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MONEY NEWS 

Essex County Small Business Lease Emergency Assistance Grant Program

November 16, 2020November 30, 2020 R.L. Witter
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MONEY NEWS 

CITY OF NEWARK LAUNCHES $100 MILLION ‘NWK FAM FUND’

October 6, 2020October 14, 2020 R.L. Witter

FOR BLACK AND LATINX BUSINESS OWNERS Fund aims to tackle and close racial wealth gap faced by people of color

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MONEY NEWS 

Newark in Final Stages of Lead Service Line Replacement Program

October 5, 2020October 6, 2020 R.L. Witter

Newark, NJ – September 21, 2020 – One year after putting to work a $120 million bond from Essex County and

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MONEY 

NJPAC’s The New Change Agents: Companies, Nonprofits, and You Video

October 1, 2020October 16, 2020 R.L. Witter
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MONEY NEWS 

New Jersey is Disbursing $6 Million in Grants

August 3, 2020August 10, 2020 R.L. Witter

Grants to Help Small Businesses Walloped by COVID-19 to Pay Rent Small businesses—including Black-owned firms—in New Jersey hit hard by COVID-19 will

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MONEY NEWS 

Serena Williams Donates Proceeds from Unstoppable Jewelry Collection to Relief Fund for Black-Owned Small Businesses

July 24, 2020July 29, 2020 R.L. Witter

Tennis legend Serena Williams is the latest celebrity and entrepreneur to help Black business owners in need of relief during the COVID-19

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MONEY NEWS 

CBS Network Announces Plan to Commit 25% of Development Budget to BIPOC Creators and Projects

July 17, 2020July 23, 2020 R.L. Witter

According to Variety.com, the CBS network has announced it will commit 25% of its script development budget to projects created or co-created by

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MONEY 

Teleworking Tips

July 16, 2020July 22, 2020 R.L. Witter

If your office is closed due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, you might be working from home for the

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EDUCATION MONEY OPINION 

Support and Invest in Our Own Communities, Here’s Why:

July 14, 2020July 22, 2020 R.L. Witter

By Lloyd Williams, President and CEO, GHCC One of the stark and most transparent messages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic

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COVID-19 MONEY OPINION 

Gender Equity in the Wake of COVID-19

June 25, 2020July 10, 2020 R.L. Witter

If we do not specifically address the economic impact of COVID-19 on women, and especially women of color, our economy

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PUBLISHER 

Saving Our Communities: Positive Music Matters

April 3, 2024May 25, 2024 The Positive Community

Dear Mr. Council,I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude to you and The Positive Community for your invaluable contribution to

Saving Our Own Community
OPINION PUBLISHER 

Saving Our Own Community

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Community Education Forum with Alfred Bundy guests Dr. Jamila Davis, David Sharp & Adrian Council Sr
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Community Education Forum with Alfred Bundy guests Dr. Jamila Davis, David Sharp & Adrian Council Sr

December 6, 2023December 28, 2023 The Positive Community
On Harlem, Business, and the Economics of Culture: Brothers Gonna’ Work it Out
MONEY PUBLISHER 

On Harlem, Business, and the Economics of Culture: Brothers Gonna’ Work it Out

September 5, 2023October 23, 2023 R.L. Witter
BERKELEY COLLEGE CELEBRATES ‘REMARKABLE RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE’
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BERKELEY COLLEGE CELEBRATES ‘REMARKABLE RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE’

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 The Positive Community

Photo Caption: Berkeley College celebrates the perseverance and achievements of more than 1,000 graduates during a Commencement ceremony on Thursday, May

KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy Class of 2022
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KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy Class of 2022

September 6, 2022September 8, 2022 R.L. Witter
Graduates from Essex County Tech Schools Accepted into Prestigious Colleges and Universities
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Graduates from Essex County Tech Schools Accepted into Prestigious Colleges and Universities

August 31, 2022September 8, 2022 R.L. Witter
Hooray for the Graduates
GRADS 

Hooray for the Graduates

August 29, 2022October 4, 2022 R.L. Witter
A Blessed Assurance
FORUM OPINION SERMON 

A Blessed Assurance

August 17, 2026August 28, 2026 The Positive Community

Reverend J. Loren Russell 2 Corinthians 5:2–8 For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we

The Challenge of Serving
OPINION 

The Challenge of Serving

August 10, 2026September 16, 2026 The Positive Community
The Challenge of Serving
OPINION 

The Challenge of Serving

August 3, 2026September 16, 2026 The Positive Community
Faith, Leadership, and Positive Change
OPINION 

Faith, Leadership, and Positive Change

July 5, 2026September 16, 2026 The Positive Community

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