Looks like Comerica Bank will be adding a new face to a pivotal role. LaToya Rowell has been appointed as the National Community Affairs Manager. Her responsibility will have her overlooking the bank’s national volunteer program while managing and upholding community initiatives and partnerships with the external affairs market team and social impact manager. Other…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The digital divide and digital redlining, zone casting, and overall access to the internet for Black and brown communities top the agenda of Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks. With three Democrats and two Republicans, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent government agency overseen by…
2021 LIVING LEGEND Thelma Scott, affectionately known as “Mama Scott,” is the founder and CEO of the Barbara Jordan Endeavors Corporation (BJEC), an organization discovering students with “unique abilities” throughout school districts in Houston and the Gulf Coast. She is a dedicated and passionate advocate for people with disabilities. Scott’s first appointment as an advocate…