THE Tory Burch The Foundation has joined forces with the U.S. Department of Commerce to further the foundation’s mission of providing women entrepreneurs access to capital, education and community. On Monday, Gina M. Raimondo, the U.S. Commerce Secretary, visited Burch’s headquarters in New York to discuss the partnership. There were more than 100 attendees, including foundation fellows, business leaders, government and nonprofit partners, and media. Participants included Lauren Bush Lauren, CEO and co-founder of Feed Projects; Reshma Saujani, founder of Moms First US and Girls Who Code; Dee Poku, founder of Wie Suite and Black Women Raise, and Brett Heyman,…
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Georgia’s population has changed remarkably since the 1970s, with the arrival of new ethnic groups from around the world. These immigrants brought with them a diversity of languages, religious practices, culinary and craft traditions, music, styles of clothing and decoration, and ways of celebrating. During ethnic celebrations, immigrants can display and enjoy many of their original cultural traditions while joining with others from their home country. Ethnic groups of Georgia Centuries ago, the indigenous populations of Georgia, including Stream And Cherokee Indians and other Native American groups, were joined by settlers from Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany, and other European countries,…
My North American friends often ask me: “What can I do in Central America?” in terms of business creation. I tell them that Central America is a group of underdeveloped countries, so everything needs development, there are opportunities everywhere for entrepreneur at all levels especially in Costa Rica. With a population of more than 589,018,000 inhabitants, Latin America as a whole is considered the world’s largest emerging economy, and as more countries open up to trade deals, the exploding middle class is demanding and demanding more and better everything. Central America has 41 million inhabitants and seven countries: Belize, Guatemala,…
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Greek Playland Park, located in Monroe Township, is the most unique park of its kind in the world. This would not be an exaggeration because to our knowledge there is no other park of this type anywhere else in the world! In fact, it is such an unusual place that it defies definition, but certainly not description. Greek’s Playland is an 87-acre theme park, with no real theme other than the fruitful imagination of a single visionary individual known simply as “The Greek.” Greek Playland is just one of the names…
You are reading Karen Attiah’s newsletter. Sign up to receive it in your inbox.In recent weeks, the Israeli attack on Gaza has sparked all kinds of violence – and not just the obvious ones.As of this writing, the death toll from the current conflict exceeded 15,000. We saw images of dead and injured people, of people pulling victims from the rubble. Israeli bombings of hospitals, schools and refugee camps have sparked global outcry.But one of the least talked about aspects of Israeli bombing is the destruction of cultural heritage: documents, monuments and objects.On October 19, Israeli airstrikes damaged part of…
Subscribe to our broadcast list and consider following WestfordCAT on Facebook, Youtube And Instagram for daily updates from Westford’s hometown news source. BOSTON — Greek-American communities across Massachusetts gathered in Boston on Sunday, May 1, to commemorate 201 years of Greek independence. Greek Independence Day is usually celebrated on March 25; for this is the exact date that the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Turkish Empire began in 1821, which would ultimately lead to the first independent Greek state in over 400 years. This date is an official national holiday in Greece and Cyprus, and it is an important holiday…
Venture capital funding for African-American startups plummeted in the United States last year, with metro Atlanta seeing one of the worst declines, according to data released Thursday by the data company. Basic Crunch.Venture capital funding for Black-owned businesses fell 71% nationally in 2023 compared to 2022. In the Atlanta area, such funding was down 79%, Crunchbase found.Investment in new technology companies has generally declined over the past two years due to rising interest rates, recession fears that have cooled investment as companies conserve cash, and turmoil in the technology sector . Investors, in part, have prioritized immediate profits over backing…
Dr. Renner received his bachelor’s degree in classical studies from Yale and his master’s and doctoral degrees in classical studies from the University of Michigan. A native of Indiana, he developed a keen interest in local history and Americana. Before joining the Montclair State faculty, he taught at Lawrence University (Wisconsin) and Rockford College (Illinois). He chaired the Department of Classics and General Humanities at Montclair State and is director of the Humanities Institute, which he founded. His teaching includes numerous courses on history, archeology and ancient Greco-Roman culture; Greek; Latin; Roman law; social science; old town planning; and a…
Late last month, North Point Community Church hosted the Unconditional Conference, billing the gathering as an event “for parents of LGBTQ+ children and for ministry leaders looking to discover ways to support LGBTQ+ parents and children in their churches.” This would create a “calmer middle space” on a controversial topic, organizers said. As the critics were quick to note, the Atlanta-area conference brought together speakers who are either in same-sex relationships or support those who are, and on Sunday, North Point pastor Andy Stanley preached a sermon in response to criticism of the event. This message is now available online.…
The 20th century witnessed the transformation of the United States from a predominantly white population rooted in Western culture to a society with a rich array of racial and ethnic minorities. At the turn of the century, the American population was 87% white. The nonwhite minority consisted primarily of black Americans living in rural areas of the South. By the end of the century, non-Hispanic whites made up less than 75 percent of the U.S. population. The minority population includes almost as many Hispanics as blacks, a growing number of Asians and a small but growing Native American population. By…