September 2018 Issue by Black Business News Group

Publisher's Message

n behalf of Black Business News Group, I want to personally express my gratitude for all of our readers and contributors to this digital publication. In upcoming months, we will be making signiﬁcant changes to the content and look of Black Business News. We will be including more articles on business trends, tools and including a new section, “Young Entreneurs and Veteran Initiative,” to support and reach out to the thousands of young Veterans who have returned from military service. As a 1 0 0 % servicedisabled Pubisher/Editor-In-Chief Vietnam Veteran myself, I am wellacquainted with the transition from serving in the Armed Forces to civilian life. This unique population of Veterans are young, motivated, and many of them are either business owners, or aspiring entrepreneurs. In addition, I am also the President and CEO of the Black Business Association

Earl “Skip” Cooper, II

(BBA), the oldest active ethnic business organization in the state of California. The BBA will be hosting its “Veterans Business & Procurement Conference” on November 8, 2018, at the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in downtown Los Angeles. This event is FREE for all Veterans. For more information visit pages 14 and 15 or contact the BBA oﬃce at 1-323-2919334. On September 6th, the BBA, in collaboration with the Southern California Edison (SCE), METRO, CalTrans, and sponsored by SCE, will be hosting two workshops for business owners, “Optimizing the Transportation Sector – Infrastructure & Electrification,” and “How to Prepare for Utilities & Government Contracts.” See details on pages 61 and 149.

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Contents

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Publisher's Message

Government 6 8 10

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Federal Court Extends Block on 3D-printed Gun Blueprints Joint Statement from President Donald J. Trump and President Uhuru Kenyatta Andrew Gillum Wins Major Upset in Florida Democratic Governor Primary Ben Jealous wins Maryland Democratic 64 Primary Race for Governor Ayanna Pressley Could Become the First Black Woman Massachusetts Sends to Congress California Becomes First State To End Cash Bail After 40-Year Fight Access the International Book Sales Market through the U.S. Commercial Service Chicago Commits to Following the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment

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Preparing for the Unexpected Jammber is Making the Music Industry Sing Amazon's Jeﬀ Bezos Launches a $2 Billion 'Day One Fund' How the Department of Defense Is Using Open Source: Contractors Welcome 99% of Companies Are Missing This One Major Marketing Strategy

Community/Public Interest 66 LDF Continues to Challenge Alabama’s Racially Discriminatory Photo ID Law 79 Policeman in Texas who Killed Unarmed Black Teen Guilty of Murder 80 Supporters Praise Newly Minted Obama Boulevard in LA's 'Iconic Black Community' 81 Google Oﬀers ‘Good News’ Only Feature 82 Michelle’s Movement: When We All Vote 83 Michelle Obama’s 10-City Book Tour

Obituary/Memorials 84 Trailblazing Black Ballet Dancer Arthur Mitchell Dies

International

36 President and Stars Join in Epic Farewell to Queen of Soul 40 'The Voice Of A Century': Michael Eric Dyson Looks Back On Aretha Franklin's Life 64 The Remarkable Mr. Quincy Jones

86 Albertina Sisulu Centenary Celebrations 88 Call for ICT and Transportation Project Proposals in Africa 90 Britain's Prime Minister Pledges $5.1 Billion In Investment In Africa 94 The Highest Paid Robotics Engineer 38 in the World

Business

Columns

Entertainment 20 BBN Show Biz Buzz

Editorials/Perspectives

28 California State Trade Expansion Program 29 A Possible Instagram E-commerce Juggernaut 30 27 Things You Need to Know to Start and Scale a Successful Business 31 You Can Proﬁt From Your Hobby 33 National Preparedness Month: Tips on

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Government

Federal Court Extends Block on 3D-printed Gun Blueprints By German Lopez

federal judge in Seattle on Monday recently extended a previous block on the publication of controversial 3D-printed gun blueprints, imposing a preliminary injunction in the case. US District Judge Robert Lasnik’s order blocks the federal government from allowing the publication of 3D-printed blueprints that detail, among other things, how to make a fully 3D-printed firearm — which experts and advocates worry would open the door to a new wave of easily accessible, untraceable guns. After the federal government agreed to allow the publication of the blueprints, several state governments sued to reimpose the federal block. In his new order, Lasnik wrote that “the States will likely suffer irreparable injury if the technical data for designing and producing undetectable weapons using a commercially-available 3D printer are published on the internet.” The court had already issued a restraining order last month, which this preliminary injunction effectively extends. Since making a 3D-printed gun only requires a 3D printer, the right materials, and a blueprint, the concern is that 3D-printed guns will make it easy to bypass a host of state and federal laws. Printing a gun doesn’t require a background check or any documentation, offering a workaround for people who are legally prohibited from

microfabricator.com buying a gun now due to, say, a criminal record or a history of mental illness. A 3D-printed gun can also be made without a serial number or anything that would make these ﬁrearms easily traceable if they’re used in a crime. The wide release of the 3D-printed gun blueprints, however, has only become an issue now in large part due to President Donald Trump’s administration. The previous administration, under President Barack Obama, had forced libertarian Cody Wilson to stop publishing these blueprints on his website, Defcad.com. Wilson sued the administration in hopes of republishing his schematics. The case seemed like an easy win for the government, with multiple courts initially ruling in the government’s favor. But once the Trump administration came in with its gun-friendly politics, the Justice Department abruptly agreed to a settlement — giving Wilson and

his nonprofit, Defense Distributed, “essentially everything they wanted,” Andy Greenberg reported for Wired. The deal allowed Wilson to publish his blueprints starting in August and paid him $40,000 for his legal costs. The federal court, however, put Wilson’s plans on hold. The court argued that the burdens placed on Wilson’s First Amendment rights by not allowing him to publish the blueprints weren’t sufficient enough to overcome the public interests in the case — at least until the litigation proceeds. “The Court finds that the irreparable burdens on the private defendants’ First Amendment rights are dwarfed by the irreparable harms the States are likely to suffer if the existing restrictions are withdrawn,” Lasnik wrote, “and that, overall, the public interest strongly supports maintaining the status quo through the pendency of this litigation.” It remains unclear what happens

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next. Will the district court’s order survive appeals? And even if the court’s order holds up, how long can the government really stop 3D-printed guns from becoming mainstream — given that the internet has, from piracy to blueprints for other kinds of

weapons, always found a way to quickly spread information? In fact, there already are websites hosting 3D printer designs for guns, and sites dedicated to hosting Wilson’s ﬁles, even as Wilson’s own ability to republish the documents is held up in court.

For more about the battle to stop 3D-printed guns, read Vox’s explainer (www.vox. com/2018/7/31/17634558/3d-printedguns-trump-cody-wilson-defcad).  www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/trumpadministration-revokes-obama-era-fueleconomy-standards-n896846

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Government

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Joint Statement from President Donald J. Trump and President Uhuru Kenyatta August 27, 2018

resident Donald J. Trump welcomed President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya to the White House today. In marking 55 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Kenya, and in recognition of the growing scope and depth of the engagements between the two countries,

the leaders resolved to elevate the relationship to a Strategic Partnership, aﬃrming it as a cornerstone of peace, stability and good governance in Africa and the Indian Ocean region. This United States–Kenya Strategic Partnership will include an annual dialogue to advance mutual prosperity.

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President Trump commended the Kenya Defence Forces for their service and sacrifice in combatting al-Shabaab and ISIS in Somalia. President Trump also lauded Kenya for taking a leading role in the East African fight against terrorism and for its sustained dedication to this effort. The leaders reaffirmed and strengthened their commitment to continued counterterrorism cooperation against violent extremists who seek to take innocent lives and deny fundamental human rights. To further enhance this counterterrorism collaboration, President Trump welcomed Kenya’s decision to join the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. President Trump also thanked President Kenyatta for his diplomatic efforts to bring peace to South Sudan and to the region more widely. The leaders pledged to deepen defense and security cooperation, building on the recent acquisition of military equipment made in the United States and committed to further enhance Kenya Defence Forces capabilities. Further, the United States pledged to strengthen Kenya’s national disaster and crisis response capacity. President Kenyatta thanked President Trump for the United States’ continued support of the Kenyatta administration’s efforts towards greater accountability, transparency, and institution building. As democracies committed to a rules-based international order, the United States and Kenya share a common vision for free and open societies. This includes global freedom of navigation, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.

The leaders committed to expand their economic cooperation aimed at making their nations stronger and their citizens more prosperous. In this regard, President Trump thanked President Kenyatta for hosting the United States delegation of the Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. To further enhance the economic partnership, the two leaders agreed to establish a United States–Kenya Trade and Investment Working Group to explore ways to deepen ties between the two countries. Further, the Presidents are pleased to announce that their governments established direct flights between Nairobi and New York City, a move that will expand the economic and cultural ties between the two great countries. Recognizing the importance of high-quality infrastructure, President Trump and President Kenyatta welcomed the proposal by United States engineering and construction firm Bechtel Corporation to build a modern superhighway from Nairobi to Mombasa. Both sides agreed to undertake further consultations to conclude the terms of the financing agreement. This and nearly $900 million in other commercial deals and engagements announced during the visit are expected to create thousands of American and Kenyan jobs, further enhancing the prosperity and economic competitiveness of both nations. www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/joint-statementpresident-donald-j-trump-president-uhuru-kenyatta/

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Government - Elections

Andrew Gillum Wins Major Upset in Florida Democratic Governor Primary From Max Greenwood

allahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, a progressive aligned with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), pulled off a stunning win in Florida's Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, edging out former Rep. Gwen Graham (D-Fla.). Gillum won the primary with 34% of the vote, the Associated Press projected with 87% of precincts reporting. Graham, the daughter of former Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.), won 32% of the vote. The come-from-behind win defied expectations and is bound to invite comparisons to the win by progressive star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who stunned the political world in June by defeating established Rep. Joe Crowley in a New York Democratic primary. Most recent public polls showed Gillum in third place, trailing Graham and former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine for the Democratic nod to replace Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R). Gillum lagged in fundraising and was slow to launch television ads in a state where such spots have traditionally been highly valued by political campaigns. But in the final weeks before Tuesday's primary, Gillum won the endorsement of Sanders, who campaigned alongside the Tallahassee mayor in Tampa and Orlando. Gillum also brought in other highprofile surrogates, including Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who rose to fame during the 2016 Democratic

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National Convention. And he earned a number of highprofile celebrity endorsements, ranging from actor Alec Baldwin to Jane Fonda, while receiving financial backing from Democratic mega-donors Tom Steyer and George Soros. Gillum and his aides and advisers touted the mayor's campaign as a grassroots movement that would energize progressive Democrats in November. For too long, his campaign argued, Democrats had run middleof-the-road candidates that failed to excite the base, effectively locking the party out of the governor's mansion for two decades. Like Ocasio-Cortez, Gillum run as an unabashed progressive. The 39-year-old mayor fashioned

himself as a progressive in the vein of Sanders, preaching the virtues of "Medicare for All" and a $15-perhour minimum wage on the campaign trail. Gillum, however, endorsed Hillary Clinton weeks ahead of the state's 2016 presidential primary. Clinton went on to win the state handily over Sanders. Gillum will face oﬀ against Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) in the gubernatorial election in November, pitting a progressive against a hardline conservative backed by President Trump.  www.msn.com/en-us/news/ politics/sanders-backed-andrewgillum-wins-major-upset-inﬂorida-dem-gov-primary/arBBMA4So?ocid=spartandhp

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Ben Jealous wins Maryland Democratic Primary Race for Governor By Erin Cox and Luke Broadwater

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ormer NAACP chief Ben Jealous won Maryland’s Democratic primary for governor, promising to deliver a progressive agenda that makes college free, legalizes marijuana and raises the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. Bolstered by support in the Baltimore region, spending from outside groups and an aggressive union-backed turnout machine, Jealous emerged from the six-way primary as Democrats’ bet to take on popular Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in November. “Our goal is to not just win an election but to build a movement, which will allow us to lead into law the new agenda that this state so desperately needs,” Jealous told supporters at his Baltimore victory party. Maryland has never elected an African-American governor, and Jealous’ victory is just the second time the state has nominated a black man for the job. In his victory speech, Jealous spoke of a young Baltimore boy who said he’s seen too many people die, a teenage girl from the Eastern Shore who said she’s buried three classmates from the opioid epidemic, immigrants whose children wake up in a cold sweat and workers with multiple jobs who fear economic insecurity.

“This campaign is about seizing the moment to build a movement to make sure that everyone moves forward, no matter what happens in Donald Trump’s Washington,” he said. Jealous and his running mate, former Democratic Party chairwoman Susie Turnbull, cast themselves as community organizers and promised to aggressively turn out voters in November. A decade ago, Jealous, at 35, became the youngest person to lead the national NAACP, reviving he organization and reestablishing it as a national political force. During his tenure, Jealous became a leading force behind referendums to uphold same-sex marriage and in-state college tuition for students who are in the country illegally. He helped persuade former Gov. Martin O’Malley to push to repeal Maryland’s death penalty. Jealous, now 45, is a Rhodes scholar and, for the past several years, has worked as a venture capitalist at Kapor Capital. He wants to make Maryland the first state to adopt its own single-payer health care system. He wants to reduce the state’s prison population by 30%, and wants tuition-free education at its public colleges and universities. He proposed a 29% pay increase for Maryland teachers — whose union endorsed him — plus legalizing marijuana and dramatically increasing spending on K-12 education. Jealous, at his victory party, told supporters gathered at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture that his win was a referendum on GOP leadership. Nora King, 70, a city resident and retired special education teacher and administrator for Baltimore City Public Schools, said she’s “elated” Jealous won. “I want to start dancing, I’m so happy,” she said. www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-mdgovernor-primary-20180626-story.html Kevin Rector and Catherine Rentz contributed to this article

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Government - Elections

Ayanna Pressley Could Become the First Black Woman Massachusetts Sends to Congress By Steve LeBlanc / AP

yanna Pressley is all but assured of becoming the ﬁrst black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, the latest example of the Democratic Party’s embrace of diversity and progressive politics as the recipe for success in the Trump era. The 44-year-old’s upset victory against longtime Democratic Rep. Michael Capuano in Tuesday’s primary sets the stage for Pressley to represent an area once served by Tip O’Neill and John F. Kennedy. Greeting voters at a Boston polling station, Pressley spoke of “the ground shifting beneath our feet and the wind at our backs.” “This is a ﬁght for the soul of our party and the future of our democracy,” she told reporters. “This is a disruptive candidacy, a grassroots coalition. It is broad and diverse and deep. People of every walk of life.” For Pressley, as with many other ascendant candidates of color, unabashedly progressive

