While many were struck by the horror of seeing Derek Chauvin’s knee pressed into George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, the image that haunts those in the Black community is the cold indifference in Chauvin’s eyes and the air of impunity radiating from his posture. Lives limited by overt and systemic racism have embedded Read More…
Chilling Effect on Innovation: Headquartered in Stockton, California, Diamonds Foods is a processor and marketer of nuts, with distribution in over 80% of US supermarets. Most of Diamonds 1,700 walnut growers are family farmers with orchards in the heartland of California’s Central Valley. Their association with Diamond guarantees a market for their crops and provides Read More…
Black business registrations in several states have shown that the number has “more than doubled” according to analysis by the New York Times. In the month after the CARES Act was passed by Congress in March 2020, business registrations increased by 60%. Though the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to damage Read More…
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