NEW YORK (WABC) -- On this episode of Here and Now, we learn small businesses in our area, devastated by the COVID pandemic, may get the lifeline they need.
Two minority lead banks will each receive $1.8 million in federal economic relief funds to lend to businesses in underserved communities.
Also ahead, we talk to "The Black Fairy Godmother," who helped raise a quarter of a million dollars for families in need during the pandemic.
Sandra Bookman also talks with entertainer turned entrepreneur, Ray J, on his booming tech company.
Plus, Long Island native actress Medina Senghorne, talks about her role in the movie "Those Who Wish Me Dead," and Bronx native Mugsy McFly talks about his streetwear label "Signed By McFly".
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National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform
Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY)
Black LGBTQIA + Migrants Project
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Creating Space To Talk About Racism At Your School
Teaching for Black Lives - Rethinking Schools
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children In A Racially Unjust America by Jennifer Harvey
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
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