By d-mars.com News Provider Educators are among the many on the frontlines of COVID-19. During a time of immense disruption, they are quickly adapting their teaching methods, testing new skills, and discovering solutions to advance learning in profound new ways. For K-12 educators who are designing instructional resources that align with the needs of today’s…
By d-mars.com News Provider The job hunt after college is exhilarating and emotional while at the same time stressful and exhausting. Adding a global pandemic into the mix threatens to upend the process for the nearly 4 million 2020 graduates. For recent graduates, the disruption to the hiring and internship experience has brought unexpected challenges…
By d-mars.com News Provider The Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) held its 26th Annual Pinnacle Awards, Saturday, October 24, 2020, where several of Houston’s best and most promising Black-owned businesses received high honors. The GHBC Pinnacle Awards recognizes leading African-American entrepreneurs for their success in business and their positive impact on the communities and industries…
By d-mars.com News Provider The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how business gets done. And when it comes to midsized and small businesses, the importance of investing in new technology, facilitating remote work and maintaining a tech-savvy workforce has never been so clear, according to a new survey. Conducted by The Harris Poll for CIT…
By d-mars.com News Provider One of the many changes spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic is a fundamental shift in how people are paying for the goods and services they need. Due to both health and safety concerns, consumers and retailers are more frequently choosing credit cards for online and in-person payments in an effort to…
By d-mars.com News Provider With so much of the workforce now officing from home, many companies’ IT departments are working overtime to adopt the strategies and toolkits that will empower their employees to work productively and safely while remote. The more proactive companies can be about these strategies the better, since a good portion of…
By d-mars.com News Provider Flu causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and tens of thousands of deaths in the United States yearly. This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to get a flu vaccine to protect yourself, your family and your community from flu and its…
By: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association The unrelenting spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the United States of America in 2020, continues to pose an unprecedented public health crisis for all Americans, but in particular for Black Americans and other people of color who are disproportionately negatively…
Though Black women get breast cancer at a slightly lower incidence rate than white women, Black women are 42% more like to DIE of breast cancer than white women. That is an astounding number and indicative of a variety of factors, many reflecting racial disparities. Women do not need to DIE from breast cancer. It…
The CRA is a civil rights law designed to expand financial opportunity. The law requires banks to meet the credit needs of the communities in which they are chartered. The CRA was created to be a key driver in financial equity, helping to spur hundreds of billions of dollars of investment in underserved areas. Yet,…
By d-mars.com News Provider If you’re a small-business owner – whether your business consists of just you and your spouse or a handful of employees – and you’re emerging from the pandemic into your new normal, it may be time for you to think about setting up retirement accounts, not just for your employees, but…
By d-mars.com News Provider After 20 years, d-mars.com continues to give back through our media platform, publishing content and success stories highlighting our business leaders and entrepreneurs. We are proud of our feature, the Young Entrepreneur Spotlight, shining light on our young African American adults in entrepreneurship who are already starting to leave a footprint…
By d-mars.com News Provider Every election is imperative for voter participation. But especially during this time where our country is facing challenges of injustices, rising racial divide, and the unforeseen and unprecedented economic and health effects of COVID-19, no American can afford to be indifferent in exercising their right to vote this November. In addition…
Leading With Integrity for Your VOTE To Count Every election is imperative for voter participation. But especially during this time where our country is facing challenges of injustices, rising racial divide, and the unforeseen and unprecedented economic and health effects of COVID-19, no American can afford to be indifferent in exercising their right to vote…
From its humble beginnings as a small po boy shop in Houston, Frenchy’s Chicken has now become a fried chicken empire, serving their secret family recipe that has been a hit since day one…
