself. 
  A product of Chicago Public Schools, she did just that, earning multiple higher education degrees in Business and Information Technology and working in several executive roles in corporate America. In 2015, she found herself desiring more. 
  Smith’s father, Michael Benton, had
  
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• Dr. Bill Winston: Revitalize Chicago Communities with Operation Ten Cities

  01-09-2023 15:30
  
  Photo: Dr. Bill Winston (Facebook)
  Visionary faith leader and entrepreneur Dr. Bill Winston is bringing a national campaign to Chicago invested in the spiritual, economic and communal transformation of underserved communities throughout the country. 
  This national mega program is called Operation Ten City, whose purpose is to unlock the potential and greatness in youth, entrepreneurs and business owners through entrepreneurial education and programs.
  Dr. Winston has already taken Operation
  
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• Boyfriend Arrested Days After Murder Of Black Instagram Influencer

  01-09-2023 15:15
  
  Photo: Beauty Katera’s Instagram
  Days after a popular Instagram influencer was found dead near her burning car in Georgia, authorities in Louisiana have arrested her boyfriend in connection to her murder. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said they charged 21-year-old Eugene Louis-Jocques for allegedly killing 22-year-old Beauty Katera, who went by Beauty Couch online, per PEOPLE.
  The Cobb County Police Department said they responded to reports of a car engulfed in flames in Au
  
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• HBCU Pride, Camaraderie Electrify Chicago Football Classic Kickoff Event

  01-09-2023 14:30
  
  The aura of pride, joy, reverence and camaraderie from HBCU alums and National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) organization members attending Tuesday’s Chicago Cubs’ HBCU Day was so electric it could have powered Wrigleyville for an entire year. 
  Dozens of HBCU and NPHC faithful were in attendance and in full regalia for a gathering held at the Brickhouse Tavern, adjacent to Wrigley Field, before the start of the Cubs’ game against the Milwaukee Brewers. 
  The Cubs HBCU Da
  
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• Clarence Thomas Officially Discloses Trips On GOP Megadonor’s Private Plane

  01-09-2023 14:00
  
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  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has officially disclosed trips he took on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s private plane.
  According to CBS Austin, Thomas disclosed that he took three private trips in 2022, including one to attend a speech in Texas and another to go on vacation at Crow’s New York estate, in his annual financial disclosure report.
  The acknowledgment comes after ProPublica first reported that Thomas failed to disclose luxury vacations, private jet t
  
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• Florida Wanted ‘Opposing’ Views On Slavery In AP African American Course

  01-09-2023 11:24
  
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  Florida officials were reportedly concerned that lessons on slavery in the new AP African American Studies course didn’t offer any “opposing viewpoints” or “other perspectives” before they declined to implement the program.
  In January, the Florida Department of Education said it would not offer the AP African American American Studies course, which was piloted in schools across the country this year, because it lacked educational value and violat
  
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• Starting A Business? Here Are Some Resources For Black Entrepreneurs

  01-09-2023 11:16
  
  Photo: wera Rodsawang / Moment / Getty Images
  When starting your own business, it’s important to be well-connected to resources and opportunities that can take it to the next level. Luckily, there are many organizations dedicated to helping Black entrepreneurs get to an even playing field when it comes to certifications, funding, networking, marketing, and other necessary business assistance. Below are six organizations supporting Black-owned businesses and ventures.
  National Urban League
  
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• This Week In Black History August 30-Sept 5, 2023

  01-09-2023 06:00
  
  Frank Robinson
  August 30
  1800—The Gabriel Prosser-led slave rebellion is stopped before it can start because of bad weather and betrayal by two slaves who told their White masters of the impending revolt. Gabriel had meticulously planned the rebellion and organized an estimated 1,000 slaves to participate in an attack on Richmond, Va. One historian described the 24-year-old, 6’3” rebel as “a fellow of courage and intellect above his rank in life.” After the betrayal
  
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