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By Rev. Dr. Cornell Edmonds Rev. Edmonds is pastor of The Church of the Covenant, E. 42nd Street NYC across

Visionary Strategist and Community Developer Nikoa Evans takes you on her personal journey toward discovering the true meaning of Community.

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By Bishop Reginald T. Jackson On Tuesday, April 20, faith leaders called for a nationwide boycott of Home Depot, not

By Randal Pinkett, PH.D., MBA; Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, BCT Partners; Jeffrey A. Robinson, PH.D.; Academic Director, The Center for

By Esi Kagale Agyeman Gillo Everyone speaks of the need for economic empowerment in the Black community-—the need to obtain

By Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and President of FPWA,an Anti-Poverty and Advocacy Organization committed toEconomic Opportunity and Upward Mobility. There

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