Jul 19, 2021 | Detroit, Entrepreneurship, Finance
Pharrell Williams has named Black tech entrepreneurs Justin Turk and Andre Davis the grand prize recipients of his Black Ambition initiative. The two will receive $1 million for their company, Livegistics, the company announced in a press release Tuesday. Turk, 40,...
Jul 19, 2021 | Business, Finance, Investment, Leadership
The 1921 race riots in Tulsa resulted in hundreds of African Americans killed and dozens of properties destroyed in a thriving Black business district in the Greenwood neighborhood. But the question remains, can Black Wall Street effectively be rebuilt 100 years...
Jun 7, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Finance, Women
In 2017 Fawn Weaver began bottling Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey as a passion project to honor Nearest Green, the formerly enslaved distiller who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. Four years later, her bourbon has sold nearly 1.5 million bottles, according to a...
Apr 25, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Finance, Women
Thanks to a partnership with IFundWomen of Color, American Express has been able to help 100 Black women with access to capital and so much more. The “100 for 100” program, which was announced back in November was created to celebrate and support Black women...
Apr 12, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Finance
Meet Marshawn Govan, a veteran entrepreneur of 10 years and the developer of a new app that aims to revolutionize the tax industry on behalf of Black and Latino communities. The goal is to give underprivileged and underbanked families access to consumer credit to be...
Apr 12, 2021 | Business, Finance, Investment
Blaylock Van L.L.C, Wall Street’s oldest continually operating Black-owned investment banking firm, has gained more success in the last year as more American companies and municipalities recognize the value of doing business with Diverse Business Enterprises (DBE),...
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