There are seven principles of Kwanzaa, but the guests who attended the celebration Dec. 29 at the Harrison Cultural Community Centre, 1922 Hamilton Ave. in Lorain, focused on one: Ujamaa, which is ...

Editor’s note: Jessica Gordon Nembhard is a professor of community and social economic development at John Jay College (CUNY), and the author of “Collective Courage: A History of African American ...

August is National Black Business Month, and ESSENCE is celebrating Black economic excellence and taking a look at the important history of Black cooperatives. According to data from the last census, ...

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ERIC. NOW DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE AT THE ROUTES 101 AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH DAY OF KWANZAA. ON THIS DAY, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON UJAMAA, OR COOPERATIVE ...

Cooperative business models have long offered a unique method for organising economic activity by placing democratic control, shared ownership, and community benefit at the heart of enterprise. In the ...

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI - The heart of Muskegon Heights is about to witness an “extraordinary convergence of purpose” this weekend, officials say, as the community unites for the 2023 West MI Cooperative ...

Cooperatives are corporations that are owned, controlled, and used primarily by the customers it serves. Regular cooperative members invest funds in the cooperative that are used to purchase assets.

Asian American immigrants to the United States have long survived and persevered by practicing cooperation and mutual aid. New immigrants have faced hostile environments to their participation in the ...

Candidates in last week’s Republican debate didn’t mention economic inequality as an important national concern. But Democratic primary candidate Bernie Sanders has put the issue at the center of his ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. While the Twin Cities continue to grapple with longstanding ...