Adam Mahoney

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Adam Mahoney |Aallyah Wright

Vera Warren-Williams started the Community Book Center in New Orleans with $300 and a dream in 1983. In the 42 years since, the Black book and clothing store went from the trunk of her car to a flagship shop and anchor of Bayou Road, a restaurant and shopping district with the city’s highest concentration of Black businesses. She has battled through several economic downturns, including the 2008 recession, and the mass destruction of Hurricane Katrina.

2 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Adam Mahoney

When Chris Womack became the first Black CEO of Southern Co. in 2023, he called the company’s commitment to racial equity one of his guiding principles. His leadership of the third-largest private utility company in the world offered hope of fairer wages and more representative employment for thousands of Black employees and cleaner air and more reasonable energy bills for millions of Black customers across Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Adam Mahoney

When Chris Womack became the first Black CEO of Southern Co. in 2023, he called the company’s commitment to racial equity one of his guiding principles. His leadership of the third-largest private utility company in the world offered hope of fairer wages and more representative employment for thousands of Black employees and cleaner air and more reasonable energy bills for millions of Black customers across Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.

2 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Adam Mahoney

As floodwaters surged through the streets of Natchitoches last month, soaking homes and businesses in this rural Louisiana town, residents were left grappling with yet another devastating blow. Over a thousand residents lost power as the muddy waters left behind waterlogged homes and damaged possessions. It was the fifth major flooding event the small majority-Black city has seen in the past decade. The community was hoping, however, that it wouldn’t have many more flood events to face.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Adam Mahoney

As floodwaters surged through the streets of Natchitoches last month, soaking homes and businesses in this rural Louisiana town, residents were left grappling with yet another devastating blow. Over a thousand residents lost power as the muddy waters left behind waterlogged homes and damaged possessions. It was the fifth major flooding event the small majority-Black city has seen in the past decade. The community was hoping, however, that it wouldn’t have many more flood events to face.