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Ayanna Pressley nymag.com credentials smoothed her path to victory in the primary. Pressley backs Medicare-forall, the single-payer healthcare proposal, which helped her garner backing from Our Revolution, the oﬀshoot of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign. Pressley called for defunding the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE. “We have to be disruptive in our democracy and our policymaking and how we run and win elections,” she said in an interview this summer with The Associated Press, adding that Ocasio-Cortez’s victory challenged “narratives about who has a right to run and when, and who can win” in American politics. “My mother did not raise me to ask for permission to lead,” she added. Pressley tapped into growing cries within the Democratic Party for newer, more diverse leadership. She and Ocasio-Cortez both defeated older, white congressmen who were reliable liberal votes, but who didn’t look like many voters in their districts. The district she’s competing in includes a wide swath of Boston

and about half of Cambridge as well as portions of neighboring Chelsea, Everett, Randolph, Somerville and Milton. It includes both Cambridge’s Kendall Square — development there is booming — and the neighborhood of Roxbury, the center of Boston’s traditionally black community. Pressley has bristled at the notion that race was a deﬁning issue in her campaign. “I have been really furious about the constant charges being lobbed against me about identity politics that, by the way, are only lobbed against women and candidates of color,” she said in one debate. “I happen to be black and a woman and unapologetically proud to be both, but that is not the totality of my identity.” In nearby Connecticut, Jahana Hayes is on track to become that state’s ﬁrst black woman to win a congressional seat if she prevails in November. And black politicians in three states — Florida, Georgia and Maryland — have won the Democratic nomination for governor, a historic turn for a country that has elected just two black governors in U.S. history. www.time.com/5386978/ayanna-pressleymassachussetts-primary/

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Government - REform

California Becomes First State To End Cash Bail After 40-Year Fight By Vanessa Romo

alifornia will become the first state in the nation to abolish bail for suspects awaiting trial under a sweeping reform bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. An overhaul of the state's bail system has been in the works for years, and became an inevitability earlier this year when a California appellate court declared the state's cash bail system unconstitutional. The new law goes into effect in October 2019. "Today, California reforms its bail system so that rich and poor alike are treated fairly," Brown said in a statement, moments after signing the California Money Bail Reform Act. The governor has waited nearly four decades to revamp the state's cash bail system. In his 1979 State of the State Address, Brown argued the existing process was biased, favoring the wealthy who can afford to pay for their freedom, and penalizing the poor, who often are forced to remain in custody. "Our path to a more just criminal justice system is not complete, but today it made a transformational shift away from valuing private wealth and toward protecting public safety," Sen. Robert Herzberg, a co-author of the bill, said in a statement. "California will continue to lead the way toward a safer and more equitable system." Washington, D.C., already has a cashless bail system. Other states, including New Jersey, have passed laws that reduce their reliance

on money bail. And other states are considering making similar changes. Under the California law those arrested and charged with a crime won't be putting up money or borrowing it from a bail bond agent to obtain their release. Instead, local courts will decide who to keep in custody and whom to release while they await trial. Those decisions will be based on an algorithm created by the courts in each jurisdiction. In most nonviolent misdemeanor cases, defendants would be released within 12 hours. In other instances, defendants will be scored on how likely they are to show up for their court date, the seriousness of their crime, and the likelihood of recidivism. Some people could be released on other conditions, including monitoring by GPS or regular check-ins with an oﬃcer. The goal of the legislation is to eliminate human bias in court proceedings, but critics argue the new system that will be created by the courts runs the risk of perpetuating discrimination. Meanwhile, the American Civil Liberties Union of California, an original co-sponsor of the bill, pulled its support, arguing that last-minute changes give judges too much discretion in determining under what circumstances people will be released or kept in custody. "We are concerned that the system that's being put into place by this bill is too heavily weighted

toward detention and does not have sufficient safeguards to ensure that racial justice is provided in the new system," the ACLU's Natasha Minsker told NPR, Raj Jayadev, co-founder of advocacy organization Silicon Valley De-Bug, said like the ACLU, his group is a former supporter of the bill. Ultimately, as it is written, he told the Sacramento Bee, the law discriminates against the poor. "They took our rallying cry of ending money bail and used it against us to further threaten and criminalize and jail our loved ones." And there's the end to the state's bail bond industry. "We're gone. We're done. As of today the bail industry will start shuttering their doors," Topo Padilla, President of the Golden State Bail Agents Association told NPR. The Wall Street Journal reports that that could affect 7,000 jobs, though Jeff Clayton, president of the American Bail Coalition, told NPR station KQED that it's likely that the bail industry will sue, putting the law on hold. Padilla contended the law is bad for the people of California. The law "straps the taxpayers with funding 100% of all pretrial release programs," and will lead to increasing detentions of people who otherwise would post bail, he said.  www.npr.org/2018/08/28/642795284/ california-becomes-first-state-to-endcash-bail

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Government - Marketing / U.S. Commercial Service

Access the International Book Sales Market through the Services of the U.S. Commercial Service The U.S. Commercial Service is participating in the following International Book Fairs:

of these book fairs, tell us which ones. We will then supply you with requirements and put you in contact

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Frankfurt Book Fair - October 10-14, 2018

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Sharjah Book Fair - Oct. 31 to Nov. 10, 2018 – Middle East

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Salon International du Livre d’ Alger (SILA) International Book Fair of Algiers - Oct. 24th to Nov. 3rd , 2018 - Catalogue Show

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Beijing Book Fair - -August 23-27

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Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair November

The U.S. Commercial Service is oﬀering support to exhibitors and catalogue participants. The cost and registration diﬀers for each book fair. If you are interested in promoting your publications at any or all

with our colleagues in country. Information on Frankfurt and Algeria are shown n the next two pages for your information. The promotional ﬂyers on the next pages contain very important information as well as details on customized service for U.S. publishers. For example, a small U.S. company would pay $1,300 for a 2-day Gold Key during the Book Fair. Present your inquiries to:

Bobby Hines, International Trade Specialist DownTown Los Angeles Export Oﬃce United States Department of Commerce International Trade Administration 1-213-894-4231 bobby.hines@trade.gov

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GENERATE SUCCESS AT THE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR

Special Offer from the U.S. Commercial Service: xxx

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October 10-14, 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) is the world’s largest trade show for the publishing industry and takes place October 10 - 14, 2018 at the “Messegelände” (the Trade Fair Grounds) in Frankfurt, Germany -- with a focus on promoting books, digital content, magazines, and exporting and licensing rights. www.buchmesse.de/en

Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 is an excellent opportunity for U.S. publishers, agents, content providers and publishing service providers to promote their products & digital content, and to meet buyers and distributors from Europe and all over the world.

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With THE ARTS+ a new focus has been created for the creative industries Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Non-Fiction and Art Books, Photography and Film STM & Academic Publishing, Specialist Information, Education Self-Publishing and "Rights and Licenses" (get to know the world of literary and licensing agents) Frankfurt Book Fair Academy Georgia will be the Guest of Honor in 2018!

Registration is due July 13th for registering for our customized service. (registration is on a first come first serve basis) Questions? Please contact:

Our Customized Services are tailored to your INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING & LICENSING needs at FBF. This feebased service is offered exclusively to U.S. companies. It will help you define your marketing strategy and find the right partners for you (formerly Platinum Key Service) xxx ADDITIONAL VALUEADDED SERVICES OFFERED BY THE U.S. COMMERCIAL SERVICE TO U.S. EXHIBITORS: x Qualified Contact Lists x Customized Counseling on Global Markets (by U.S. Commercial Service Trade Specialists from U.S. Embassies & Consulates)

Bobby Hines, Trade Specialist in the U.S. at: Bobby.Hines@trade.gov or Ulrike Riegeler, Trade Specialist in Frankfurt, Germany: Ulrike.Riegeler@trade.gov For further information please click here

The International Trade Administration (ITA)’s U.S. Commercial Service at the U.S. Department of Commerce, strengthens the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promotes trade and investment, and ensures fair trade through the rigorous enforcement of our trade laws and agreements. ITA supports President Obama's recovery agenda and the National Export Initiative to sustain economic growth and support American jobs. www.trade.gov

Government - Investment

Chicago Commits to Following the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment By Kurt Summers, City Treasurer

'm announceing Chicago's new, groundbreaking commitment to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) (www.unpri.

Chicago's Treasurer, I know that the choice between returns and impact isn't binary—because we can achieve both at the same time. Through UNPRI, we are sending

org/?mc_cid=bf51945a88&mc_ eid=4d69837390). In doing so,

Chicago is becoming the ﬁrst city in the world to commit to UNPRI, the world's leading proponent of responsible investment. Chicago's residents should expect elected oﬃcials to deliver actionable solutions to the longterm challenges that we face. Our commitment to UNPRI is just the latest step we have taken to ensure that our investments directly address those challenges through considering hundreds of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors in 100% of our investment decisions on corporate securities. By becoming a signatory to UNPRI, we are solidifying Chicago's place as a leader in not only maximizing risk-adjusted returns but also investing for impact. As

considerations into our investment decisions. So what does signing onto UNPRI really mean for Chicago? As a signatory to UNPRI, we are committing to six voluntary, aspirational investment principles (www.unpri.org/ pri?mc_cid=bf51945a88&mc_ eid=4d69837390) for incorporating

ESG issues into our investment practices. To date, roughly 2,000 investment managers, asset owners, and service providers have signed onto UNPRI, collectively representing $80 trillion in assets under management (www. unpri.org/signatories/become-asignatory?mc_cid=bf51945a88&mc_ eid=4d69837390). As the ﬁrst city to

a message that we are looking beyond the day-to-day, beyond the short-term—and instead striving for long-term stability and lasting impact, whether by putting capital to work in ﬁnancially underserved neighborhoods through the Chicago Community Catalyst Fund or integrating ESG

join them, we are now leading the way for an entirely new class of investors, representing $3 trillion in ﬁnancial assets that are held in state and local treasuries. To learn more, visit our website at www.chicagocitytreasurer.com/ esg. 

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Join the Hart Leadership Center Foundation and City National Bank at the 2018

BLACK BUSINESS LEADERS HALL OF FAME Featuring a Conversation with Reginald Hudlin, moderated by Wren T. Brown Program hosted by Pat Prescott, Morning Show Host of 94.7 The Wave

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Reception: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Program: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

USC Bovard Auditorium 3551 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, CA 90089

Please RSVP by September 19. Hosted self-parking | Black tie or cocktail attire BLACK BUSINESS LEADERS

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BBN Show Biz Buzz By Linda Ware

Some of the 2018 Emmy Nominations and Winners

he 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost, will air live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 17. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us Jeffrey Wright, Westworld Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Thandie Newton, Westworld (Winner!!) Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder Viola Davis, Scandal Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta black-ish Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Donald Glover, Atlanta Letitia Wright Anthony Anderson, black-ish celebzz.com Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Issa Rae, Insecure Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live (Winner!!) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live Kenan Thompson Outstanding Guest Actor in vulture.com

a Comedy Series Katt Williams, Atlanta Sterling K. Brown, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Lin-Manuel Miranda, Curb Your Enthusiasm Donald Glover, Saturday Night Live Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Wanda Sykes, black-ish Tiffany Haddish, Saturday Night Live Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Regina King, Seven Seconds (Winner!!) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Letitia Wright, Nish Outstanding Reality Competition RuPaul’s Drag Race (Winner!!) Outstanding Variety/Talk Series The Daily Show with Trevor Noah  https://people.com/tv/emmy-nominations-2018/

Martellus Bennett to Host Live NFL Show This Season

ormer NFL tight end Martellus Bennett will start in a new position with Yahoo Sports as host of live internet talk show “Mostly Football.” Martellus, who won a Super Bowl ring with the New England Patriots, will bring Martellus Bennett texags.com his knowledge of the game and his own creative touch to the hour-long show about the week’s upcoming games, produced by Yahoo Sports and Complex Networks. “Mostly Football” will run weekly on Thursdays at 7 pm ET throughout the NFL season (just ahead of “Thursday Night Football”) for a total of 26 weeks. The goal for Yahoo Sports has been to build out a broader set of content for the NFL season, centered

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around the live games, with original content and fantasy football all in one place. “We are driven by serving fans in ways they haven’t been served,” said Geoff Reiss, GM of Yahoo Sports. “And one of the real opportunities in terms of creating these conversations with football fans and creating these narratives is really being able to present perspectives James Davis groupon. like that of Martellus.” com Alongside Bennett, the show will feature two regular co-hosts: comedian James Davis and Ben Lyons, an entertainment reporter and sports commentator. Other contributors are set to include Yahoo Sports’ fantasy football writer Liz Loza and Adam Caparell, co-host of Complex’s “Out of Bounds” who writes about sports betting. The show will stream live on both Yahoo Sports and Complex sites, and will be available on the Yahoo Sports app and the Yahoo Sports Facebook page. Additional behind-the scenes content and other video will be available across brand platforms and social channels. Yahoo Sports also recently bowed “The Rush” (which debuted June 4), a mobilefirst, short-form morning sports show hosted by comedian Jared Quay celebritypictures.wiki Jared Quay that runs about 2 minutes per segment; and the “The Spin” (which debuted Aug. 16), a breaking-news and analysis show featuring Yahoo Sports’ roster of editorial talent that runs 3-7 minutes. 

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury geekmom.com Captain Marvel is played by Brie Larson. The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson continuing the character Nick Fury and Djimon Hounsou portraying Korath.  https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/05/captainmarvel-first-look-mar-vell-jude-law/

Wanda Sykes Gets a Netflix Special

www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/yahoo-sports-to-kick-oﬀmartellus-bennett-hosted-live-nﬂ-show-this-season/arBBMExH6?ocid=spartandhp

Captain Marvel Set For March 2019

Djimon Hounsou (Korath) ign.com

et in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period of history in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Wanda Sykes

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anda Sykes is the latest comedian to land her own Netflix stand-up special. The streaming network announced today that it’s added an hour-long special from Sykes, which is slated to debut sometime in 2019. The untitled show will be Sykes’s fifth special, following Tongue Untied (2003), Sick & Tired (2006) I’ma Be Me (2009),and What Happened … Ms. Sykes? (2016). It’s also her first special for Netflix. 

anthem to protest against police brutality against African Americans. "Believe in something," Nike's new tagline read in a tweet posted by Kaepernick. "Even if it means sacrificing everything". The tweet immediately went viral, garnering millions of interactions and the #Nike hashtag became a worldwide trending topic.  www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/athletes-sidekaepernick-nike-ad-viral-180904053548698.html

www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/wanda-sykes-gets-anetflix-special-months-after-calling-them-out-overpay/ar-BBMV9bJ?ocid=spartandhp

Athletes Side with Kaepernick as Nike 'Just Do It' ad Goes Viral Anita Baker microsoft.com

Anita Baker: Farewell Concert Tour

rammy-winning singer Anita Baker has come out of retirement for a farewell tour this year. The “Sweet Love” singer says wants to express gratitude to “her second generation of millennial fans that keep her name trending on Twitter, have viewed her videos on YouTube more than 20 million times and have streamed her more on Spotify than had bought her platinum …  thenation.com

https://thegrio.com/2018/01/02/anita-baker-farewellconcert-retire/

ome of the biggest names in sports, entertainment and politics have taken to Twitter to show their support for civil rights activist and Black Lives Matter supporter Colin Kaepernick

(www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/colin-kaepernick-winsamnesty-international-top-award-180421190533861.html)

after the former American football player became the new face of Nike's 'Just Do it' ad campaign. Kaepernick, 30, who is currently without a team, sparked a wave of protests across the National Football League and other athletic events in 2016 after he started kneeling during the American national

