Jun 20, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, History
We celebrate entrepreneurs for the things they do right. But often the stage for success is set by all that happens when things go wrong, when mistakes seem impossible to bounce back from and hurdles insurmountable. This is the truth that propels Manuel and Geiszel...
Jun 6, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, History
For Freddie Taylor, it wasn’t about the money – it was about keeping history alive. “I couldn’t believe the misinformation about Black history I grew up with was still being taught to my children,” says Taylor, a Black history educator and the founder of Urban...
May 31, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Events
Monday, May 30, marked the final day of GRINDfest, a free, 4-day event that celebrates the success of Black entrepreneurs and business owners in Asheville. Caption: ‘It’s been phenomenal:’ GRINDfest wraps after 4 days of celebrating Black...
May 23, 2022 | Entrepreneurship
Darrell Gordon was 12 years old when started cutting hair. The self-taught son of a Muskegon hairdresser was in middle school when he started making $50 a week on $5 haircuts. After 16 years of honing his craft, Gordon now owns a barbershop inside the Lakes Mall where...
May 16, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Women
Meet Jennifer Lang, founder and chief executive officer of Jennifer Lang Financial Services, LLC, a Black-owned agency based in Houston, Texas that sells life insurance policies nationwide. Her company has become so successful that she now has two call centers....
May 16, 2022 | Entrepreneurship
The last two years have been eye opening to the inequalities surrounding working people of color. At the beginning of the pandemic, minorities disproportionately lost jobs, and those who kept their jobs often experienced more exposure to COVID-19 because of work that...
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