By Dianne Anderson Celebrating Black Excellence is what’s on the roster this weekend at the LA County Fair, bringing some of the best entertainment around and startups can pitch their best Shark Tank-like ideas to nab $5,000 – not to mention food galore. The massive two-day event is part of the annual CEEM partnership with ...

Cooperative Economic Empowerment Movement (CEEM) has partnered with the Los Angeles County Fair for its 3rd annual celebration of Black excellence May 13-15th. Embarking on the 100-year anniversary, Californians will experience a variety of fun, engaging, and interactive activations focused on heritage and the fair’s centennial origins throughout the month of May. In light of ...

By Dianne Anderson Everyone wants to learn at the feet of high caliber influencers about solid money making strategies, but for Kyle Webb, the approach to a successful enterprise is synonymous with building a successful Black community. Kyle Webb’s recent affiliation through the Black Equity Initiative funds and CEEM – Cooperative Economic Empowerment Movement of ...

Reginald and René Webb of Webb Family Enterprises, franchise owner-operators of McDonald’s restaurants, have been named recipients of Honorary Doctors of Humane Letters degrees from Cal State San Bernardino. “Through their company, Reginald and René support various early entrepreneurs and create a community of successful individuals, which in turn helps elevate the quality of people’s lives ...

By Dianne Anderson One way that Trudy Coleman approaches her Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. annual breakfast is to bridge the disconnect in the community, and draw together unlikely alliances. It also raises deeper questions and probably some eyebrows. This year’s theme, “Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere,” is a quote by Martin ...

by Barbara Smith The LA County Fair is celebrating decades of pop culture and nowhere will it be more in evidence than this weekend with the CEEM Takeover Weekend, an event that promises 3 days packed with African-American community and history through entertainment, art and culture. With the Fair’s 2019 theme of Pop Culture, the Cooperative ...

By Dianne Anderson Some people think that raising $15 million for the sole purpose of sustaining Black business and supporting community would take nothing short of a miracle, when, in actuality, all it takes is $100 per person. For those who get on board, there’s the added benefit of cash back rewards. It’s all part ...