Apr 22, 2024 | Cannabis, Women
According to a Marijuana Business Daily study done in 2017, 81% of all cannabis business owners were white. This percentage starkly contrasted the 4.3 percent of Black entrepreneurs in the industry. Considering the number of Black people who have been killed and...
Apr 22, 2024 | Entrepreneurship
For budding Black business owners, education and administrative support are valuable, and so is having a group of peers to talk to. That’s been the experience of three Ontario entrepreneurs who participate in the Southwestern Ontario Black Entrepreneurship...
Apr 15, 2024 | Art, Culture
For 20 years, Art, Beats + Lyrics has captivated audiences nationwide by amplifying the voices of both renowned and emerging visual artists. To celebrate this milestone, its primary figures—Jabari Graham and Dwayne “Dubelyoo” Wright—hosted a special weekend in its...
Apr 15, 2024 | Economic Mobility, Higher Education
President Joe Biden has announced a new student loan forgiveness plan that will provide “significant relief” for Black and Latino borrowers, according to the White House. On Monday (April 8), the Biden administration unveiled his “Plan B” for debt...
Apr 15, 2024 | Business, History
Black businesses are rich in history. From newspapers to banks to restaurants and more, Black-owned businesses are an integral part of American life. Today, Black men and women own 2.6 million businesses across the United States, roughly 9.5 percent of businesses in...
Apr 15, 2024 | Entrepreneurship, Women
A dozen years ago, Janice Malone, at the time a franchisee in Mobile, Ala., looked around a group of fellow business owners and saw “no one who looked like me,” she says. Minority-owned businesses weren’t having the success that they deserved, Malone says. She vowed...
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