Aug 30, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Finance
Six Black banks — including four of the nation’s largest — have joined a new digital platform by Citi. The action could help the banks increase lending to African American entrepreneurs. According to a news release, the banks are part of a consortium linking...
Aug 16, 2021 | Finance, Higher Education
Quick: Name a historically Black college or university. Most people would list Howard, Morehouse, Spelman or Hampton. They’re not wrong — but they are part of the problem faced by the other 103 HBCUs. The top four receive the most media attention and donations,...
Aug 9, 2021 | Business, Finance, Media
Greenwood, the digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and business owners, today announced the launch of Greenwood Studio. Greenwood Studio will produce essential personal finance content targeted at the Black and Latino community in an educational...
Aug 9, 2021 | Entertainment, Finance, Sports
Shelly Bell’s company was hatched in an ordinary home in southeast Washington, D.C., five years ago, when friends contemplated the lack of opportunity and access for Black female entrepreneurs. After deciding to pitch ideas for businesses to one another, they threw...
Aug 9, 2021 | Finance, Higher Education
While politicians on the federal level continue to talk things out, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have decided to take matters into their own hands to relieve their students of debt. “These institutions — though...
Jul 26, 2021 | Finance, Higher Education
Atlanta’s Clark Atlanta University announced Friday that it would eliminate students’ account balances from the last five semesters, joining a growing group historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that have moved to cancel student debt in...
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