Cicely Tyson to Receive Honorary Oscar

frican-American acting legend Cicely Tyson will receive an honorary Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced recently. The awards will be presented at the 10th annual Governors Awards on Nov. 18. “Choosing the honorees for its awards each year is the happiest of all the Board of Governors’ work. And

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this year, its selection of five iconic artists was made with universal acclaim by the Academy’s 54 spirited governors,” A c a d e m y president John Bailey said in a statement. Tyson, 93, was born in Harlem and began her career as a model and a theater actress, appearing both on and offCecily Tyson justjared.com Broadway. After playing small roles in feature films and television, she was cast as Portia in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" in 1968. Four years later, she received an Academy Award® nomination for her leading performance in "Sounder." Her other notable film credits include "The River Niger," "Fried Green Tomatoes," "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," "The Help," "Alex Cross" and "Last Flag Flying." 

of Spencer (Daniel Ezra) as he leaves a high school in South Central L.A. to attend Beverly Hills High to play football. Viewers don't need in-depth knowledge of Los Angeles to know this means going from poverty to the socalled good life. Of course, Spencer's relocation isn't all pool parties and fancy Spencer Paysinger restaurants; he's bullied by bigblueview.com schoolmates, alienated from his friends back home and comes to terms with being a pawn for the system. Anyone with a beating heart knows that Spencer is just one of many young people with promise who rise to beat the odds every day, and if all that won't loosen up those tear ducts, not much else will. Other cast members include Taye Diggs, Samantha Logan and Doreen Calderon.  www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/3-fall-shows-guaranteedto-make-you-weep-as-much-as-this-is-us/arBBMdYfs?ocid=spartandhp

www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cicely-Tyson-to-ReceiveGovernors-Award-from-the-Academy-20180906

"All American" New This Fall on the CW

ll American is an unabashed mashup of The O.C and Friday Night Lights, and its producers aren't even afraid to admit it. That doesn't mean All American is without This Is Us flourishes though, especially since All American also confronts issues of race, class and sexuality while Daniel Ezra twitter.com putting family dynamics front and center. Based on the life story of professional athlete Spencer Paysinger, All American tracks the journey

"Armed" Due in September

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former U.S. marshal discovers that all of the survivors of his old unit are experiencing the same symptoms simultaneously and there may be a larger conspiracy at hand. The film, starring and directed by Mario Van Peebles is intended to force a review and dsicussion of gun violence in our nation and constitutional rights. Other cast members include Columbus Short, Dionned Warwick and Melvin Van Peebles.  https://www.moviefone.com/movie/ armed/2NVKM9JC8p68MUq5bT8mD6/main/arBBMdYfs?ocid=spartandhp

Miss New York Nia Franklin reacts after being named Miss America 2019, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in Atlantic City, N.J. © The Associated Press (AP Photo/ Noah K. Murray)

9th in Atlantic City while competing as Miss New York, said the changes in the 98-year-old are a welcome modernization. Meeting reporters soon after winning the crown, Franklin said she's glad there was no swimsuit competition. "These changes, I think, will be great for our organization," she said. "I've already seen so many young women reaching out to me personally as Miss New York asking how they can get involved because I think they feel more empowered that they don't have to do things such as walk in a swimsuit for a scholarship. "And I'm happy that I didn't have to do so to win this title tonight because I'm more than just that," Franklin said. "And all these women onstage are more than just that." A classical vocalist whose pageant platform is "advocating for the arts," Franklin sang an operatic selection from the opera La Boheme on Sunday night. Franklin won a $50,000 scholarship along with the crown. The fourth runner up was Miss Massachusetts Gabriela Taveras; third runner up was Miss Florida Taylor Tyson; second runner up was Miss Louisiana Holli' Conway, and the first runner up was Miss Connecticut Bridget Oei. 

Miss New York Nia Franklin competes during the talent competition at the Miss America 2019 pageant, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in Atlantic City, N.J. © The Associated Press (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

New Miss America 2019 Nia Imani Franklin

he first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit says she's glad she didn't have to. The swimsuit competition has been replaced by onstage interviews. Nia Imani Franklin, who won the title September

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Carolyn Williams Named EVP of Marketing at RCA Records

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arolyn Williams, Senior Vice President of Marketing at RCA Records was recently promoted to Executive Vice President of Carolyn Williams Marketing. In her new role, Williams will be responsible for overseeing the marketing staff as well as continue to lead marketing campaigns for Childish Gambino, H.E.R., BROCKHAMPTON and more. “I am truly honored by this appointment and excited to be stepping into this new role at such an amazing time for RCA.”  https://tnj.com/carolyn-williams-named-evp-of-marketing-atrca-records

Karen Taylor Bass Podcast Picked Up by “Hub News”

aren Taylor Bass, award-winning public relations expert, author and speaker, has announced that her podcast, Late Night with Karen Taylor Bass, was recently picked up by Karen Hunter’s “Hub News.” “The podcast will be distributed to over millions of listeners and be part of the Sirius XM Urban View family (will be on her show weekly to promote). The podcast will simply be titled, Karen Taylor Bass. Thank you for riding Taylor Bass and supporting with me. Truly excited for my Chapter 2 … much more to come,” Taylor Bass says. I decided to launch a podcast on January 1, (2018), simply because I as a black women who is over 50, felt underrepresented as it relates to topics/”change” happening around me and peers. I launched ‘Late Night with Karen Taylor Bass’ which I describe as Paul Mooney meets Oprah podcast. It is raw, motivational and real talk.”

Taylor Bass is also a branding expert who has offered tips on small business survival (https://tnj.com/brandingexpert-karen-taylor-bass-talks-tips-small-business-survi).  https://tnj.com/karen-taylor-bass-podcast-picked-up-bykaren-hunters-hub-news/

Tiger Woods Answer the Question: He's Back

iger Woods is a winner again, five years and 50 days since the last time he claimed a tournament trophy, in August of 2013 at Akron. In the final event of a comeback season defined by teasing nearwins and the rising, anticipatory buzz that accompanied each of his promising rounds, Woods ground out a two-stroke win with a one-over Sunday, in the process providing the most emphatic, affirmative answer yet to the yearslong question of whether he was back. “It's certainly up there with obviously all the major championships I've won, Players, World Golf Championships,” Woods said, at once elated and reflective in his post-round press conference. “But this is under different circumstances. You know, I've explained throughout the year that I just didn't know whether—when this would ever happen again.” He was asked after the win how felt about having “probably just broken the internet.” “Well,” Woods quipped, “when I (first) came out here, there was no internet.” It was the parting answer of Woods’s press conference and gave it an appropriate end, at once showing the softened, introspective demeanor he has come to display and putting perspective on the length of his winding, turbulent career. Minutes earlier he said that he was happy to have been playing Tiger Woods Tim Bradbury/ Getty Images and competing again. “Win, that’s another level,” Woods said. “But I’m just enjoying being able to do this again.”  www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/after-a-season-full-of-promisetiger-woods-gives-emphatic-answer-to-yearlong-question-hesback/ar-AAAytA0?ocid=spartanntp

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California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Individual Company Export Promotion Program (ICEP) The following are edited guidelines for STEP/ICEP. Complete guidelines are located at: https://californiaexport.org/icep. For a copy of the complete guidelines, send a request to: bobby.hines@trade.gov Request: California STEP

he ICEP program will be used to reimburse eligible California small businesses up to $3,000 USD for specific export promotion related expenses performed on trade promotion related activities.

ICEP will open: • •

November 1, 2018 – January 31, 2019. April 1, 2019 – July 31, 2019.

Qualifying California companies must: • Be organized, operating and or incorporated in the U.S.A. • The applicable industry-based small business size standard established under section 3 of the Small Business Act; or • The alternate size standard applicable to the program, under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.) • The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size standards for your business based on your NAICS code: www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/ Size_Standards_Table_2017.pdf • Registered to do business in the State of California and in good standing with the California Secretary of State: http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/ • If a company is registered as a sole proprietorship with a fictitious name, the applicant must be registered and in good standing with the county in which the business is located. • Must be in business for at least one year at the time of the approved ICEP activity takes place • Have sufficient resources to bear the costs associate with trade, including the costs of packing,

shipping, freight forwarding, and customs brokers. • Agree to provide information on export sales data resulting from the ICEP reimbursement funding, and respond to all subsequent STEP surveys on a timely basis.

Qualifying Expenses: The ICEP program provides the opportunity for eligible companies to apply for direct financial assistance to implement an export promotion activity(s). Events/ activity(s) eligible for reimbursement may include : • Participation fees for international trade missions that support U.S./California exports. • Participation fees for international export trade show exhibitions • Export research tool subscriptions used to assist STEP clients with market research (up to $1,000 maximum) • Website translations, search engine optimization, localization services (up to $1,000 maximum) • Cost of compliance testing of an existing product for entry into a foreign market (maximum of $2,000) • Fees for shipment of sample products internationally (up to $2,000 maximum) • Other export initiatives determined to be appropriate.

How to apply? Please go to https://californiaexport.org/register/ to register for STEP indicating interest in the “Individual Company Export Promotion” program 30 days in advance of the event for which reimbursement is being sought.

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Business - E-commerce

A Possible Instagram E-commerce Juggernaut By Erica Pandey

nstagram is considering going into e-commerce, The Verge reports (www.theverge.

com/2018/9/4/17819766/instagramshopping-app-e-commerce), which

— if it does — could be the biggest new thing in U.S. online retail. Why it matters: Instagram ads are advantaged by something Amazon and other retailers don't have — data on what people think is cool.

Instagram declined to comment on the news. But its app would let users browse and buy products from merchants they follow without leaving the platform. I asked 50 colleagues — almost all in their 20s and 30s and living in cities — if they've ever bought something after seeing an ad on

Instagram. Over half — 26 of them — said "yes."

They have bought scented candles, clothes, jewelry, makeup, sneakers and watches. Several who said "no'" told me

that, even though they did not buy anything right away, they sometimes purchased something later. One colleague said he goes to Amazon for laundry detergent and other basics. But the targeted ads he gets on Instagram — for skate shoes and surfing products — are based off of the accounts he follows. The bigger picture: Social commerce is the next big e-commerce disrupter, says Axios' Sara Fischer. Alibaba, China's e-commerce titan, is already incorporating social experiences to its Taobao (www. taobao.com) platform, offering the chance to message and video chat with merchants and other consumers. Amazon has launched Spark (www.reuters.com/article/us-amazoncom-socialmedia-idUSKBN1A42HQ),

a social media app.  www.axios.com/instagram-ecommerce-app-online-advertising53f607a5-7462-4a64-ba0190214df72f99.html Image credits: chinainternetwatch. com, altavia-nantes.com, marketingland.com

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Business - Start-up Tips

27 Things You Need to Know to Start and Scale a Successful Business By by Laura Behrens Wu, Founder & CEO of Shippo, on Quora Some of my many mistakes I learned the hard way. When you are just getting started: You are going to get a lot of advice from different people. Many times that advice will be conflicting. You know your business best and you can't take every person's opinion into account. • Underpromise, overdeliver. • Build something that's a painkiller, not a vitamin. Advice from Sasha Orloff. • No need to overthink what you are going to build. The most important aspect is to get started working on something and to listen to customer feedback. • Talk to your customers as early as possible and listen to them. • Release MVPs (minimum viable product) fast and iterate. • Focus on a single metric if you are looking to fundraise (seed round), no need to optimize for all metrics in the first round. One metric that is "killing it" is enough, for us that was shipping volume. • Make founder friends, they can relate and you can learn from each other.

When you are scaling: • There's no need to reinvent the wheel. Sometimes, there are playbooks for things. You can gain experience by working with people who have done it before and made their mistakes. Don't be scared to work with people a lot more experienced than you, they are key to building and scaling a company. Hire people who are smarter than you. • Your role will change from a doer to a manager. That is really hard for most founders. To empower other people to be able to do their jobs, you'll need to let go and trust them. • Trust your team members. Everyone comes in with a "trust battery" that's fully charged and it can go down and up again depending on how people perform. But don't hire people and make them prove themselves. Advice from Tobi Lütke. • Your job is mostly hiring people.

• "Culture" is not a fluffy word. My co-founder thinks culture > strategy. Culture helps people make decisions when there is no one watching over their shoulders. Verbalize and formalize your values as early as possible. • Investors work for you. They are your team members that you can't fire. Choose to work with investors that you have vetted and then don't be scared to ask them for help. • Learn how to communicate. That is the most important skill of a manager. I can recommend a book, Nonviolent Communication (www.amazon. com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-MarshallRosenberg/dp/1892005034).

• People can't read your mind, you can't expect everyone to think like you because you as the founder have a unique context that no one else has. You need to learn how to articulate your expectations very clearly. People can't do a good job unless they know what you expect. • Founders job: keep money in the bank, hire and ﬁre, set your mission and vision. Manage by exception for everything else. • Structures and processes are important for scaling. • HR is important!!! Hire HR early. • Get help as a founder. I love working with my executive coach. Expectations are incredibly high, you don't have to ﬁgure this out all by yourself. • Be authentic. You don't have to try to be Steve Jobs. • As a founder, you need to create optionality for your business. • You are basically a sales person. You are always selling the company and yourself to customers, investors, candidates etc.

For yourself as a person:

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• You need to take a break every now and then. Taking care of yourself = taking care of the business. • You need some hobbies outside of work that can help your relax, make time for those. For me it is running, reading, hiking, friends. • Your self-worth isn't equal to

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Business - Start-up Tips

You Can Profit From Your Hobby By Natalie Ledwell

“I can’t charge money for doing something I love.” “I just want to help people, I don’t expect anything in return.”

f you’ve visualized yourself doing what you love every day, then you've probably had thoughts just like these. But when it comes to making a living from doing something you love, it's important you get it right so you don't end up stressed, broke, and disconnected from your passion. Here are 3 tips to help you do just that:

Tip 1: Learn from others Network, talk to people that are already succeeding at what you’d like to do, invite them for coﬀee and ask them what’s working for them and what’s not. You may be surprised to discover their eagerness to help you succeed also.

Tip 2. Hire others to do what you don’t know (or don’t like) to do. Sometimes getting inspired is the easiest thing in the world, but keeping your motivation up can be challenging when you have to do tasks you don’t love. To ensure that you thrive doing what you love every day, it’s a good idea to outsource the tasks you don’t enjoy or don’t excel at.

can impact people in the biggest way by doing what they love. You see, when you focus on doing what you love in a way that inspires, uplifts, educates, entertains, or Too many people spend their time and energy improves other people’s lives, making a proﬁt is just a focused on what they love and trying to convince other natural eﬀect from it. people to love it too. Yet the ones who focus on people - learning their Now go ahead and charge what you’re worth.  desires, fears, habits, and beliefs - also learn how they mindmovies@mindmoviesmail.com

Tip 3. Focus on people and great service.

your company worth. You need to be able to abstract that. Otherwise, you will feel bad whenever the company isn't doing well. • Don't forget to invest in your family and friends. Solidify a hierarchy of priorities, and then make sure that you have reasonable time allocated for them. Your calendar (time budget) reﬂects your priorities. 

www.inc.com/quora/27-things-you-need-to-know-tostart-scale-a-successful-business.html This question originally appeared on Quora (www.quora. com) - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

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Business - Disaster Preparation

National Preparedness Month: Tips on Preparing for the Unexpected By: Anna Morrow, PayPal At PayPal, we are committed to uniting with our employees, customers and partners to help those aﬀected by disaster and are deeply committed to assisting those in need. Preparing for disaster can feel daunting and it can be diﬃcult to know where to begin. The American Red Cross, Diect Relief, and Save the Children have collaborated to provide useful recommendations to help guide your preparations.

