Apr 11, 2022 | Culture, Entrepreneurship
Purpose Toys, one of the largest Black-owned toy start-ups, announced today the release of two new purpose-driven toy lines, Naturalistas and HBCyoU, in partnership with Just Play and Kidfinity Inc. (a Just Play affiliated company). Both lines will be sold and...
Apr 11, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Women
For nearly a decade, I’ve been the co-owner of a Black-owned seafood restaurant, The Crabby Shack. What initially started as a barbecue sensation and personal passion has transformed into a Brooklyn-based seafood joint where everyone and anyone can enjoy great food...
Apr 11, 2022 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Food & Beverage
Andréa McBride was a 16 year old living in foster care in New Zealand when she got a phone call from her biological dad in Alabama. He told her he was dying of cancer and wanted to do one last thing before passing: connect her to another daughter he had — her sister,...
Apr 4, 2022 | Economic Mobility, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Leadership
There are several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) where alumni see higher median salaries than other Black graduates in the same state. The benefits of attending an HBCU are abundant, as these havens for intellectuals of melanin to congregate in...
Apr 4, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Finance, Higher Education
Saying the U.S. economy is driven by the ambitions of small-business owners, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that the Biden administration is extending and expanding a pilot program that helps underserved entrepreneurs gain access to capital. ...
Apr 4, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Investment
Entrepreneur Lori Harvey and YouTube sensation Terrell Grice presented three Black HBCU students with $10,000 as part of the AT&T Dream In Black Initiative. Entrepreneurs and HBCU students Coi Mattison, Malik Waseem,...
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