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...
Mar 3, 2025 | Business, Entrepreneurs, Women
Despite the growing red wave attacking all things DEI, Black women business owners who meet specific eligibility requirements can still access grants and funding opportunities. If you’re a first-time homeowner, running a business connected to a community...
Feb 24, 2025 | Entrepreneurs, Women
In this three-part series honoring Black History Month, I’m speaking with a group of Black female business leaders about how they’re thriving in a society that hasn’t traditionally supported their success. The first installment explored the mindsets that have...
Feb 24, 2025 | Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Women
Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon is helping Black business owners bust through entrepreneurship barriers. In 2016, she founded the Village Market in Atlanta with a mission to give Black professionals the grants, mentorship and technical support needed to reach their potential....
Feb 10, 2025 | Higer Education, Leadership, Women
As a Black woman, I am always looking for ways to network and elevate myself. And as someone who is now navigating post-grad life, I have come to realize how important it is for you to start to do this while still in college — the earlier, the better. Finding ways to...
Jan 27, 2025 | History, Leadership, Women
In a historic ceremony that marked a watershed moment for Oregon politics, Janelle Bynum was sworn in on Saturday as the state’s first Black member of Congress in a ceremony at the Oregon State University-Cascades campus. Judge Raymond Crutchley administered the...
