In recent months, the President and Congress have passed bills that represent four phases of stimulus. The first bill, the “Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act,” deploys $8.3 billion. It largely focused on providing funds to disseminate test kits, help small businesses, and support public agencies in efforts to fight the pandemic. The second […]
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MAX ALERT: Accenture to Demo Skills to Succeed Academy with MAX Leadership Network
A timely offer from our friends at Accenture, the Skills to Succeed Academy is a free, virtual learning platform that helps people build skills and confidence to plan their careers, get a job, and succeed in work. Through Accenture’s partnerships with non-profits, high schools, colleges, and government agencies, they have impacted the lives of over […]
MAX ALERT: Radio One, Morehouse College, OHUB and Momentum Learning Present New Jobs Forum
From OHUB: McKinsey & Company predicts that 39% of all jobs held by Black workers, totaling 7 million, are now vulnerable to temporary or permanent disruption because of #coronaviris. McKinsey goes on to predict that an additional 4.5 million jobs will be loss this decade due to automation. Collectively, this accelerates our communities income inequality, […]
MAX Minutes with Mike Carnathan, Atlanta Regional Commission, to Focus on Economic Impacts of COVID-19
MAX will host the next MAX Minutes webinar with Mike Carnathan with the Atlanta Regional Commission on Friday, May 8th, 9:00 AM. Every day we hear about the economic disruptions associated with COVID-19 and the shutting down of businesses. Questions arise regarding how these disruptions are felt across industries, which residents are most impacted, and […]