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Apply Now For $1 Million in Minority Business Funding
MEDA, (Metropolitan Economic Development Association), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping minority businesses succeed, has opened up applications for its second year of the Million Dollar Challenge for Minority Entrepreneurs. The Million Dollar Challenge is awarding $1 million in funding to minority businesses from across the nation.
During its inaugural year, the Million Dollar Challenge resulted in nine minority businesses from four states receiving financial awards, totaling nearly $1.5 million.
“Meda’s Million Dollar Challenge brings so much to the table for entrepreneurs of color: highlighting their innovation and creativity, attracting more equity and capital investments, and accelerating business growth,” said Gary Cunningham, President and CEO of Meda. “The impact of uplifting minority entrepreneurs goes far beyond the bounds of the individual and is a proven strategy for creating jobs and boosting economic development. When we support minority entrepreneurs, we support all – and we are proud to bring the Million Dollar Challenge back for a second year to continue that impact on a national level.”
Minority business owners often lack access to capital to start and grow their businesses. A 2017 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that from 1990- 2016, minority entrepreneurs only represented approximately 20% of entrepreneurs funded by venture capital. Plus, according to a 2017 report by the Minority Business Development Agency, loan denial rates were three times higher for minority firms with gross receipts under $500,000 and about twice as high for minority firms with greater revenues.
Meda services include business consulting, financing solutions and corporate and government opportunities, such as contracts and funding opportunities. Since its inception in 1971, Meda has assisted over 20,500 minority entrepreneurs and helped start over 500 minority-owned, small businesses.
The “Shark Tank” style pitch competition includes a speed-pitching event, Meda’s Boot Camp for Successful Pitches, and a final live pitch and awards ceremony. All for-profit minority-owned businesses in the United States are encouraged to apply.
Applications opened on May 15, 2019 and close on June 13, 2019. Semifinals will take place in July and the Final pitch event will coincide with Twin Cities Startup Week in October.
To apply, click here.
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Bill Cosby drops defamation countersuit against 7 of his accusers
Bill Cosby has dropped his defamation countersuit against seven women who accused the comedian of sexual assault.
According to Fox News, court documents filed Friday reveal that the four-year defamation case is officially over. The former case was between Cosby and seven women in Massachusetts who accused the veteran actor of sexual assault.
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In 2014, the accusers filed a federal lawsuit against the actor, alleging that Cosby defamed them publicly, while also accusing him of lying about their sexual abuse claims. In 2015, the former actor filed a countersuit against the women, claiming that they had slandered his name as the result of a nixed business opportunity.
It’s also been reported that Cosby’s insurer settled with the seven women last month for an undisclosed amount. According to FOX, a spokesperson for Cosby revealed he dropped the claims to “focus on other matters.” Previously it was stated that Cosby opposed to the idea of a settlement, and had plans to bring forth counter claims.
Back in March, Cosby’s official Twitter account wished wife Camille a happy 75th birthday:
“Happy 75th Birthday to my beautiful bride, Camille,” the tweet read. “Dear, you’re a wonderful mother, loving wife, but most importantly, you’re the strength of this family. Please celebrate your day!”
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Prior to that in February, Cosby, who is said to be legally blind, had been moved to a general population unit, where he is now housed in single, two-story in Montgomery County. According to FOX, Other inmates are assigned to help him throughout the day, given his age and disability, state prison spokeswoman Amy Worden said.
As it stands, Cosby is currently serving a 3- to a 10-year prison sentence in Pennsylvania for the alleged drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004.
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Family of woman who committed suicide after prison guards bet on her life awarded $860K
The family of Janika Edmond, the woman who died by suicide after prison guards placed a bet on her life, has been awarded $860,000.
In a statement to PEOPLE, David Steingold, an attorney for Edmond’s family, said, “The facility was well aware that [Edmond] not only had suicidal ideations but had acted on them before.” The attorney also detailed to the publication that Edmond “lived a rough life,” having been placed in foster care at an early age, as well as suffered from multiple suicide attempts.
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Steingold continued to say that on Nov. 2, 2015, Edmond told prison guard Diana Callahan that she wanted a “Bam Bam,” which is a suicide-prevention vest, but was refused one. At the time, the then 25-year-old Edmond was finishing a sentence at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan, for a probation violation. She died five months prior to her scheduled release date.
Steingold told PEOPLE that according to surveillance footage pulled from the facility, Edmond “Declared that she was going to attempt suicide, as soon as she did so, Diana Callahan turned around, pumps her fist three times in the air and, in a loud voice, says, ‘Somebody owes me lunch!’”
Steingold claims that prior to Edmond’s death, Callahan and fellow guard Kory Moore had placed a bet on whether or the inmate would kill herself.
According to a lawsuit from PEOPLE, after Callahan made the declaration of her victory, the guard left Edmond unattended in the shower and requested a sandwich from her colleague, Moore. When Callahan returned, she found Edmond unresponsive. The guard was gone for almost 20 minutes.
As per PEOPLE, Edmond was declared brain dead on Nov. 6, 2015, and pronounced dead days later at Joseph Mercy Hospital, the lawsuit states. Steingold claims that Edmond’s family was not immediately notified about the incident, and had only been permitted to see her at Mercy hospital on the day of her death.
Holly Kramer, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Corrections, tells PEOPLE that Callahan was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Janika Edmond, and sentenced to six months in jail, along with two years of probation. Kramer also revealed that Callahan and Moore were fired “for their actions,” and that accomplice Moore was later reinstated after arbitration, however, he no longer works with the department.
Recently the U.S. District Court Judge Robert Cleland approved an $860,000 settlement in the family’s wrongful death suit against the department, Callahan, and others, a spokesperson told PEOPLE.
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Man charged with alleged racially motivated train station attack
In what is believed to be a racially motivated attack, Willie James Hayes has been accused of beating another man unconscious at the Wood Street Light Rail Transit station in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.
According to Port Authority police officials, Hayes, 46, was arrested and taken into custody by Port Authority of Allegheny County police. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Haze, a Black male, has been charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and ethnic intimidation, according to a criminal complaint. The incident was reported to have occurred last Saturday night at the Wood Street T station.
This is Willie Hayes. He is behind bars tonight after police believe he threatened to kill a man because of his race, then allegedly threw him onto the tracks at the Wood Street T station. The full story at 6. pic.twitter.com/LJkhhu8zLm
— Amy Wadas (@AmyWadas) May 30, 2019
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KDKA also details that alleged surveillance video from the train station shows Hayes approaching a white victim, Charles Basarab, on the platform around 9 p.m. As detailed in the complaint, Hayes is then reported to have punched Basarab around three times before throwing the victim onto the tracks. Hayes then walked to the edge of the platform and looked down at the seemingly unconscious victim before leaving the station.
The criminal complaint further states that Basarab was aided by first responders, who pulled him off the tracks. The victim was reported to have suffered from several broken bones including several ribs, facial bones, and his arm, along with internal bleeding.
The Post-Gazette reports that two witnesses disclosed that Hayes told Basarab, “I (expletive) told you I was going to kill you,” because he was white.
According to the news outlet, Port Authority police revealed the victim was “conscious but very disoriented.” When interviewed by officers, Basarab said he wasn’t sure how he got onto the tracks, but later at the hospital, he told officials he recalled Hayes telling him the attack was “because he was white,” similar to the witness recounts.
Hayes was booked into the Allegheny County Jail Thursday and held on a $50,000. In 2005, he was convicted of felony aggravated assault in Mercer County and has a history of assault-related charges between 2005 and 2015.
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