Make a plan Less than half of families in the U.S. have a family emergency plan. It is crucial that you have a plan of what to do in case you are separated from your family during an emergency, and what to do if you have to evacuate. Identify and practice evacuation routes from your home to a safe place. Make sure to coordinate your plan with your child’s school, your work, and your community’s emergency plans.

Make an “In case of emergency” card for each family member, with emergency contact and medical information. These can be vitally important if your family is separated during a disaster.

Create disaster kits Prepare a kit for each family member with enough food, water, flashlight, personal hygiene items, essential medications and medical supplies, copies of important documents, special comfort items for children (teddy bear or favorite toy) and other basic supplies to last three days.

words of support.

encouragement

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Stay informed Be informed about what disasters or emergencies may occur where you live, work, and play and understand how to respond as safely as possible. Find out how local officials will contact you during a disaster and how you will get important information. Staying informed of changing disaster and recovery conditions before, during, and after a disaster strikes will help keep you and your family safe. Follow news broadcasts, community communications, and online forums. If you are evacuated, do not return home until local authorities say that it is safe to do so. Keep a portable battery powered radio or television on hand to monitor local emergency information. Be ready to act if a disaster warning is issued.

Assist when and how you can People can help by staying informed, raising awareness of the situation by sharing updates and insights, giving blood, volunteering for recovery efforts, and offering

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Tribute - Aretha Franklin

President and Stars Join in Epic Farewell to Queen of Soul By Jeﬀ Karoub, Associated Press

ormer presidents and preachers joined a parade of singers in a hip-swaying, pianopounding farewell to Aretha Franklin, remembering the Queen of Soul as a powerful force for musical and political change and a steadfast friend and family member. "Aretha's singing challenged the dangling discords of hate and lies and racism and injustice," the pastor William J. Barber II said. "Her singing was revelation and was revolution." In a send-off both grand and personal, a celebrity lineup of mourners filled the same Detroit church that hosted Rosa Parks' funeral and offered prayers, songs and dozens of tributes. Guests included former President Bill Clinton, former first lady Hillary Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson. Robinson, the Motown great, remembered first hearing Franklin play piano when he was just 8, and he remained close to her for the rest of her life. They talked for hours at a time. "You're so special," he said, before crooning a few lines from his song "Really Gonna Miss You," with the line "really gonna be different without you." Late Friday, Franklin was laid to rest in a mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, the final resting place of her father and two of her sisters. The epic funeral unfolded on the same day as services for Arizona Sen. John McCain in the nation's capital, creating a challenge for some news networks trying to show both ceremonies. The McCain memorial, with its reverential silence and ramrod-straight honor guard, contrasted sharply with the joyous remembrance in Detroit. Bill Clinton described himself as an Aretha Franklin "groupie," saying he had loved her since college. He traced her life's journey and praised her as someone who "lived with courage, not without fear, but overcoming her fears." He remembered attending her last public performance, at Elton John's AIDS Foundation benefit in November in New York. She looked "desperately ill" but managed to greet him by standing and saying, "How you doing, baby?"

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Her career, Clinton noted, spanned from vinyl records to cellphones. He held the microphone near his iPhone and played a snippet of Franklin's classic "Think," the audience clapping along. "It's the key to freedom!" Clinton said. Lasting just over eight hours, the service at Greater Grace Temple encompassed many of the same elements and emotions that were hallmarks of Franklin's more than six decades on sacred and secular stages. She was remembered as the pride of Detroit and a citizen of the world. Actress Cicely Tyson reworked the Paul Laurence Dunbar poem "When Malindy Sings" to "When Aretha Sings." Music mogul Clive Davis, who helped revive Franklin's career in the 1980s, described her as a loving friend and a dedicated and unpredictable artist, whose passions ranged from soul to ballet. He remembered her turning up at a tribute to him in a tutu. "There was the Queen of Soul, accompanied by members of the City Center Ballet Company," he recalled, with Franklin "doing well-rehearsed pirouettes and dancing with most impressive agility and dignity. It

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was wonderful." Music was in abundance, of course. Jennifer Hudson, whom Franklin said she wanted to play her in a movie about her life, brought the crowd to its feet with a rousing "Amazing Grace." Ariana Grande sang one of the Queen's biggest hits, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," and Faith Hill performed "What a Friend We Have In Jesus." The Aretha Franklin Orchestra opened the funeral with a medley featuring "I Say a Little Prayer," ''Angel" and other songs she was known for, along with such gospel numbers as "I Love the Lord" and "Walk in the Light." Gladys Knight segued from "You'll Never Walk Alone" to "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks during the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at Greater Grace

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Tribute - Aretha Franklin see page 39 Near the end, Stevie Wonder brought the dwindling audience to their feet, swaying to his classic tribute to love, "As." Jennifer Holliday ended the funeral with "Climbing Higher Mountains," an uptempo gospel original by Franklin herself. A statement from former President George W. Bush that was read to the crowd said Franklin would "continue to bring joy to millions for generations to come." The Rev. Al Sharpton read a statement from former President Barack Obama, who wrote that Franklin's "work reflected the very best of the American story." Sharpton received loud cheers when he denounced President Donald Trump for saying that the singer "worked for" him as he responded to her death. "She performed for you," Sharpton said of Franklin, who had sung at Trump-owned venues. "She worked for us." "She gave us pride. She gave us a regal bar to reach. She represented the best in our community," Sharpton said. Many noted her longtime commitment to civil rights and lasting concern for the poor. The Rev. Jesse Jackson recalled Franklin raising money for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and urged attendees to honor her memory by registering to vote. Her friend Greg Mathis, the reality show host and retired Michigan judge, recalled his last conversation with her. They talked about the tainted water supply in Flint. "You go up there and sock it to 'em," she urged Mathis, paraphrasing the "sock it to me" refrain from "Respect." Franklin died Aug. 16 at age 76. Her body arrived in a 1940 Cadillac LaSalle hearse. She wore a shimmering gold dress, with sequined heels — the fourth outfit Franklin was clothed in during a week of events leading up to her funeral. The casket was carried to the church that also sent Franklin's father, the renowned minister C.L. Franklin, to his and Parks' final resting place at Woodlawn Cemetery, where the singer will join them. Pink Cadillacs filled the street outside the church, a reference to a Franklin hit from the 1980s, "Freeway of Love." Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced during the service that the city would rename the riverfront amphitheater Chene Park to "Aretha Franklin Park." Family members, among them granddaughter Victorie Franklin and niece Cristal Franklin, spoke with awe and affection as they remembered a worldfamous performer who also loved gossip and kept pictures of loved ones on her piano.

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Grandson Jordan directed his remarks directly to Franklin, frequently stopping to ﬁght back tears. "I'm sad today, because I'm losing my friend. But I know the imprint she left on this world can never be removed. You showed the world God's love, and there's nothing more honorable." 

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Tribute - Aretha Franklin

Smokey Robinson speaks during the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit. AP Photo/Paul Sancya

Pink Cadillacs line Seven Mile Road in front of Aretha Franklin's funeral at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images

'TheVoice Of A Century': Michael Eric Dyson Looks Back On Aretha Franklin's Life By Noel King, Ana Lucia Murillo

he world is mourning the loss of Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul died August 16 at the age of 76 from pancreatic cancer. Though her inﬂuence was felt throughout music, a critical part of her legacy

lies in gospel, where she got her start. Author Michael Eric Dyson, who knew Franklin for 15 years and wrote an op-ed in The New York Times titled "The Church of Aretha Franklin," (www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/

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Aretha Franklin at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History during a public visitation in Detroit. AP Photo/Paul Sancya

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Franklin had the "voice of a century." "There have been many popes. Ain't but one Aretha Franklin," Dyson says, remembering the day that he saw the icon perform for the pontiff in Philadelphia back in 2015. As Dyson tells it, Franklin had the voice to work within any genre, adding, "It embodied the emotional intensity that was gathered in a woman whose body bore the marks of her emotional suffering, but the joys and highs of black existence, the struggles, the protest, the resistance, the celebrations." Dyson says that when Franklin first started to move away from the gospel world to make secular music, she was met with resistance. But while Sam Cooke

and Ray Charles made the jump before her, "When Aretha's vocals got unleashed, they believed that God was everywhere." Aside from music, Dyson knew Franklin as a wellread, curious person. He says she would call him up all the time with questions about politics, archaeology and more. She also knew how to tell a good joke. "She had a tremendous sense of humor," Dyson says, recalling a time she told him about a humorous visit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made to her house as a child. "Aretha Franklin gave me that gift of knowing him intimately, vicariously." www.npr.org/2018/08/17/639473651/music-lovers-mourn-thedeath-of-aretha-franklin

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Business - Profile

Jammber is Making the Music Industry Sing By Jonathan Shieber

he music business is littered with stories about songwriters or studio contributors and session musicians who never get the credit — or money — they’re often due for their work on hit songs. And for every storied session musician in “The Wrecking Crew” there are perhaps hundreds of other contributors who aren’t getting their just desserts. That’s where Jammber (www.jammber.com) comes in. The five-year-old company co-founded by serial entrepreneur Marcus Cobb has developed a suite of tools to manage everything from songwriting credits and rights management to ticketing and touring all from a group of apps on a mobile phone. And has just raised $2.4 million in funding to take those tools to a broader market. Jammber “Muse” gives collaborators a single platform to exchange lyrics and song ideas, while the company’s “Splits” app tracks ownership and credits of any eventual product from a collaboration. The company’s nStudio tracks songwriting credits to assist with chart and Grammy submission — through a partnership with Nielsen Music — and its “PinPoint” helps organize touring. The recording applications even have a presence feature so session musicians, songwriters and artists can actually be tagged in the studio while they’re working. “I think we need to get attribution and monetization closer to the creators,” Cobb has said. “Why aren’t we doing that? The industry is growing and thriving. Are we making sure that performers and creators of all different tiers are being equally compensated?” The answer, sadly, for many in the music industry is no. In fact, while Cobb had originally set out to make a networking tool for creatives with Jammber he wound up shifting the service to the management toolkit after visiting the offices of a music label.

Jammber chief executive Marcus Cobb “I saw stacks and stacks of payroll checks that were returned to sender,” Cobb, told Crain’s Chicago Business. “These checks were taking three months to two years to print, and they were wrong addresses, or there were stage names instead of legal names.” That experience convinced Cobb of the demand, but it was Nashville that gave the serial entrepreneur the crucible within which to develop the full suite of tools that now make up Jammber’s soup-to-nuts platform. Cobb likes to say that Jammber was conceived in Chicago (where the company spun up from the city’s massively inﬂuential 1871 entrepreneurship center https://1871.com) and born in Nashville — the home of the multi-billion-dollar American country music industry. All of the tools in Jammber, Cobb says, were created with input from a local musician, producer, artist and repertoire person or a label executive. In 2015, the company came down to Nashville as part of the ﬁrst batch of companies in Project Music (www. ec.co/projectmusic), a joint venture between the Country Music Association and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center meant to encourage the development of technology for the music industry. For the 41-year-old Cobb, programming and entrepreneurship has literally been a life saver. Growing up in Texas and Nevada with an abusive, drug-addicted stepfather took a toll on Cobb and programming became an outlet — thanks to a particularly wellequipped computer lab at his high school. “I had moved 24 times,” Cobb said in an interview. “My stepfather

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was a full-blown crack addict. He would disappear with money; we got evicted a lot.” But the experience with computers led to an early job out of high school, which l a u n c h e d Cobb’s tech career. He sold his first company, Eido Software in 2007 a year after launching it and has used that money to pursue other endeavors. And while Cobb is a gifted programmer, that’s not his only interest. His next big foray into business was as the owner and lead designer of Marc Wayne Intimates (www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuQEorSQYJE), a boutique lingerie company that also provided the business-savvy Cobb with his first window into the music business — outfitting dancers in music videos for artists like Pitbull. Cobb has invested $300,000 of his own money into Jammber and raised roughly $400,000 in early seed funding. The $2.3 million that the company raised in its most recent round came from a who’s who of music executives, including former Sony Nashville chief executive Joe Galante; Hootie and the Blowfish manager Clarence Spalding; and Kings of Leon manager Ken Levitan. These investors know the tension at the heart of the music business better than anyone, Cobb says

— which is that the creative act of making music can often be at odds with the mundanity of organizing and running an effective business to ensure that the music getting made is actually heard by an audience that then pays the musician for their work. “The irony about making a living in a copyright industry like the music industry is you have to be very organized to make money in a timely manner or even get credit for your work,” said Cobb. “Over 40% of the money creators are owed is tied up by bad or wrong data because it’s very difficult to be organized while you create. These tools finally change that.” Jammber’s services are currently in a closed, inviteonly beta that will be capped at 10,000 users. There’s a basic set of services that will be available for free, with pricing for “unlimited” access to the toolkit starting at $10 per month. In addition to the applications, the company also has an online platform that integrates with the mobile suite. Pricing for that service starts at $25 per month. “This is an ecosystem play for us. I’ve been in software for a long time and the realization for me is that it’s not just mobile-first or cloud-first anymore, it’s simplicity-first. Independent artists and record labels generated $5.2 billion in revenues last year and the sector continues to grow — all while largely using paper and spreadsheets for their back office tools,” said Cobb. “This is a massive, underserved market and we believe we’ve figured out how to provide the value they’ve been waiting for.”  https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/07/managing-the-musicbusiness-from-a-mobile-phone-jammber-is-making-theindustry-sing/ Image Credits: Charriau Pierre prlog.org

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Business - Technology Technology:

Take A Look! Microsoft's Skype Gets a Redesign

kype has dropped a feature similar to Snapchat and Instagram's "Story" highlight reels, in a back-to-basics redesign prioritizing "simplicity." The Microsoft-owned messaging and video-calling service said it was shaping up the Skype mobile and desktop apps to make it easier for users to navigate and ﬁnd contacts — and that includes ditching its "Highlights" feature.

"This past year we explored some design changes and heard from customers that we overcomplicated some of our core scenarios," Peter Skillman, director of design for Skype and Outlook, said in a blog post. "Calling became harder to execute and 'Highlights' didn't resonate with a majority of users." The mobile version of the app will include three buttons at the bottom, to open up chats, calls and contacts. The desktop version moves those buttons, in addition to notifications, to the top left corner. A Skype redesign in June last year — when the "Highlights" feature was introduced — was mostly unpopular with users. Skype said that most people use the platform purely for calls, video chat and instant messaging. "Highlights" was very similar to "Story" features offered by competitors Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, where users can document their day with photos and videos that stay up for 24 hours before being taken down automatically. Skype said users will still be able to download their "Highlights" posts until September 30. The firm said its latest revamp was "only the beginning" and that more updates over the next few months were expected. The platform has struggled to retain dominance in the market with the rapid rise of competitors like Apple's FaceTime, Facebook's WhatsApp and Messenger, and Tencent's WeChat. WhatsApp is currently the dominant messaging app, according to Statista data, raking in 1.5 billion monthly active users, while Skype only has 300 million monthly active users.  www.cnbc.com/2018/09/03/microsoft-ownedskype-redesign-ditches-snapchat-likehighlights.html

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Mac through Safari You might consider Safari to be the safest web browser for macOS, but one security researcher has

popup will ask the user whether they wish to “Allow” or “Cancel” the process, but the text in it is controlled by the attacker and can be deceiving.

