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(BPRW) Biden-Harris Administration Makes History Launching New Suite of Summer Nutrition Programs to Help Tackle Hunger and Improve Healthy Eating for Millions of Children | Press releases

(BPRW) Biden-Harris Administration Makes History Launching New Suite of Summer Nutrition Programs to Help Tackle Hunger and Improve Healthy Eating for Millions of Children | Press releases

(BPRW) Biden-Harris Administration Makes History Launching New Suite of Summer Nutrition Programs to Help Tackle Hunger and Improve Healthy Eating for Millions of Children “SUN Programs” Include New Grocery Benefits, In-Person Meals and To-Go Meals (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today the launch of “SUN Programs: USDA’s Summer Nutrition Programs […]

More On Marcia Fudge’s Retirement, A Rare Biden Administration Departure

More On Marcia Fudge’s Retirement, A Rare Biden Administration Departure

United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge announced on Monday that she would be stepping down from her position on March 22. The first Black woman HUD secretary since the Carter administration over 40 years ago, Fudge spent many years in Ohio politics, including over a decade representing the state in Congress before Biden […]

Biden Administration Seeking To Change Census Rules To Identify Latino/Hispanic As A Race Instead Of Ethnicity, Which May Prove Problematic

Biden Administration Seeking To Change Census Rules To Identify Latino/Hispanic As A Race Instead Of Ethnicity, Which May Prove Problematic

Similarly, Hispanic and Latino activists have taken issue with the way their identities have been classified. The current census lists Hispanic or Latino identity as an ethnicity, which is considered a separate category from race, giving individuals the option to identify as Hispanic or Latino and to choose from among the various racial categories. While […]

(BPRW) Biden-Harris Administration Continues Fight for Student Debt Relief for Millions of Borrowers, Extends Student Loan Repayment Pause | Press releases

(BPRW) Biden-Harris Administration Continues Fight for Student Debt Relief for Millions of Borrowers, Extends Student Loan Repayment Pause | Press releases

(BPRW) Biden-Harris Administration Continues Fight for Student Debt Relief for Millions of Borrowers, Extends Student Loan Repayment Pause (Black PR Wire) Recently, the U.S. Department of Education announced an extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections. The extension will alleviate uncertainty for borrowers as the Biden-Harris Administration asks the Supreme Court […]

(BPRW) The Process Continues: Election Administration After Election Day | Press releases

(BPRW) The Process Continues: Election Administration After Election Day | Press releases

(BPRW) The Process Continues: Election Administration After Election Day (Black PR Wire) A lot of attention will be paid to election administration in this final week leading up to Election Day – and rightfully so. Across the country, more than 21 million voters have already cast a ballot using a pre-election voting option offered in their state, and […]

(BPRW) International President Hon. Chris V. Rey Leads Landmark Collaboration Between U.S. Small Business Administration and Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address the Wealth Gap | Press releases

(BPRW) International President Hon. Chris V. Rey Leads Landmark Collaboration Between U.S. Small Business Administration and Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address the Wealth Gap | Press releases

(BPRW) International President Hon. Chris V. Rey Leads Landmark Collaboration Between U.S. Small Business Administration and Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address the Wealth Gap The First of its Kind Agreement Will Focus on Improving Financial Literacy, Outreach and Capital Access Opportunities Across Communities (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON – Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. […]

U.S. Small Business Administration Signs Landmark Collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address the Wealth Gap Through Black Entrepreneurship

U.S. Small Business Administration Signs Landmark Collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address the Wealth Gap Through Black Entrepreneurship

Today the U.S. Small Business Administration announced a landmark collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to address the wealth gap through Black entrepreneurship. Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) with Chairman of the Council of Presidents of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and Grand Polemarch of Kappa […]

Biden-Harris Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Through May 1, 2022

Biden-Harris Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Through May 1, 2022

The Trump administration initially suspended federal student loan payments in March 2020 and later extended it through January 2021. Biden has now moved to continue it twice, and the Education Department raised concerns about the effects of suddenly restarting payments, both for students and administratively within the department. The extension of the loan moratorium comes […]