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Continue reading →: How to Support Black-Owned BusinessesBlack-owned businesses are the backbone of the economic empowerment of the black community. Minority business ownership has increased by 20% from 2000 to 2023. The history of black-owned businesses from the Tulsa Massacre to the discriminatory lending practices has discouraged many black people from starting businesses of their own. That…
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Continue reading →: Freedman’s BureauThe Freedmen’s Bureau, established by Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1865, aimed to assist African Americans transition from slavery to freedom. It provided essential services such as education, marriage legitimization, medical care, and food aid across eleven former Confederate states. Despite its impact, the Bureau faced significant opposition, leading to…