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Apple’s built-in defenses in macOS can’t protect against this kind of attack. It would require a change in the way in which Safari manages document and URL handlers. Apple could revoke a malicious app’s Don’t click “Allow” unless you’re sure it’s safe to do so. Photo: Patrick Wardle certificate, but by the time the app is proven it’s not completely bulletproof. identified, it will be too late for those who have already Patrick Wardle has demonstrated how hackers can installed it. remotely infect a Mac with malicious software using a There is something you can do, however. Preventing Safari vulnerability. Apple’s built-in protections can do Safari from opening “safe” files stops this attack in nothing to stop it. its tracks. All you need to do is select Preferences… in As Apple machines have risen in popularity, an Safari’s menu bar, then uncheck the option to Open increase in attacks has followed. The days when you “safe” files after downloading.  could use a Mac without the fear of it being infected https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/-heres-how-hackers-canare long gone. Wardle’s exploit proves that simply install-malware-o/f-f2775faab8%2Fcultofmac.com browsing the web in Safari lead to serious problems. Image credit: hablandodemanzanas.com Safari exploit leaves users open to attack In a lengthy explainer (https://objective-see.com/blog/ blog_0x38.html), Wardle reveals how an attacker can Africa Registry Launches the take advantage of the way in which Safari processes World’s Leading Gateway Solution document and URL for Domain Names in Africa handlers to inject malware frica Registry, part of the CentralNic Group, onto a Mac. It starts when is a leading provider of domain names for Africa a user visits a malicious since 2005, announces a new programme from website. its gateway service RRPproxy to empower domain “Once the target visits name vendors, registrars and resellers in Africa to sell our malicious website, we domains using over 1,000 TLDs, and to benefit from a trigger the download of $50 free credit for all new accounts. an archive (.zip) file that As well as offering almost five times more domain contains our malicious name choices than available through other African application,” Wardle gateways, Africa Registry’s RRPproxy service enables explains. “If the Mac user is using Safari, the archive registrars and resellers to immediately start selling will be automatically unzipped, as Apple thinks it’s wise lucrative add-on services such as hosting and SSL to automatically open “safe” files.” certificates - and many more attractive features “This fact is paramount, as it means the malicious To receive an immediate $50 credit, anyone in Africa application (vs. just a compressed zip archive) will wishing to upgrade their business selling domain names now be on the user’s filesystem, which will trigger is invited to register with Africa Registry’s RRPproxy the registration of any custom URL scheme handlers! now: www.RRPproxy.net/Reselling. Thanks Apple!” Africa Registry stated: “African companies selling The malicious website can then run code that see page 52 causes macOS to launch the malicious application. A

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Technology: from page 3

and report industry trends. Every year since its establishment, MBDA is honored to celebrate Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, October 1420, 2018. Don’t miss out on the many opportunities for minority business owners during MED Week. In the October issue of the Black Business News, we will be featuring several articles on sexual harrassment and on the downfall of many businesses and/or business owners. Look for the article, “Bill Cosby – Colorblindness: The Travesty of Injustice,” along with an article on the #MeToo social media campaign, “The Origin of The #MeToo Movement” that has taken on a life of its own; articles on how to avoid sexual harassment; and the business owner’s responsibility for report of sexual harassment/misconduct.

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domain names today or planning to in the future deserve the same range of products and services to sell enjoyed by their peers in Europe, the US and Asia. Africa Registry now provides this service through RRPproxy, the world’s best technical solution for domains.” 

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In closing, remember that united as a people we stand, disunited we fall. Let's stand together as African Americans for what is important to us as a people. Let's work together to get more of our young people on the path to being the entrepreneurs and leaders of tomorrow.  www.bbala.org Cover page Image Credits: achievement.org sitewww.ch movingimagearchivenews.org upmississippi.blogspot.com Image Credits: passportia.org, pinterest.com

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Business - Pilanthropy

Amazon's Jeff Bezos Launches a $2 Billion 'Day One Fund' By Sara Salinas

eff Bezos has launched a $2 billion "Day One Fund" to help homeless families and create preschools, the Amazon CEO announced Thursday. "MacKenzie and I share a belief in the potential for hard work from anyone to serve others," Bezos said in a tweet, referring to his wife MacKenzie Bezos. The fund will launch with a $2 billion commitment, split between the Day 1 Families Fund — helping homeless families — and the Day 1 Academies Fund — creating a "network of new, non-profit, tier-one preschools in low-income communities," Bezos said. As CEO of Amazon, founder of rocket company Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, Bezos is the wealthiest man in modern history, with a net worth of at least $150 billion. In June, Bezos teased that he had identified two areas of focus for future charitable endeavors.

Here's His Full Statement: I talk often about the importance of maintaining a Day 1 mentality. It's always Day 1, and I work hard to apply that mindset to everything I do. It was a Day 1 outlook that made me reach out to ask for suggestions on approaches to philanthropy last year. By so many important measures the world keeps getting better, and it's one of the fantastic aspects of human nature that we humans never stop looking for (and finding!) ways to improve things. Our lives are better than our great grandparents' lives, and their lives were better than their great grandparents' lives before them. If our own great grandchildren don't have lives better than ours, something has gone very wrong. Where's the good in the world, and how can we spread it? Where are the opportunities to make things better? These are exciting questions. MacKenzie and I share a belief in the potential for hard work from anyone to serve others. We all have that capacity. Business innovators who invent products that empower, authors who write books that inspire, government oﬃcials who serve their communities, teachers, doctors, carpenters, entertainers who make us laugh and cry, parents who raise children who go on to live lives of compassion, and many more. In

addition to Amazon my areas of focus so far have included investment in the future of our planet and civilization through the development of foundational space infrastructure, support of American democracy through stewardship of the Washington Post, and financial contributions to the dedicated and innovative champions of a variety of causes, from cancer research, to marriage equality, to college scholarships for immigrant students, to decreasing political polarization through cross-partisan support of principled, nextgeneration military vets running for Congress. We're excited today to announce the Bezos Day One Fund. It will begin with a commitment of $2 billion and focus on two areas: funding existing non-profits that help homeless families, and creating a network of new, non-profit, tier-one preschools in low-income communities. The Day 1 Families Fund will issue annual leadership awards to organizations and civic groups doing compassionate, needle-moving work to provide shelter and hunger support to address the immediate needs of young families. The vision statement comes from the inspiring Mary's Place in Seattle: no child sleeps outside. The Day 1 Academies Fund will launch and operate a network of high-quality, full-scholarship, Montessoriinspired preschools in underserved communities. We will build an organization to directly operate these preschools. I'm excited about that because it will give us the opportunity to learn, invent, and improve. We'll use the same set of principles that have driven Amazon. Most important among those will be genuine, intense customer obsession. The child will be the customer. "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." And lighting that fire early is a giant leg up for any child. I want to close by thanking everyone who sent me suggestions, and for the inspiring examples of innovation I see every day, large and small. It fills me with gratitude and optimism to be part of a species so bent on self-improvement. It remains Day 1! Jeﬀ  www.cnbc.com/2018/09/13/bezos-launches-day-one-fundto-help-homeless-families-and-create-preschools.html

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Business - Technology

How the Department of Defense Is Using Open Source: Contractors Welcome By Sean Michael Kerner

he U.S. Department of Department of Defense has been incrementally adopting open-source software and methodologies to improve eﬃciency and reduce costs. In a session at the Open Source Summit on Aug. 31, Jordan Kasper of the Defense Digital Service (DDS) outlined the steps the DoD has taken thus far and some of the lessons learned. The DDS is part of the U.S. Digital Service (USDS), which embeds developers inside of U.S. government agencies as part of an eﬀort to advance the state of technology development and usage. The USDS got started in 2014 under the Obama administration and has been continuing its work ever since. "The U.S. Digital Service is a SWAT team of nerds," Kasper said. The USDS has been working to improve technology development within the government, with a particular focus on the use and development of open-source technology across multiple agencies, including the DoD, he said. Kasper outlined multiple reasons why open source is a model that has value for the DoD and other government agencies.

Reusability at the DoD isn't just about reusing publicly available code; it’s also about making use of code already available within the DoD. Additionally, opensource reusability helps to reduce the overall cost of ownership for software operated by the DoD. "Open source enables us at the DoD to reuse our own things extremely easily," he said. "The fact is the U.S. government spends hordes of money on tech and speciﬁcally on software development. Being able to reuse that is absolutely essential."

Reusability

Collaboration and Contribution

One of the greatest benefits of open source is the ability to easily reuse code, Kasper said. With opensource language frameworks in particular, developers can rapidly become productive by reusing code elements, he added. "You don't have to reinvent the wheel. You can just find something someone else has done and you can get up to speed very quickly," he said. At the DoD, finding solutions to complex problems rapidly is essential, according to Kasper. For example, there are times when the DoD has to come up with technology in a very short period of time to prevent loss of life. Building everything from scratch using custom code takes significantly longer than reusing existing open-source code elements.

Open source also enables collaboration and contribution, both with the general public and within the DoD. Kasper said that collaboration for the DoD is about bringing in a diversity of opinion and views on software development issues. "Having a diverse group of individuals will help solve problems much faster," he said.

Security Security can also beneﬁt from the open-source model. "Vulnerabilities are much easier to ﬁnd in open source code and are much easier to patch," he said. "Patches can come in at a speed that is much faster than with proprietary code." By open sourcing more of its code, the DoD can be

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more secure, Kasper said, though he noted that one of the things that he commonly hears from people is that open source is in fact insecure. The argument is that if the code is open source, then anyone will be able to see it and know how to hack it. "The Defense Media Agency [DFA] runs approximately 800 web properties across the DoD, and in the first quarter of this year they were on the receiving end of 280 million malicious attacks," he said. "Foreign actors know how to hack us. That is not the problem. The problem is we're not fixing problems." DDS runs a bug bounty program along with HackerOne called Hack the Pentagon, which rewards security researchers for responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities to the DoD. Kasper said that vulnerabilities exist whether code is open source or not. "It is critical that vulnerabilities are identified and patched quickly, and that is why it's important to open-source code," he said.

Code Ownership When it comes to open-sourcing code that has been developed by the DoD or its contractors, Kasper said that one question that comes up is about ownership. Some people will tell him that since the DoD paid for software development it belongs to the DoD and it is illegal to make it open-source. Kasper noted there is lots of case law that indicates that it is not illegal for the U.S. government to opensource software. Additionally, he said the government has taken steps to adjust its contractual language with third-party developers to make it clear that the government prefers code that can be open-sourced. The effort to make more government code available as open-source was first required in August 2016 under the Federal Source Code Policy. For the DoD, the effort to open-source code is tracked under the code.mil website, which includes guidelines, policies and project tracking features. Among the tools that the DoD has open-sourced is a malware detection tool for executable binaries. Across the U.S. government, the code.gov site also has a help wanted open listing of areas where help is needed to advance certain projects and add various features. "The U.S. Digital Service is always looking for people that want to help make the situation better," Kasper said. "We want to make tech not suck so bad in the federal government."  www.eweek.com/security/how-the-departmentof-defense-is-using-open-source?utm_ medium=email&utm_campaign=EWK_NL_ EP_20180906_STR5L2&dni=453900273&r ni=25652266 57  September 2018  Black Business News  www.blackbbusinessnews.net  1-323-291-7819

Business - Marketing

99% of Companies Are Missing This One Major Marketing Strategy By Sonia Thompson

ord of mouth advertising (www.inc.com/

robbie-abed/how-this-former-professor-usedword-of-mouth-marketing-to-create-a-productis used-by-tens-of-millions-of-people.html?cid=search) a powerful tool to win more customers (www.inc. com/sonia-thompson/how-nike-disney-ritz-carlton-builtcultures-that-always-deliver-great-customer-experiences. html?cid=search). Increasingly, recommendations or

rebukes about brands are playing an increasingly larger role in the consumers' decisions about whether or not to buy from a company. Recent data from Convince and Convert (www.talktriggers.com/cm) shows that word of mouth accounts for 19% of all purchases, and influence up to 90%. But even though word of mouth has such a major impact on consumer buying behavior, Convince and Convert reports that less than one percent of companies actually have a word-of-mouth strategy. As such, they leave the benefits of getting positive word of mouth promotion up to chance. No bueno. With all the time, money, and effort that goes into creating products, services, and experiences and bringing them to market, it makes sense to do

everything in your power to help ensure that word of mouth happens, and that it happens in your favor. And the by far, the best word of mouth strategy comes down to two simple words: Be remarkable.

Give your customers something worth talking about. Deliver products, services, and experiences that are

not only memorable and meaningful, but ones they will be compelled to talk about to their family, friends, and

anyone who will listen. Producing the remarkable should be priority number one in your business. When you focus on delivering experiences that delight, your customers will gladly do the work to spread the word about you on your behalf. Being remarkable doesn't have to mean exploding your budget to deliver over-the-top experiences. Sometimes simple gestures are all it takes to make a lasting impression. Daniel Lemin, co-author of Chatter Matters: The 2018 Word of Mouth Report, told me that something as small as a fresh-baked cookie was a major part of what made their stay at a DoubleTree Hotel remarkable. In our research, about a third of people will talk about that cookie without being asked. Like, "Hey, how was your trip?" "It was great. I stayed at a hotel, they gave me a cookie when I checked in. It was so good." And when people say things like that, it is inherently trustworthy. It's like, "That sounds like a reasonable experience." You know, they didn't deliver you a steak to your room unprompted. It was a cookie, it's a fairly reasonable gesture, but it's remarkable. It's something you talk about. On your journey to creating better customer experiences, you should, of course, focus on important elements, such as your products and services. But don't forget that you can induce a ton of smiles and delight, and lots of word of mouth with tiny gestures that shock

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your customers out of the norm, and showcase that you see them, and you get them.

Engage in public conversations happening about you. These days many customers take to social media to talk about their experiences good or bad with a brand. And now, it's pretty easy for companies to monitor when they are being mentioned on the platform. Instead of just lurking and reading what people are saying about you, join the conversation. Airbnb did this masterfully when a copywriter Ash Ambirge tweeted about how much she was enjoying the moment while staying at an Airbnb during her travels in Europe. Rather than simply ignoring, liking, or retweeting the message shouting them out, Airbnb took the extra step to delight Ambirge by sending her a gift with a lovely

note. Naturally, Ambirge tweeted their note and chronicled the unboxing of her Airbnb goodies on her Instagram Stories. By proactively working to do something remarkable by delighting a customer that mentioned them on social media, the company extended the conversation and turned it even more so in their favor. You can do the same. Like with most things, you increase your chances of getting the results you want through careful planning and execution. Thus if you want more people to share positive experiences with your brand, start by building a strategy that makes it a no-brainer for them to do so.

