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Jasmine Crowe’s tech company raises awareness about socioeconomic issues

ROLLINGOUT.COM — Jasmine Crowe is using her superpowers of vision and service to foster change and bring awareness to pressing socio economic issues such as poverty, education and hunger.

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April 4, 2019

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By Giana Levy

Jasmine Crowe is using her superpowers of vision and service to foster change and bring awareness to pressing socio economic issues such as poverty, education and hunger.

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In January 2017, Crowe created a technology company that aids in the elimination of hunger and reducing food waste. Goodr has diverted over one million pounds of food from landfills and serves clients such as the NFL, The Georgia World Congress Center, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, MetLife and more.

Rolling out recently spoke with Crowe about how her superpowers of vision and service have led her to create a technology company that impacts the world in a major way. Crowe also gives advice to other Black women about how to use their superpowers to influence social change.

What key skills or qualities make you unique as an African American female leader? Compassionate, forward-thinking and zealous.

What thoughtful, encouraging piece of advice would you give to your younger self?

Don’t worry. I think so often in my older life I got consumed with worry, the best advice I could give myself was that joy always comes in the morning and to keep going.

Why is it important for women of color to lead or work in leadership roles and decision-making capacities?

Women of color need a seat at the table in every room. Society is becoming more diverse than ever and we need to be part of the decision-making process to make sure our viewpoints are heard.

If you could thank any Black woman history maker for her contributions to society, who would it be and why?

I would thank Michelle Obama. Under the highest level of scrutiny, she always exuded class and she gave us eight flawless years of Black girl magic. She showed the world that we are full of grace and she deserves my sincerest thanks.

Why is it important for experienced Black women to reach back and help younger women of color?

During my college years, several of my professors helped me and I feel like it’s my duty to do the same. As busy as I get, I always make it my duty to reply to messages and lend an ear to those that are up and coming as much as I can.

What are three success habits you implement into your daily routine to maintain your success, sanity and peace of mind?

I do five things every day to maintain my peace and self-care. I read, [write in my] journal, meditate, pray and stretch.

As a successful woman in business, what is your greatest or proudest achievement?

I am most proud that I feed people every day that would have otherwise gone hungry. There have been a lot of awards and honors that have come with it, but ultimately I am most proud that I am living my dream.

This article originally appeared in Rollingout.com.

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V.P. Kamala Harris: Americans With Criminal Records Will Soon Be Eligible for SBA Loans

Speaking in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a forthcoming federal rule that will extend access to Small Business Administration (SBA) loans to Americans who have been convicted of felonies but have served their time. Small business owners typically apply for the SBA loans to start or sustain their businesses.

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On her daylong trip, Harris was joined by Horford, SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman, Interim Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Eric Morrissette, and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev).

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Small business owners typically apply for the SBA loans to start or sustain their businesses.

Harris thanked U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, for the work he has done in Washington to support small businesses and to invest in people.

“He and I spent some time this afternoon with business leaders and small business leaders here in Nevada. The work you have been doing to invest in community and to invest in the ambition and natural capacity of communities has been exceptional,” Harris said, speaking to a crowd of a few hundred people at the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Hall in East Las Vegas.

“Formerly incarcerated individuals face significant barriers to economic opportunity once they leave prison and return to the community, with an unemployment rate among the population of more than 27%,” the White House press release continued. “Today’s announcement builds on the Vice President’s work to increase access to capital. Research finds that entrepreneurship can reduce recidivism for unemployed formerly incarcerated individuals by as much as 30%.”

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G.O.P. Lawmakers: Repeal AB 5 and Resist Nationalization of “Disastrous” Contractor Law

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April 16, 2024

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File Photo: Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City)

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Republican lawmakers gathered outside of the Employee Development Department in Sacramento on Jan. 23 to call for the repeal of AB5, the five-year old California law that reclassified gig workers and other independent contractors as W-2 employees under the state’s labor code.
Organizers said they also held the rally to push back against current efforts in Washington to pass a similar federal law.

“We are here to talk about this very important issue – a battle we have fought for many years – to stop this disastrous AB 5 policy,” said Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City).
Now, that threat has gone national as we have seen this new rule being pushed out of the Biden administration,” Gallagher continued.

On Jan. 10, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new rule providing guidance on “on how to analyze who is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).”
“This final rule rescinds the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act rule (2021 IC Rule), that was published on January 7, 2021, and replaces it with an analysis for determining employee or independent contractor status that is more consistent with the FLSA as interpreted by longstanding judicial precedent,” a Department of Labor statement reads.
U.S. Congressmember Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3), who is a former California Assemblymember, spoke at the rally.

“We are here today to warn against the nationalization of one of the worst laws that has ever been passed in California, which has devastated the livelihoods of folks in over 600 professions,” said Kiley, adding that the law has led to a 10.5% decline in self-employment in California.

Kiley blamed U.S Acting Secretary of Labor, July Su, who was the former secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, for leading the effort to redefine “contract workers” at the federal level.
Kiley said two separate lawsuits have been filed against Su’s Rule – its constitutionality and the way it was enacted, respectively. He said he is also working on legislation in Congress that puts restrictions on the creation and implementation of executive branch decisions like Su’s.
Assemblymember Kate Sanchez (R-Rancho Santa Margarita) announced that she plans to introduce legislation to repeal AB 5 during the current legislative session.

“So many working moms like myself, who are also raising kids, managing households, were devastated by the effects of AB 5 because they lost access to hundreds of flexible professions,” Sanchez continued. “I’ve been told by many of these women that they have lost their livelihoods as bookkeepers, artists, family caregivers, designers, and hairstylists because of this destructive law.”