In a Thursday hearing, the Senate was told how Black business owners faced hurdles accessing Paycheck Protection Program funding.

Many of the agencies survived the Great Depression but later died out. Their loss meant less money invested into Black communities.

Among the demands are better treatment of employees of color, a $15 minimum wage and more personal protective equipment.

For companies, hiring people of color is just the first step.

Just the process of making the resolution can have an impact, one expert says. But it doesn’t trigger government funds like other crises..

From the suffragette movement to the Black Panther Party and “Black Lives Matter” T-shirts worn by protesters today, social movements and clothing go hand in hand.

Many Black clients are seeking therapists they trust to deal with mental health trauma since the police killing of George Floyd.

Finding a job, often a challenge for people who have been incarcerated, is even more difficult because of the pandemic.

There was a financial imperative for the name change, as sponsors and retailers threatened to pull their money and stop selling team merchandise.

The company has committed to helping the Black Lives Matter movement, but has faced pressure to go beyond writing a check.