Engage with your customers on social media. Look for other ways to delight them within various parts of your customer journey. And if your customers aren't talking about you now, that's a good signal that you've got work to do to make your products and services more remarkable. With continued eďŹ&#x20AC;ort working even a simple word of mouth strategy, you'll ďŹ nd that your customers will have more great things to say about you more often. ď &#x192; www.inc.com/sonia-thompson/99-percent-of-companies-aremissing-this-1-major-marketing-strategy.html Image credits: dreamtravelonpoints.com, cntraveler.com, zh.yelp. com.hk

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Business - Profile

The Remarkable Mr. Quincy Jones By Bene Uche

he man and the name “Quincy Jones” in the music and entertainment world is synonymous with the movie and television themes, jazz, creativity, music business and legend. Quincy Jones, who came from humble beginnings but through sheer hard work, dedication and a never-saynever spirit, rose to the top of the music industry in America. In fact, his name garners respect and accolades not just in America, but globally. Quincy Jones gave the music industry the term “collaboration” or “collabo” a beautiful feel, color and acceptance. Remember, for example the celebrated USA for Africa beneﬁt single “We are the World”, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, along with many others. The music productions of Quincy Jones are ever green and they indisputably still “got the vibe” in the modern-day music industry. Quincy Jones has been many things: a solo artist, song writer, band leader, ﬁlm composer, record label executive, author, and the brain behind many successful television series and major motion picture productions. Quincy Jones is “Mr. Diversity.” Mr. Jones has in the neighborhood of 26 Grammy Awards and was also inducted into in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award. Quincy Jones has chaired many musical events and awards ceremonies, and most recently served as honorary co-chair of the

2017 Black Business Association (BBA) “Salute to Black Music Awards Dinner“ in recognition of Black Music Month wherein his good friend, the iconic Clarence Avant, “The Godfather of Black Music”, was honored with Lifetime Achievement Award. During that event, BBA President and CEO Earl “Skip” Cooper, II noted that legends such as Clarence Avant, Quincy Jones and others are giants who kicked open doors through their deal making acumen and business savvy over the span of six decades. “Skip” noted that it is always time to pay tribute to heroes and legends who, particularly during challenging times in the history of America, made sacrifices to pave the way for other musician and industry professionals. One of Quincy’s many protégés, Siedah Garrett, was subsequently honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Black Business Association Salute to Black Music Awards Dinner. Ms. Garret stated unequivocally that she would not have had the success in the music industry if it not been for Quincy Jones. At the Toronto International Film Festival, Netflix unveiled "Quincy," a new documentary that will begin streaming on September 21, 2018, written and directed by his actress daughter, Rashida Jones and documentarian Alan Hicks. The feature film, which runs for two hours, mirrors the life of Mr. Jones who turned 85 earlier this year. The feature provides an

overview of the 70-year career of Mr. Jones, telling the story from his humble origins in city of Chicago’s South Side during the Depression Era. When his family later relocated to Seattle, Washington, it was during this period Mr. Jones started as a trumpet player and became a best friend of Ray Charles. The account continues to describe how he grew to become a gifted composer and mega-producer who brought to the limelight and had great impact on lives of many famous musicians. Quincy Jones has produced and worked with a variety of stars including Count Basie, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Will Smith, Ray Charles, and Oprah Winfrey among others. In this new feature ﬁlm, you see the humorous side of Mr. Jones, his views on life, his views on working

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(l-r) Earl "Skip" Cooper, II, Clarence Avant, and Qunicy Jones

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Siedah Garrett accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Black Business Association Salute to Black Music Awards Dinner.

music industry over the past six decades and through the legacy he leaves for years to come.  with artists, the music business and musicians. On behalf of The

Black Business News, we honor and salute Quincy Jones for his unparalleled contributions to the

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Community/Public Interest

LDF Continues to Challenge Alabama’s Racially Discriminatory Photo ID Law From NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF)

he NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) will appear before a federal appeals court on Friday to challenge Alabama’s voter photo ID law and ask the court to send this case back to the District Court for a trial. In January, LDF, Covington & Burling, LLP, and local counsel Mitch McGuire filed an appeal after the U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of Greater Birmingham Ministries, the Alabama NAACP, and three individual voters challenging Alabama’s photo ID law. The District Court dismissed the lawsuit without a trial, despite evidence that the Legislature had intentionally passed the law to discriminate against and burden Black and Latino voters. The chief sponsors of Alabama’s photo ID law openly stated that its purpose was to undermine the “black power structure” and, just months prior to the passage of the law, were recorded plotting to suppress Black voter turnout in the upcoming election. Voters of color in Alabama are about two times more likely than white voters to lack acceptable ID, are over four times more likely to have their provisional ballots rejected because of the law and are almost three times more likely to neither have a car nor live within five miles of ID-issuing offices. “Black and Latino Alabamians face multiple hurdles to obtaining photo ID to vote,” said Deuel Ross, LDF Assistant Counsel. “The testimony from our clients, elected officials, and experts clearly showed that over 118,000 people lack acceptable ID and that this law has prevented thousands of people from voting. Our clients deserve their day in court to present this evidence at trial.” After years of opposition from Black legislators, Alabama passed a photo ID law in 2011 that went into effect in 2014. In late 2015, however, Alabama closed the driver’s license-issuing offices in nearly

every majority-Black county. The offices remained partially closed for the 2016 elections until a civil rights settlement with the federal government required the offices to be fully reopened. LDF’s lawsuit, filed in December 2015, alleges that Alabama’s photo ID law discriminated against Black and Latino voters in violation of the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. “Alabama legislators passed this photo ID law to suppress the growing influence of Black and Latino

voters,” said Natasha Merle, LDF Senior Counsel. “Every eligible voter has the right to cast a ballot and make their voice heard. We demand justice for all Alabamians denied their right to vote because of this discriminatory law.” Read the full appellate brief here and LDF’s reply brief at: www.naacpldf.org/ﬁles/case_issue/Alabama%20 Photo%20ID%20Appellant%20Reply%20Brief.pdf.  www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-continueschallenge-alabama’s-racially-discriminatory-photoid-law-eleventh-circui?track=DE19G13&utm_ source=1808supporterupdate&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=fy19supporterupdate Read a PDF of this statement at: www.naacpldf.org/ﬁles/ case_issue/2018-07-25_PR_AL_Photo_ID_Hearing_ FINAL.pdf

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Policeman in Texas who Killed Unarmed Black Teen Guilty of Murder By Lindsay Schnell

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oy Oliver, the former Dallas-area police officer who shot and killed 15-yearold Jordan Edwards in April 2017, has been found guilty of murder. Oliver, who is white, was fired from the Balch Springs Police Department just days after the death of Edwards, a black teenager who was leaving a local house party with friends when Oliver opened fire on their vehicle. Edwards, who was unarmed, was in the passenger seat. Oliver, 38, testified last week that he had no choice other than

to fire his weapon after seeing the car move toward his partner, Tyler Gross. Oliver said he believed Gross to be in danger, but Gross told jurors he never felt threatened and did not feel the need to open fire. “I was not in fear at that point,” Gross told jurors. A video released by local authorities at the time of the shooting showed the vehicle moving away from officers. Oliver fired five shots from his AK-15 rifle, striking Edwards in the back of the head and killing him instantly. He

was fired shortly after the shooting. Jury deliberations took 13 hours. Oliver was also found not guilty of two counts of aggravated assault. It is the first time since 1973 that a Dallas County police officer has been found guilty of murder. Oliver faces between five years and life in prison at his sentencing.  www.usatoday.com/story/ news/2018/08/28/white-cop-whokilled-unarmed-black-teen-guiltymurder/1125507002/

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Supporters Praise Newly Minted Obama Boulevard in LA's 'Iconic Black Community' By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde and Javier Panzar, Los Angeles Times

3.7-mile stretch of road in the heart of Los Angeles' Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw neighborhood is getting a new name in honor of the country's ﬁrst African-American president, and local leaders say the symbolism is important. Democratic Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents the area, said she loved that former President Barack Obama would have a permanent presence there. "It's the merging of a historic president (and) street with an iconic black community," she said.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to rename Rodeo Road, a main east-west artery in the city, as Obama Boulevard. The newly minted thoroughfare runs from Jeﬀerson Boulevard near Ballona Creek, at the edge of the city's boundary with Culver City, to Gramercy Place, just short of Exposition Boulevard. Obama Boulevard will slice through a mix of residential streets and strip malls at the northern border of Baldwin Hills and Leimert Park and will pass by Dorsey High School, Baldwin Hills Elementary School and the Rancho Cienega

Recreation Center. In 2007, then-presidential candidate Obama held a rally at the Rancho Cienega recreation center near the beginning of his historic presidential campaign. City Council President Herb Wesson ﬁrst proposed the street's name change in June 2017, citing Obama's rally there as reason for the change. The area already has streets named after presidents, such as George Washington and Thomas Jeﬀerson. "We're thrilled that Angelenos and visitors will forever be reminded of the legacy of President Barack

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Community/Public Interest Obama when traveling across L.A.," Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in a tweet Tuesday night. The change was announced on the anniversary of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech as well as the anniversary of Obama's acceptance of the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2008. "I look forward to standing at the intersection of MLK Boulevard (formerly Santa Barbara Boulevard) and the newly minted Barack Obama Boulevard and raising my ﬁst in cultural pride," Democratic state Sen. Holly Mitchell of Los Angeles said in a statement. The move is not the ﬁrst to honor the former president in Southern

California. In September, a resolution by Democratic state Sen. Anthony Portantino of La Canada Flintridge to rename a portion of the 134 Freeway passed. Several California schools also have been named after Obama, and in the Monterey Bay town of Seaside, city leaders designated one street Obama Way. The name change sparked some debate in 2017, with some residents saying that Obama deserved to have his name on a more prominent street in Los Angeles. But Wesson defended the choice of Rodeo Road. "People wanted a longer street, but what I have said to the people, it's not about the length of the street, it's about the signiﬁcance of the

street, it is about what happened on that street," Wesson said at a council meeting in 2017.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/ news/world/supporters-praisenewly-minted-obama-boulevardin-las-iconic-black-community/arBBMCP08?ocid=spartandhp Image credit: © Myung J. Chun/ Los Angeles Times/TNS Democratic presidential candidate and United States Senator Barack Obama greets supporters during a rally at Rancho Cienega Sports Complex in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. This was his ﬁrst visit to the city since announcing his presidential bid. The park where Obama held his 2007 rally will now be at the intersection of streets named after the two men.

Google Offers ‘Good News’ Only Feature By John Bowden

oogle is rolling out a feature that allows users to hear positive news stories on command, an eﬀort developed in conjunction with a journalism group focusing on combating negative news fatigue. The feature will exist on Google Assistant devices and will play a randomly selected positive news story focusing on an individual or a group solving a problem when prompted with the voice command "tell me something good." The feature, Google notes, is an "experiment worth trying" because

it is directly designed to improve users' experiences. It "isn't meant to be a magic solution," the blog post continues. "But it's an experiment worth trying because it's good info about good work that may bring some good to your day." The feature follows an announcement earlier in the year from Google concerning the company's eﬀorts to battle fake news on its various platforms and search engine. The company launched a

Google News Initiative (https:// newsinitiative.withgoogle.com) in March, which it said has the goal to ﬁght disinformation on Google, particularly during breaking news events. Representatives from a dozen major tech companies reportedly met Friday at Twitter's headquarters to discuss plans to combat foreign intrusions in the upcoming 2018 midterms. www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ google-oﬀers-‘good-news’-onlyfeature/ar-BBMqwuo?ocid=spartandhp

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Community/Public Interest

Michelle’s Movement: When We All Vote From DemsList

ormer First Lady Michelle Obama is wading into the mid-terms wars with a new organization, When We All Vote. The non-proﬁt, nonpartisan eﬀort will focus on voter registration via public service announcements, events, rallies and trainings leading into Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) days of action closer to the election. One of history's most popular presidential spouses, the former executive, attorney, public servant and mother has enlisted a host of celebrities to help her get the vote out for this November's critical elections. Notable names include actor Tom Hanks, "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, Houston Rockets star Chris Paul, country stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw,and singer Janelle Monae. Voter participation in mid-term elections is traditionally low. In 2014 just a third of eligbile Americans voted and over 21% of eligible citizens were not registered. Particular emphasis will

be placed on the youth vote, with organizational partner RockTheVote concentrating on registering the "four million americans who turn 18 this year." When We All Vote is incorporated separately from the Obama Foundation, Barack and Michelle Obama's personal oﬃces, and the former President's political arm, Citizen 44. Obama alum Valerie Jarrett will head up the board, joined by former Obama senior advisor Pete Rouse, Kyle

Lierman as CEO and Tina Tchen as Treasurer. The Obamas have maintained a low proﬁle since the 2016 election, with the 44th President concentrating most of his eﬀorts through the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC)

and Michelle's appearances limited to a few focused on women's empowerment and paid speeches. The decision to utilize her for a non-partisan eﬀort is of frustration to some party players who had hoped to see Michelle as a surrogate and advocate for Democratic candidates. While Barack Obama is expected to start hitting the candidate campaign trail through November 6th, the former ﬁrst lady's preference is to focus on the higher ground of voter engagement, and the release of her memoir, Becoming, due out after the election. As a 501c3 organization, contributions to When We All Vote are taxdeductible, which also makes it considerably easier to raise the goal of $8 million for the voter registration campaign - www.whenweallvote. org.  http://demlist.com/demdaily-michellesmovement/ Watch The Video: http://demlist.com/ demdaily-michelles-movement/

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Community/Public Interest

Michelle Obama’s 10-City Book Tour will take her to Major Arenas By Emily Heil

ichelle Obama’s book tour to promote her memoir, “Becoming,” won’t be taking her to the usual cramped bookstore signings — the former first lady will instead be doing appearances at major arena venues across the country in a tour produced by Live Nation (www. livenation.com), the event company known for concerts by the likes of Rihanna and Katy Perry. The 10-city jaunt kicks off in Chicago and will “feature intimate and honest conversations between Mrs. Obama and a selection of to-beannounced moderators, reflective of the extraordinary stories shared in the wide-ranging chapters of her deeply personal book,” according to an announcement Wednesday by Live Nation and Penguin Random House’s Crown Publishing Group. The timing — the tour stretches from Nov. 13 to Dec. 17, including a Nov. 17 event at Capital One Arena in Washington — is interestingly apolitical: Obama will be barnstorming across the country just after the midterm elections, so it looks as if her book tour won’t function as a de facto campaign to get out the vote, an issue she has recently focused on. Instead, the format of massive venues and probably high-profile moderators calls to mind an Oprah-

esque experience; the news release promises that Obama will “inspire people to become the very best version of themselves.” Mrs. Obama said she wants the tour to not just be about her. “I’ve spent the last year and a half reflecting on my story as deeply and honestly as I could, and now I’m thrilled to travel the country and do the same with readers this fall,” she said in the announcement. “I hope that this tour will inspire others to reflect upon and share their own stories — all the joys and sorrows, all the scars and renewals — so that together, we can better recognize that each of us, in our own way, is in a constant process of becoming.” The Obamas have lately been ramping up their political activity, with the former FLOTUS this summer launching a nonpartisan voter-registration campaign called When We All Vote (www. whenweallvote.org), an effort that enlists some of her celebrity pals, including “Hamilton” creator LinManuel Miranda, singers Janelle Monáe and Faith Hill, and actor Tom Hanks. Here is the full tour schedule, per the announcement: • Nov. 13: Chicago — United

