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ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OWNERS JOIN LANDMARK LAWSUIT, ADD NEW DEFENDANT AND EXPANDED CLAIMS, ASKING COURT TO IMMEDIATELY BLOCK TEXAS STATE COMPTROLLER

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS OWNERS JOIN LANDMARK LAWSUIT, ADD NEW DEFENDANT AND EXPANDED CLAIMS, ASKING COURT TO IMMEDIATELY BLOCK TEXAS STATE COMPTROLLER

Lawsuit seeks immediate court order to block emergency rules and restore legislatively enacted contracting program

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BUSINESS OWNERS AND TRADE ASSOCIATION FILE LANDMARK LAWSUIT CHALLENGING UNLAWFUL AND UNILATERAL ACTIONS BY TEXAS COMPTROLLER & STATE AGENCIES TO DISMANTLE THE HUB PROGRAM

BUSINESS OWNERS AND TRADE ASSOCIATION FILE LANDMARK LAWSUIT CHALLENGING UNLAWFUL AND UNILATERAL ACTIONS BY TEXAS COMPTROLLER & STATE AGENCIES TO DISMANTLE THE HUB PROGRAM

Lawsuit seeks immediate court order to block emergency rules and restore legislatively enacted contracting program

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Trump wants to give you $2,000 dividends from tariff revenue. Here’s what complicates his plan

Trump wants to give you $2,000 dividends from tariff revenue. Here’s what complicates his plan

President Donald Trump unveiled a new proposal to pay Americans at least $2,000 in dividends from his global tariff policies, which experts say caused havoc on the U.S. economy and American businesses.

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SPLC and Global Black Economic Forum Unite to Defend Knoxville Nonprofit Against Federal Challenge Attacking Anti-Poverty Microloan Program

SPLC and Global Black Economic Forum Unite to Defend Knoxville Nonprofit Against Federal Challenge Attacking Anti-Poverty Microloan Program

The Women Foundation was created to empower and support economically disadvantaged businesses in Knoxville, Tennessee, by providing access to capital. Through the foundation’s community fund, small businesses are invited once a year in the fall to apply for zero-interest microloans. The lawsuit brought by the AAER perversely alleges this interest-free loan program is discriminatory against white people in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

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A year after settling anti-DEI suit, Fearless Fund expands its mission

A year after settling anti-DEI suit, Fearless Fund expands its mission

From the day of the settlement forward, she said she would not cower nor change her mission of economic inclusion and freedom for women of color founders. Instead, she said she would expand her work to close those funding gaps, not just in the U.S. but across the globe for the Black diaspora.

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Black female venture capitalist Arian Simone launches Fearless Global Initiative at UNGA to unite leaders for economic inclusion

Black female venture capitalist Arian Simone launches Fearless Global Initiative at UNGA to unite leaders for economic inclusion

Fearless Fund’s Arian Simone debuts FGI at UNGA, spotlighting its work investing in women-of-color founders with early-stage, growth potential and proven impact.

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