ECONOMY & WORK — The Texas Veterans Network, powered by Combined Arms, is expanding food assistance with a new monthly distribution site in Fort Bend County to address persistent food insecurity among veterans, with approximately 55,000 South Texas veterans food insecure. The free distribution runs the second Monday of each month at Parkway Fellowship in Richmond through partnerships with CHRISTUS Health, the VA, and community organizations.
Harlem Day closes the 52nd consecutive Harlem Week with three stages of entertainment, Harlem Broadway Row, and celebration of Grammy winner Maxwell's 30th-anniversary album, with all closing-weekend events free and open to the public on August 16.
Top Dawg Entertainment launched an HBCU tour blending live music with civic engagement and opportunity, in partnership with Toyota and BET, hitting Grambling, Jackson State, Alabama State University, Howard, Morgan State, and Tennessee State through late August.
Black women, who drive innovation while navigating systemic barriers, remain significantly underrepresented in tech; Black professionals make up only eight percent of the sector, with Black women accounting for less than three percent of tech roles.
A federal judge in Virginia held that restoring Confederate names to public schools violated the rights of Black students, marking a significant affirmative racial-discrimination ruling in ongoing voting rights battles.
San Francisco Public Defenders won the city's first successful motion under the Racial Justice Act, with a judge finding implicit racial bias in an officer's arrest and testimony, reducing several felony convictions to misdemeanors for a young Black man.
Mothers Against Police Brutality introduced its first cohort of Fellows selected from over 150 nationwide applicants—women directly impacted by police violence who are emerging as change agents for justice in their home communities.
The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, partnering with Office Depot's 'Elevate Together' initiative, offers grants aimed at empowering minority-owned businesses with financial support and resources to overcome systemic barriers and achieve sustainable growth.
HBCU athletic conference commissioners gathered in Washington, D.C. to reaffirm commitment to strengthening HBCU athletics through collaboration, with focus on enhancing the student-athlete experience and elevating visibility.
BaddieCon returns to New York City August 21-23 as the premier professional conference advancing women of color in technology, uniting over 1,000 industry leaders to inspire learning and foster impactful networking for Black women and women of color.
| S&P 500 | 7,785.76 -0.2% | |
| Dow Jones | 53,732.41 -0.2% | |
| 30-Yr Mortgage | 6.67% | FRED / Freddie Mac |
| CPI (YoY) | 3.3% | BLS via FRED |
| Bitcoin | $63,273 +0.6% | CoinGecko |
| Ethereum | $1,892 +0.7% | CoinGecko |
| UONE | $5.05 | -0.8% |
| RLJ | $10.99 | +0.4% |
| CARV | $1.72 | -2.9% |
Founded by Piersten Gaines to address Houston's lack of quality care spaces for women of color, Pressed Roots offers healthy, luxurious styling for natural and textured hair at Centre at Post Oak in Houston, embodying commitment to uplift and amplify Black experiences.
Visit Business →The HBCU Connect Scholarship Program awards $1,000 scholarships to students who attend or plan to attend a Historically Black College or University. Funds apply to tuition or books, with awards typically distributed within three weeks of application submission.
Apply →