Center • Nov. 15: Los Angeles — The Forum • Nov. 17: Washington — Capital One Arena • Nov. 24: Boston — TD Garden • Nov. 29: Philadelphia — Wells Fargo Center • Dec. 1: Brooklyn — Barclays Center • Dec. 11: Detroit — Little Caesars Arena • Dec. 13: Denver — Pepsi Center • Dec. 14: San Jose — SAP Center • Dec. 17: Dallas — American Airlines Center.  www.washingtonpost.com/news/ reliable-source/wp/2018/09/12/ michelle-obamas-10-city-booktour-will-take-her-to-majorarenas/?utm_term=.b2af31d1c660 Image credit: Penquin Random House

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Community/Public Interest - Obituaries/Memorials

Trailblazing Black Ballet Dancer Arthur Mitchell Dies By Samara Lynn

dancemagazine.com

rthur Mitchell, a New York City Ballet lead dancer and bossip.files.wordpress.com the co-founder of the Dance assassination as a form of social justice activism. He Theatre of Harlem has passed away at 84. Mitchell defied racism and misconceptions about and his co-founder Karel Shook launched the theatre African Americans’ ability to study the physically in a garage. Mitchell was acutely aware of the bias surrounding challenging art of ballet. In the 1950s he became the first black dancer to join the New York City Ballet black dancers and ballet. In an interview with The New Yorker he said, “there was a fallacy that blacks couldn’t troupe–making history. According to Famous Black People, he grew up do classical ballet, because they had big butts and they poor in Harlem and his father spent time incarcerated. had flat feet, and . . . all like that.” The Dance Theatre of Harlem posted a tribute to Mitchell worked an array of odd jobs: he shined shoes, mopped floors and delivered papers. He also flirted with Mitchell on its Instagram page with the statement, gang life. However, his talents were recognized when “His legacy of passion, power, and perfection will live he was accepted into the High School of Performing on through each and every person he’s touched in his Arts in New York City. It was there that he became lifetime. We love you and we honor you, Mr. Mitchell!” Ballerina Misty Copeland has cited Mitchell as an determined to master classical ballet. Mitchell was particularly lauded for two performances, inspiration. She also paid tribute on her Instagram: as “the central pas de deux in Agon in 1957, and as “You gave me so much, through our conversations, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1962, reported your dancing and by simply existing as a brown body in Dance Magazine; he performed a dance in the former ballet. But you were so much more than a brown body. show with a white ballerina–a highly controversial You’re an icon and hero.” After all his accomplishments, Mitchell realized there performance in 1960s America. was still a long way to go to diversify the ballet world. In The critically-acclaimed dancer received a number of awards throughout his life, including one from Dance one of his last interviews with Dance Magazine, he said Magazine, a Kennedy Center Honor, a MacArthur “Name all the companies in America. How many have “genius” grant, and the National Medal of the Arts. a leading African-American ballerina? There’s only one Sarah L. Kaufman, a Pulitzer-prize winning dance critic in a major company, that’s Misty Copeland in American for The Washington Post, called him “ballet royalty.” Ballet Theatre. There’s still work to be done.”  According to Kaufman, Mitchell co-founded The www.blackenterprise.com/black-ballet-dancer-arthurDance Theatre of Harlem after Martin Luther King’s mitchell-dies/ 84  September 2018  Black Business News  www.blackbbusinessnews.net  1-323-291-7819

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Albertina Sisulu Centenary Celebrations

has been given, in commemoration of the wife of the apartheid stalwart, Walter Sisulu. Albertina Sisulu (aka Ma Sisulu, (1918–2011), was an anti-apartheid

n 2018 South Africa will mark the centenary of the life Albertina Sisulu, a fearless champion of democracy and human rights. The centenary celebrations will run for the entire year and will be marked by a series of commemorative events. The theme for the centenary is: Albertina Sisulu “A woman of fortitude” in recognition of her courage, discipline, integrity and love for her country. Ma Sisulu was truly a woman of fortitude. Her strength, resilience and the will to carry on shone like a beacon in the darkest days of apartheid. Albertina Sisulu dedicated her life to her country and its people. She will forever be remembered as a fearless leader in the struggle and a mother to the nation. She worked tirelessly towards creating a better and more equitable South Africa. Throughout her life she worked to ensure that all people in South Africa should enjoy the beneﬁts of freedom and democracy. Follow the conversation on Facebook and Twitter using #MaSisulu100  www.southafrica-newyork.net/consulate/albertina_sisulu_ centenary.html

his beautiful and enigmatic orchid, Brachycorythis conica, was ﬁrst recorded in 1918; it was last seen in the Gauteng Province in 1956, until its rediscovery in 2007. This species has until now had no recorded common names, as a result the name Albertina Sisulu Orchid

1918, the same year the activist born in Transkei in 1918 orchid was ﬁrst discovered. In 1955, Ma Sisulu joined the ANC Womens League and took part in the launch of the Freedom Charter, the same year the orchid was named by the Kew botanist and orchid scientist, V.S. Summerheyes. In 1956, Ma Sisulu joined Helen Joseph and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn, in a march of 20 000 women against the apartheid pass laws to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, the same year the orchid was last seen in Gauteng, until its rediscovery in 2007 by a horticulturist working at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens. http://pza.sanbi.org/brachycorythis-conica-subsp-transvaalensis

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he Africa-USA Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference will be conducted from September 27-29, 2018 at California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA. and the Leimert Park Village in Los Angeles, CA. Additional information about our upcoming trade conference activities and can be obtained at our conference website www.panafricanglobaltradeconference.com or by calling our conference coordinator, Al Washington, at 1-626.243.3614.

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Call for ICT Project Proposals in Africa

Call for Transportation Project Proposals in Africa

https://ustda.gov/business-opportunities/ https://ustda.gov/business-opportunities/ trade-leads/call-ict-project-proposals-africa trade-leads/call-transportation-projectproposals-africa Background: The U.S. Trade and Development Background: The U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced a call for initial proposals from project sponsors in sub-Saharan Africa or U.S. companies working with African project sponsors. These entities are invited to submit an initial concept paper (not to exceed five pages) on projects related to information and communications technology (ICT) to USTDA no later than Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 5:00pm Eastern Time to be considered for funding. The proposal should include a brief description of the project’s size and status, including project location, economic fundamentals, equipment and technology requirements, legal and regulatory considerations, and the purpose and amount of USTDA funding requested. The proposal should also outline the sponsor’s experience, potential options for financing the project, risks the project faces, and estimated potential for U.S. content in the project’s implementation. Use the link shown above for more details about the Call for Proposals. Particular focus will be given to proposals involving: • Fiber-Optic Networking • Access Control Systems • Data Centers • Wireless Access Points, Switches/Routers, Servers, and Associated Software

Eligibility Criteria:

USTDA accepts proposals to support infrastructure project development in low and middle-income countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Teams comprised of qualifying U.S. businesses and eligible African entities from the public or private sectors may submit proposals wherever the U.S. business meets USTDA’s nationality requirements. Eligible African entities who intend to engage a U.S. business but have not yet selected such a business may also submit proposals. If selected for funding, USTDA will assist these entities in identifying a U.S. business to conduct a mutually agreed-upon scope of work. Interested entities are welcome to use USTDA’s General Funding Request Guidelines for ICT-related project proposals. 

Agency announced a call for initial proposals from project sponsors in sub-Saharan Africa or U.S. companies working with African project sponsors. These entities are invited to submit an initial concept paper (not to exceed five pages) on projects related to transportation to USTDA no later than Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 5:00pm Eastern Time to be considered for funding. The proposal should include a brief description of the project’s size and status, including project location, economic fundamentals, equipment and technology e rrequirements, legal and regulatory considerations, and tthe purpose and amount of USTDA funding requested. The proposal should also outline the sponsor’s T experience, potential options for financing the project, e rrisks the project faces, and estimated potential for U.S. ccontent in the project’s implementation. Use the link shown above for more details about tthe Call for Proposals. Particular focus will be given to proposals involving: • Rail and Aviation Infrastructure, Safety, and Security • Locomotive and Airplane Capacity, Effectiveness, and Efficiency

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USTDA accepts proposals to support infrastructure project development in low and middle-income countries throughout sub-Saharan a A Africa. Teams comprised of qualifying U.S. businesses and eligible African entities from the public or private a ssectors may submit proposals wherever the U.S. business meets USTDA’s nationality requirements. Eligible African entities who intend to engage a U.S. business but have not yet selected such a business may also submit proposals. If selected for funding, USTDA will assist these entities in identifying a U.S. business to conduct a mutually agreed-upon scope of work. Interested entities are welcome to use USTDA’s General Funding Request Guidelines for Transportation-related project proposals. 

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What is WeChat? First released in 2011, WeChat is a mobile messaging app developed by the Chinese company Tencent. WeChat can be used for voice and text messaging, group messaging, payment, games, and more. The app is available on Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone platforms. WeChat monthly active users exceeded 1 billion in the first quarter of 2018. WeChat is one of the leading social networks worldwide, placing fifth in number of active users. What are WeChat Mini-Programs? • WeChat mini-programs are “sub-applications” within the WeChat ecosystem. • They enable users to provide advanced features such as e-commerce, task management, coupons etc. • Participants in this 1-hour long webinar will gain insight on the following topics: • Wechat introduction, demographics • Wechat mini-programs • Wechat advertising formats • Wechat verification, process, foreign vs. local, service vs. subscription account • Wechat advertising spots, types, and how to buy

• Wechat vs. Weibo • Examples from US companies in the textile, apparel, and sporting goods industry • Featured Speakers: • Ge Yi (Eagle), Biz Dev WeChat Marketing and Head of WeChat Pay, Tencent • Humphrey Ho, Managing Director, Hylink USA • Frank Joseph, Commercial Officer, US Commercial Service Shanghai • Desi Jordanoff, Global Team Leader, Textile/ Apparel/Sporting Goods REGISTER NOW: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ ePublic/event/editWebReg.do?SmartCode=8QGH Event dates: September 26, 2018 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern September 27, 2018 8am China Time Location: Your Computer Cost: $25 For more information contact: Terri Batch Terri.Batch@trade.gov Desi Jordanoff Desi.Jordanoff@trade. gov  Export.gov/California

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Britain's Prime Minister Pledges $5.1 Billion In Investment In Africa By Shannon Van Sant

British Prime Minister Theresa May

ritish Prime Minister Theresa May said she will make major investments in Africa. While on a three-day tour of the continent, May pledged 4 billion pounds ($5.1 billion) of support for African markets. May's goal of deepening trade ties with Africa, the world's second most populous continent, comes ahead of Britain's departure from the European Union next year. Britain's post-Brexit goal is to "strengthen its global partnerships," May said in a statement. "This week I am looking forward to discussing how we can do that alongside Africa to help deliver important investment and jobs as well as continue to work together to maintain stability and security." Britain's direct investment in Africa will mark a fundamental shift in focus from short-term poverty

President Cyril Ramaphosa reduction to long-term economic growth. May said the U.K. will treat African nations as "equal partners" and help British companies boost trade with countries such as Cote D'Ivoire and Senegal. "True partnerships are not about one party doing unto another, but states, governments, businesses and individuals working together in a responsible way to achieve common goals," May said. A main goal of Britain's investment will be to harness the "innovation and creativity" of the young people of Africa, May said. "The challenges facing Africa are not Africa's alone," she said. "It is the world's interest to see these jobs created." While speaking at a grade school in Cape Town, South Africa, May also announced the expansion of an educational scholarship for African students to

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attend college in the U.K. Another focus of Britain's investment, May said, will be to address security challenges in Africa, "bolstering states under threat" from Islamic extremism in countries such as Chad, Mali and Niger. May says the U.K. will carry over the EU's existing trading arrangements with the Southern African Customs Union, which includes the countries of South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and Mozambique. The union allows these countries easy access to British and European markets. During her trip to Africa, May has tried to downplay fears of the economic damage Brexit might cause the U.K. On Tuesday morning, May told reporters a no-deal Brexit is better than a bad deal, and no deal "wouldn't be the end of the world." While May said the U.K. could not match the "economic might" of some investors, she vowed that by 2022 the U.K. will overtake the U.S. as the biggest investor of the G-7 countries in Africa. But some critics say the U.K. is late to the party when it comes to support of African economies. Lord Boateng,

chair of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, which awards grants to private sector companies to support new and innovative business models in Africa, told BBC Radio 4 Britain has a lot of catching up to do: "The reality is that the Chinese, the French, the Indians, indeed Korea, Japan, Germany even, tend to have had a much more proactive response to business in Africa than we traditionally have had. "We have a lot of catching up to do if we are to make the most of what is an historic opportunity to recast the relationship between Africa and the U.K. away from it being seen solely as a philanthropic exercise, a basket case suitable only for [overseas aid], to an opportunity that requires investment, that requires risk taking and support by government for British companies." Later this week May plans to visit Nigeria and Kenya. Both countries are former British colonies. May's trip to Nairobi marks the ďŹ rst by a U.K. prime minister to Kenya since Margaret Thatcher in 1988. ď &#x192; www.npr.org/2018/08/28/642658322/prime-ministertheresa-may-pledges-5-1-billion-in-investment-in-africa Image credit: punchng.com

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Impact Capital Africa (ICA) in collaboration with Africa Global Chamber of Commerce

ZAMBIA'S NEW IMPACT INVESTMENT CONFERENCE 2-3rd October, 2018 Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia www.impactcapafrica.com Only 4 weeks to go until ICA: Zambia! • Project Origination Site Impact Starter Launch: • 10th September for sponsors • Creating a marketplace for investors to source investment opportunities via a Pipeline of over 25+ 'Investment ready' SMEs • Use our SME Project Origination Platform "Impact Starter" to access Investment ready SMEs • Get boots on the ground and a ready-made investment pipeline with ICA: Zambia 2018. • Promoting Sustainable growth within Zambia Get 30% oﬀ with code 'SUPERSAVER18' September 9-11, 2018 Africa Global Chamber of Commerce - AGCC www.africangcc.org

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The application period for the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) is now open. TIMELINE: • September 12, 2018 | Application opens • October 10, 2018 | Application closes • December 2018 – February 2019 | Semifinalists interviewed by local U.S. embassies and consulates • Late March 2019 | Applicants are notified of their status • May 2019 | Visa processing and Pre-Departure Orientations for finalists • Mid-June 2019 | Fellowship begins in the United States

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The Highest Paid Robotics Engineer in the World By Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2Face Africa

