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Property is Power! Success Is Built Before the World Sees It: The Daily Habits That Shape Your Future

By Dr. Anthony O. Kellum, Contributing Columnist After more than 30 years in business, I have come to believe that success is rarely the result of one extraordinary decision. More often, it is the product of ordinary decisions repeated consistently over time. It is what we do when nobody is watching, how we prepare for […]

Property is Power! Black America Is Working Harder, but Are We Getting Ahead?

There is something troubling about the economic condition of Black America that deserves more attention than it receives. We are living in a generation...

Wells Fargo Wanted to Expand Black Homeownership. Now the Federal Government is Investigating.

There is a troubling question that deserves serious consideration in America today: At a time when homeownership remains one of the most important pathways...

Property is Power! What Is a Gift of Equity and What Could It Mean for Black America?

By Dr. Anthony O. Kellum, Contributing Columnist For generations, the conversation about Black wealth has focused on what we do not have: not enough savings, not enough access to capital, not enough homeownership and not enough inherited wealth. Those realities matter, and the disparities behind them are real but there is another question worth asking: […]

Cook County Awards $100,000 Catalyst Grants to 92 Businesses Positioned for Growth

Today, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development (BED) announced 92 businesses received a $100,000 Catalyst Grant, an initiative designed to accelerate growth, strengthen operations and support long-term success for Cook County’s...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Joliet teens meet employers, explore future with Caesars’ and Harrahs casinos

More than 75 teens from Boys & Girls Clubs of Joliet met with local employers and professionals to explore potential career paths, learn about...

Financial firm launch Black Wall Street initiative for South Side youth [video]

20-Year Financial Personal Development & Edtech Firm Launches Black Wall Street Initiative For South Side Youth To combat systemic economic stagnation and interrupt financial trauma...

How to support Black-owned businesses as pressure mounts under Trump

Black-owned small businesses are facing new economic pressures during President Donald Trump’s second term, as changes to federal programs, government contracting and trade policy reshape the business...

Chicago native creates artwork for Snoop Dogg’s Dr. Bombay ice cream

Artist Malachi Wright, 24, is a Chicago native who graduated from UCLA and is currently completing a master’s degree in fine art at California...

Black On The Block brings largest touring marketplace for Black-owned businesses to Soldier Field

First-Ever Chicago Festival Will Bring 100+ Black-Owned Businesses to Stadium Green on August 30, Building on More Than $4 Million in Shopper Spend Generated...