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How Black Professionals and Businesses Can Navigate the Job Market, Per the Experts
By Nate Dillard, Elevate Dayton The big picture: Despite the economy's volatility and layoffs, 93% of Black and Latino employees are...
Elevate Dayton
Apr 13, 20231 min read
A multibillion-dollar effort to bridge the U.S. broadband divide
By Zack Frink, Elevate Dayton Governments and local nonprofits are investing billions of dollars in initiatives that tackle gaps in...
Elevate Dayton
Apr 13, 20231 min read
$850,000 in HUD grants awarded to boost fair housing in Southwest Ohio
By Zack Frink, Elevate Dayton The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has allocated $850,000 in grants to two organizations...
Elevate Dayton
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Black Maternal Health Week comes to Dayton from April 11-17
By Zack Frink, Elevate Dayton Queens Village Dayton is teaming up with Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County to commemorate Black...
Elevate Dayton
Apr 10, 20231 min read
Black-White Unemployment Gap Shrinks as Minority Workers Gain Ground in Tight Labor Market
By Nate Dillard, Elevate Dayton The big picture: As the Black unemployment rate fell to 5% in March, the lowest level since the early...
Elevate Dayton
Apr 7, 20231 min read
These are the 300 million positions that, according to Goldman Sachs, could be impacted by AI
By Nate Dillard, Elevate Dayton The big picture: According to a recent Goldman Sachs study, generative AI could affect up to 300 million...
Elevate Dayton
Apr 7, 20231 min read
New Ohio law targets distracted driving by penalizing cellphone use
By Zack Frink, Elevate Dayton Aiming to diminish the number of distracted driving incidents and associated deaths, Ohio has introduced a...
Elevate Dayton
Apr 7, 20231 min read
New photo ID law takes effect as Ohio begins early voting
By Zack Frink, Elevate Dayton This week, early voting starts for Ohio's May 2 election under new regulations that mandate photo...
Elevate Dayton
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Dayton-based nonprofit initiates $50M plan to tackle food scarcity and boost healthcare access
By Zack Frink, Elevate Dayton Homefull, a nonprofit organization in Dayton, has initiated a $50 million endeavor to tackle the food...
Elevate Dayton
Apr 7, 20231 min read
Medical imaging, car detailing companies take top prizes in latest Entrepreneur Rising Academy pitch
A startup that aims to offer low-cost, self-pay ultrasound services took first prize last week at the culminating pitch night for the...
Elevate Dayton
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Black innovators use emerging technology to advance equity, build Black wealth
Despite their role in transformative tech advancements, Black founders still struggle to get adequate funding and recognition. By Linda...
Elevate Dayton
Mar 31, 202310 min read
Artificial intelligence is on the rise, but how will it affect the BIPOC workforce?
By Nate Dillard Jobs and careers are likely to be impacted by artificial intelligence (AI), with some roles being more susceptible to...
Elevate Dayton
Mar 31, 20231 min read
Proposed $146M office park would create 600 jobs for Dayton area
By Zack Frink NorthPoint Development announced plans to construct a large industrial/office park in Miami Twp., creating more than 600...
Elevate Dayton
Mar 31, 20231 min read
Dayton Realtors' $3.5M green renovation to foster community engagement
By Zack Frink Dayton Realtors is nearing completion of a $3.5 million renovation project to transform a 40-year-old building into a...
Elevate Dayton
Mar 31, 20231 min read
Dayton recovery plan invests $1.5M in housing and childcare to tackle inequity
By Zack Frink Two Dayton organizations are receiving investments totaling over $1.5 million from the Dayton Recovery Plan to address...
Elevate Dayton
Mar 31, 20231 min read
Black Family Wellness Expo
The Links Inc. Dayton OH Chapter is hosting a Wellness Expo at Greater Allen AME Church on Saturday, March 18, 2023.
Carol Prewitt
Mar 8, 20232 min read
First African American Master Blender coming to Dayton’s Wright-Dunbar district
W. Social Tap & Table is hosting “An Evening with Victoria Butler" on 3/14. Butler is the Master Blender for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey.
RoShawn Winburn
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Granted Ghanaian Citizenship
Two of the last three survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre on “Black Wall Street” have been granted Ghanaian citizenship, according to ...
The Dayton Weekly News
Mar 5, 20232 min read
Goodbye Dilbert
Dilbert comic-strip creator Scott Adams launched a diatribe about Black people being a hate group.
The Dayton Weekly News
Mar 2, 20233 min read
Could ChatGPT erase a legacy of Black excellence?
Could ChatGPT erase a legacy of Black excellence? Here's how this powerful tech can become more accurate and inclusive.
RoShawn Winburn
Mar 1, 20236 min read
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