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Court Blocks Grants To Black Women Entrepreneurs In Case That Could Restrict DEI Efforts By Companies And Charities

By NewBlackVoices on July 1, 2024 Features

By Angela R. Logan | The Conversation In a 2-1 vote on June 3, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that the Fearless Foundation – the charitable arm of the Fearless Fund venture capital firm – must suspend its Strivers Grant Contest. The contest is limited to Black […]

Appeals Court Brings Back Brian Benjamin Bribery Charges

By NewBlackVoices on March 8, 2024 Features

Editorial credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com By Greg B. Smith | March 8, 2024 A federal appeals court Friday reinstated bribery charges against former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, reversing a lower court ruling that found his solicitation of campaign donations after steering state money to a donor was not an explicit case of pay-to-play. The […]