26-year-old Nigerian, credited for building the world’s ﬁrst gaming robot, has just become the highest paid in the ﬁeld of Robotic engineering. Silas Adekunle achieved this feat after signing a new deal with the world’s reputable software manufacturers, Apple Inc. The robotics engineer was also

thebossnewspapers.com. Adekunle is currently the founder and CEO of Reach Robotics, a company developing the world’s ﬁrst gaming robots. He also recently graduated with a 1st class degree and has four years’ background in robotics. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Adekunle studied in Nigeria before relocating

England where he graduated with a ﬁrst class graduate in Robotics. In 2013, he founded R e a c h

Silas Adekunle with his robots — Sky News

Silas Adekunle created the world's ﬁrst gaming robot --- African Entrepreneur Startup Project

named as “Someone to Watch in 2018” by the Black Hedge Fund Group (http://blackhedgefundgroup. com), according to reports by

to the UK as a teenager. After completing his secondary school education, he proceeded to the University of the West of

Robotics and developed a lot of experience on robotics within a space of four years. Adekunle was also a team

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leader of Robotics In Schools programme, a programme which encourages and pays attention to students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The programme encouraged him to develop robotics to make education more entertaining for STEM students. In 2017, MekaMon (https:// reachrobotics.com), he released

sold 500 bots, generating $7.5 million, according to The Guardian. Following this feat, Adekunle received s u p p o r t from various organisations

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the world’s ﬁrst gaming robot, with the special ability to customise the gaming bot to perform personalised functions. The initial launch of Mekamon

including London Venture Partners ($10 million) and in the same year, his company, Reach Robotics signed a deal with Apple securing exclusive sales in Apple

stores. “Impressed by the quality of his robots and their ability to show emotion with subtlycalibrated movements, Apple priced his four-legged “battlebots” at $300 and has put them in nearly all of its stores in the United States and Britain. “Early customers skew towards male techies but a growing number of parents are buying the robots for their children to get them interested in STEM, Adekunle told Forbes in an interview this year. The young entrepreneur who once indicated that the secrets to his success are “balance, shared ideas, time management and being oneself”, was recently listed in the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Technology. Adekunle, who has taken over the world with his inventiveness, is currently located at the Bristol Robotics Lab which is said to be the best robotics research centre in the UK.  https://face2faceafrica.com/article/ this-26-year-old-nigerian-is -now-thehighest-paid-robotics-engineer-in-theworld

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One Africa:

Tell the US Government that North Africa is Africa Too!

oin with and support the United Africa Organization’s campaign to petition the U.S. Department of State to include the whole African continent under its Bureau of African Aﬀairs.

Why? The State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs, led by Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, currently excludes Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara from its agenda. Instead, the aforementioned countries are grouped with the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, together with Iran, Iraq, Israel and others. This artificial distinction between North Africa and the rest of Africa

negatively impacts US foreign policy relations throughout the entire continent of Africa. We unequivocally reject the argument that North African countries are outside the scope of African affairs. North Africa is geographically and historically part of the African continent, and all fifty-three (53) independent African states, including North African countries, are represented in the African Union (AU). It would be far more productive for the State Department to engage with the entire continent of Africa, including North Africa, under its Bureau of African Affairs. We are one Africa, from the Cape to Cairo, indivisible and bound together! Therefore, no square inch of African

land should be excluded from African aﬀairs.

Sign The Petition!!! Go to www.change.org/petitions/ one-africa-tell-us-state-departmentthat-north-africa-is-part-of-africa and sign the online petition to support this important proposition. Next tell everyone you know to sign. 

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House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia by Craig Unger

o most, it will be a hair-raising revelation that the Cold War did not end in 1991—that it merely evolved, with Trump’s apartments offering the perfect vehicle for billions of dollars to leave the collapsing Soviet Union. In this book, Unger methodically traces the deeprooted alliance between the highest echelons of ec American p o l i t i c a l operatives and op the biggest th players in the p frightening underworld of u tthe Russian M a f i a . He traces H D o n a l d Trump’s sordid ascent from reall estate ffoundering d i t t tycoon to leader of the free world. He traces Russia’s phoenixlike rise from the ashes of the post–Cold War Soviet Union as well as its ceaseless covert efforts to retaliate against the West and reclaim its status as a global superpower. Without Trump, Russia would have lacked a key component in its attempts to return to imperial greatness. Without Russia, Trump would not be president. This essential book is crucial to understanding the real powers at play in the shadows of today’s world.  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F5XV3ZZ/ ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

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eaturing forty trailblazing black women in American history, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of breaking boundaries and achieving beyond expectations. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash. Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn't always accept them. The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come. www.amazon.com/dp/B072V4QDCF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_ encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Turning Love Into Action A Father Creates and Markets Books for Children

obert “Bo” Chaney has found that there is a misconception that no one cares about our youth. As a result of his personal experiences as well as the interactions that he has had with today’s young people, he has a passion to reach as many young people as he can. Throughout his adult life, Bo has successfully mentored many young, underserved, minority males, empowering them with the knowledge and skills to navigate school and the workplace. Bo has spent numerous hours developing curriculum that is customized to meet the needs of underserved youth. Through his dedication, he's found ways to prepare young people for the workforce, through strategic lessons and connections which “uncover the unknown.” One way Bo has approached d his passion is to prepare young people through his series of books focused on grade school kids - The Adventures of Rob & Rocky. The books expose children to career options, life choices, and cultural diﬀerences. These books are written using “sight words”, words children should know by sight

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Books to Consider

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Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House

by April Ryan

eteran White House reporter April Ryan thought she had seen everything in her two decades as a White House correspondent. And then came the Trump administration. In Under Fire, Ryan takes us inside the confusion and chaos of the Trump White House to understand how she and other reporters adjusted to the new normal. She takes us inside the policy debates, the revolving door of personnel appointments, and what it is like when she, as a reporter asking difficult questions, finds herself in the spotlight, becoming part of the story. With the world on edge and a country grappling with a new controversy almost daily, Ryan gives readers a glimpse into current events from her nott only inside the briefing f h perspective, ti l from f room but also as a target of those who want to avoid answering probing questions. After reading her new book, readers will have an unprecedented inside view of the Trump White House and what it is like to be a reporter Under Fire.  www.amazon.com/Under-Fire-Reporting-Front-Lines/ dp/1538113368/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=15356522 57&sr=8-1&keywords=april+ryan

Borderless Voice: The Power of Telling Your Story and Deﬁning Your

Identity by Gbenga Ogunjimi (Author), Gina Paige (Foreword)

hether you come from Cape Verde or Chinatown, Little Italy or Lalibela, you are not so much the product of the environment from which you came, but the narrative that you give yourself. By choosing your story

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Books to Consider

For People of The African Diaspora

by Maurice Lindsay

ewritten from the ground up, the second part of the book series, Wake Up To Your True Identity, is a collection of life-changing proverbs and commentaries, written specifically for black people around the world who were born outside of Africa. Unlike the first book, which taught us about our history and heritage; this book teaches us how to develop our character and spirit. Ever since being dispersed from Africa, we’ve been indoctrinated by the racist philosophies of our oppressors and have been living by these lies for centuries. As a result of this mis-education, our personal and spiritual growth has been horribly stunted, causing us to be stagnant in almost every arena of our lives. Thus, explaining the continuous state of depression that “black people” seem to have globally. Contrary to popular belief, Maurice Lindsay a lack of money is NOT the cause of our unhappiness, being miseducated is. Knowledge is power, and since we have been wrongly taught; we don’t have any power. So this book exists for one reason and for one reason only — to empower my people of the African Diaspora with the knowledge, wisdom and understanding you need to live a peaceful, productive, and purpose-driven life.  www.amazon.com/gp/product/

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On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope

by DeRay Mckesson "On the Other Side of Freedom reveals the mind and motivations of a young man who has risen to the fore of millennial activism through study, discipline, and conviction. His belief in a world that can be made better, one act at a time, powers his narratives and opens up a view on the costs, consequences, and rewards of leading a movement."--Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

rom the internationally recognized civil rights activist/organizer and host of the podcast Pod Save the People, a meditation on resistance, justice, and freedom, and an intimate portrait of a movement from the front lines. In August 2014, twenty-nine-yearold activist DeRay Mckesson stood with hundreds of others on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, to push a message of justice and accountability. These protests, and others like them in cities across the th country, t resulted lt d in i the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, in his first book, Mckesson lays down the intellectual, pragmatic, and political framework for a new liberation movement. Continuing a conversation about activism, resistance, and justice that embraces our nation's complex history, he dissects how deliberate oppression persists, how racial injustice strips our lives of promise, and how technology has added a new dimension to mass action and social change. He argues that our best

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Books to Consider efforts to combat injustice have been stunted by the belief that racism's wounds are history, and suggests that intellectual purity has curtailed optimistic realism. The book offers a new framework and language for understanding the nature of oppression. With it, we can begin charting a course to dismantle the obvious and subtle structures that limit freedom. Honest, courageous, and imaginative, On the Other Side of Freedom is a work DeRay Mckesson brimming with hope. Drawing from his own experiences as an activist, organizer, educator, and public official, Mckesson exhorts all Americans to work to dismantle the legacy of racism and to imagine the best of what is possible. Honoring the voices of a new generation of activists, On the Other Side of Freedom is a visionary's call to take responsibility for imagining, and then building, the world we want to live in.  www.amazon.com/dp/B079R57N6M/ref=dp-kindleredirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

The Ancient Nine: A Novel

by Ian K. Smith, M.D. Spenser Collins: An unlikely Harvard prospect, smart and athletic, strapped for cash, determined to succeed. Calls his mother—who raised him on her own in Chicago—every week. Dalton Winthrop: A white-shoe legacy at Harvard, hes just the most recent in a string of moneyed, privileged Winthrop men in Cambridge. He's got the ease—and the deep knowledge—that come from belonging.

hese two find enough common ground to become friends, cementing their bond when Spenser is "punched" to join the Delphic Club, one of the most exclusive of Harvard's famous all-male final clubs. Founded in the nineteenth century, the Delphic has had titans of industry, Hollywood legends, heads of state, and power brokers among its members. Dalton Winthrop knows firsthand that the Delphic

doesn't offer memberships to just anyone. His great-uncle is one of their oldest living members, and Dalton grew up on stories of the club's rituals. But why is his uncle so cryptic about the Ancient Nine, a shadowy group of alums whose identities are unknown and whose power is absolute? They protect the Delphic's darkest and oldest secrets— including what happened ned to a student st dent who ho sneaked into the club's stately brick mansion in 1927 and was never seen again. Dalton steers Spenser into deeper and deeper recesses of the club, and beyond, to try to make sense of what they think they may be seeing. But with each scrap of information they get from an octogenarian C r i m s o n graduate, a c r u m b l i n g newspaper in the library's archives, or one of Harvard's most Dr. Ian K. Smith famous and heavily guarded historical books, a fresh complication trips them up. The more the friends investigate, the more questions they unearth, tangling the story of the club, the disappearance, and the Ancient Nine, until they realize their own lives are in danger.  www.amazon.com/dp/B079DV448K/ref=dp-kindleredirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

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Books to Consider

John Woman

by Walter Mosley.

convention-defying novel by bestselling writer Walter Mosley, John Woman recounts the

transformation of an unassuming boy named Cornelius Jones into John Woman, an unconventional history professor― while the legacy of a hideous crime lurks in the shadows. At twelve years old, Cornelius, the son of an ItalianAmerican woman and an older black man from Mississippi named Herman, secretly takes over his father’s job at a silent film theater in New York’s East Village. Five years later, as Herman lives out his last days, he shares his wisdom with his son, explaining that the person who controls the narrative of history controls their own fate. After his father dies and his mother disappears, Cornelius sets about reinventing himself― as Professor John Woman, a man who will spread Herman’s teachings into the classrooms Walter Mosley of his unorthodox amazingstoriesmag.com southwestern university and beyond. But there are other individuals who are attempting to influence the narrative of John Woman, and who might know something about the facts of his hidden past. Engaging with some of the most provocative ideas of recent intellectual history, John Woman is a

compulsively readable, deliciously unexpected novel about the way we tell stories, and whether the stories we tell have the power to change the world.  www.amazon.com/dp/B079DV448K/ref=dp-kindleredirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://www. amazon.com/dp/0802128416

Citizen: An American Lyric

by Claudia Rankine.

l a u d i a Rankine's bold new book recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters in twenty-firstcentury daily life and in the media. Some of these encounters are slights, seeming slips of the tongue, and some are intentional offensives in the classroom, at the supermarket, at home, on the tennis court with Serena Williams and the soccer field with Zinedine Zidane, online, on TV-everywhere, all the time. The accumulative stresses come to bear on a person's ability to speak, perform, and stay alive. Our addressability is tied to the state of our belonging, Rankine argues, as are our assumptions and expectations of citizenship. In essay, image, and poetry, Citizen is a powerful testament to the individual and Claudia Rankine collective effects of racism in our contemporary, often named "post-race" society.  www.amazon.com/Citizen-American-Lyric-ClaudiaRankine-ebook/dp/B00MLLZQ64/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid =1537582953&sr=8-1&keywords=claudia+rankine

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Culture/Arts African Origins -- www.african-origins.org Almasi Arts -- www.almasiarts.org CuisineNoir -- www.cuisinenoirmag.com Cultural Events/Content -- www.okayafrica.com Hungry Black Man -- https://thehungryblackman.com National Museum of African American History & Culture -- www.NMAAHC.si.edu Paradigm Grey -- www.paradigmgrey.com Travel Noire -- https://travelnoire.com Shadow & Act -- //shadowandact.com/about-us

Commerce/Entrepreneurship #IAMWANDA -- www.facebook.com/IamWANDAorg African Success Stories -- www.risingafrica.org African Technology Foundation -- www.thea25n.com Black Female Founders -- www.blackfemalefounders. org Nigeria (Africa) ﬁnancial news -- //nairametrics.com She Leads Africa -- http://sheleadsafrica.org

Organizations African Leadership Forum -- http://afrialeadership.org African Union -- www.au.int/en Black Business Association -- www.bbala.org Black Emergency Managers Association International -- www.blackemergmanagersassociation.org CauseCast -- www.causecast.com www.causecastfornonproﬁts.com Color of Change -- www.colorofchange.org Community Healing Network -- www.

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communityhealingnet.org Pan African Film Festival -- www.paﬀ.org StayWoke -- www.staywoke.org United African Organization -- http://uniteafricans.org Zambia-USA Chamber of Commerce -- www.zambiausachamber.org

Investment/Development Africa Reports -- www.africareports.com African Development Bank -- www.afdb.org African Export-Import Bank -- //afreximbank.com/ afrexim/en AfrigadgetTV -- www.afrigadget.com Breaux Capital -- www.breauxcapital.com Disrupt Africa -- http://disrupt-africa.com/ The Exchange Magazine -- www.nse.co.ke Harlem Capital -- http://harlem.capital Silicon Harlem -- http://event.siliconharlem.net Ventures -- www.ventures-africa.com

U.S. Government Commerce Department -- www.doc.gov International Trade Administration -- http://trade.gov Minority Business Development Agency -- www.mbda. gov Power Africa -- www.usaid.gov/powerafrica Small Business Administration -- www.sba.gov State Department -- www.dos.gov Trade Africa -- www.usaid.gov/tradeafrica White House -- www.whitehouse.gov

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