Apr 7, 2025 | Business, Leadership, Wealth
In a global economy boasting 3,028 billionaires with a combined fortune of $16.1 trillion, Black entrepreneurs have carved out an impressive space on Forbes’ prestigious annual World Billionaires list. Though representing just 0.8 percent of the total billionaires...
Mar 24, 2025 | Books, Business, History
Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South between the 1910s and 1960s. Yet, the traditional narrative of the migration as a movement of laborers seeking high-wage jobs obscures the history of African...
Mar 24, 2025 | Business, Entrepreneurs
If we’re being real, throughout American economic history Black entrepreneurs—especially Black women—have been weathering economic storms with grit and innovation. I mean, Madam C.J. Walker is the reason after all that our hair can stay laid at all times, and she...
Mar 10, 2025 | Business, Wealth
As Black History Month reminds us of our legacy of resilience and economic power, recent federal rollbacks of diversity, equity and inclusion programs have sent shockwaves through corporate America. While these policy changes may feel like a setback, they present a...
Mar 3, 2025 | Business, Women
After hitting a low of four members at the height of the pandemic, the North Bay Black Chamber of Commerce is at 80 strong and growing. “We put a plan together to just focus on members, on recruiting. I wanted to see what was going on, how did COVID affect...
