Black Business
This Black Owned Construction Company Went From Broke To Billions
C D Moody Construction is an award winning, Black owned construction company based in Lithonia, GA. When CEO, C. David Moody struck … Keep Reading
KoshieO: The Black Owned Luxury Brand Representing The Culture
The luxury fashion brand, KoshieO is the brainchild of Nina Baksmaty. It all started while she was still in college in Missouri … Keep Reading
She Overcame a Health Scare and Launched a Successful Cosmetics Business
BeautyMarked & Co is a Philadelphia based business that offers quality vegan and cruelty free cosmetics and accessories. Founder, Nana Frimpong originally … Keep Reading
Howard University Teams With Amazon Studios To Launch Howard Entertainment
Howard University and Amazon Studios have teamed to launch Howard Entertainment, a program designed to diversify the entertainment industry by creating a pipeline for African-American students … Keep Reading
Byron Allen Acquires 11 TV Stations for $290 Million
Entertainment Studios CEO Byron Allen is expanding his TV station holdings with the purchase of 11 small-market network affiliates from USA Television for $290 … Keep Reading
Two Black Owned Investment Banks Merging to form the Largest Woman and Minority Owned Firm
Two Black owned investment banks are merging to form Wall Street’s largest woman- and minority-owned firm. Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. and the … Keep Reading
Black Owned Esports Company Raises $50 Million
PlayVS, a Black owned Esports company which develops software used to operate high school esports competitions, announced recently that it had completed … Keep Reading
Sewit Sium Creates Handmade Jewelry that Celebrates Black History and Inspires Cultural Pride
Sewit Sium is a designer of historically and culturally inspired African jewelry. Each handmade piece is a modern heirloom imbued with story, … Keep Reading
Young Couple Creates Culturally Inclusive Toys because Representation Matters
Matthew and Marnel are the parents of three children (all under the age of five) who love puzzles! Frustrated with the lack … Keep Reading
54gene is developing the World’s First and Largest Pan-African DNA Biobank
African genetic data may hold the key to unlock untold medical discoveries and 54gene is on a mission to improve our understanding … Keep Reading
18 Black Owned Businesses That Most Likely Serve Better Fried Chicken Than Popeyes
I must admit, when I started to see posts here and there about Popeyes, I thought it was odd but random. Then … Keep Reading
7 Black Owned Denim Brands You Should Know
A recent report published by the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC), revealed some of the most startling and disheartening news to break from the … Keep Reading
Black Culture
Diahann Carroll, Pioneering and Award Winning Actress, passes at 84
Diahann Carroll, the captivating singer and actress who came from the Bronx to win a Tony Award, receive an Oscar nomination and … Keep Reading
12 Black Travel Bloggers You Should Be Following
We’ve compiled a list of some Black Travel bloggers who are inspiring an educating us with their journeys around the world. Take … Keep Reading
Over 50 years later, Legends Inducted into Olympic Hall of Fame
Nearly 51 years after the organization expelled Tommie Smith and John Carlos from the Summer Olympics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee … Keep Reading
10 Marcus Garvey Quotes That Can Change Your Life
Born on August 17, 1887, in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica, Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr aka “Black Moses” was one of the most … Keep Reading
10 Toni Morrison Quotes That Show Why She Was A Literary Genius
Toni Morrison, the literary GIANT, who manipulated the English language to illustrate and punctuate our humanity as Black people, children of the … Keep Reading
National Museum of African American History and Culture to acquire Ebony and Jet Archives
The National Museum of African American History and Culture will acquire a significant portion of the archive of the Johnson Publishing Company, … Keep Reading
Delta Sigma Theta donates 17,000 Meals To New Orleans Disaster Relief
The Delta Sigma Theta sorority donated 17,000 meals to disaster relief efforts in New Orleans after it was forced to cut their biennial national … Keep Reading
100 Foot Stevie Wonder Mural Completed in Downtown Detroit
A monumental mural of Stevie Wonder can now be seen outside the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts downtown Detroit. The … Keep Reading
Jaden Smith Launches a Free Vegan Food Truck To Feed LA’s Homeless
Jaden Smith has launched a vegan food truck that serves free food to people on Skid Row, an area of LA that … Keep Reading
Black Aesthetics & Design
15 Black Architects Who Helped Build America
In the 1930’s, there were about 60 Black Americans were listed as registered architects. Many of their buildings have since been lost … Keep Reading
Restoration of Nina Simone’s Childhood Home To Begin This Spring
The proposed rehabilitation of Nina Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, N.C., is moving forward, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The … Keep Reading
Meet the Black Architect who designed Duke University 37 years before he could have attended it
In 1902, when Julian F. Abele graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in architecture, he was the school’s first-ever … Keep Reading
10 Tips For Photographing Darker Skin Tones
No, you’re not crazy: photographing darker skin tones, like mine, is harder than photographing lighter ones. Before anyone goes and reports me … Keep Reading
15 Black Owned Home Decor Companies
The home decor market is growing at a steady pace. This is partly due to a relatively strong real estate market and … Keep Reading
12 Black Interior Designers You Should Know
From organizing rooms, picking flooring and the right shutters from shuttercraft-warwick.co.uk, to finding furniture to complement it all, a good interior designer … Keep Reading
Black Love Matters
Couples, Inc. : Joe and Karina Own “Renewed Wellness”, a Chiropractic and Regenerative Medical Center
Dr. Joe Taylor and Dr. Karina Sharpe-Taylor are the owners of Renewed Wellness, an integrative Medical Center which focuses on chiropractic and … Keep Reading
Couples, Inc. : Cee and Malcolm own a Hemp Farm in North Carolina
The 2018 US Farm Bill has now legalized commercial production of hemp. Hemp farmers across the country are now working to fit into a rapidly growing billion … Keep Reading
Couples, Inc. : Java and Michelle Help the Environment by Putting Your Food Waste to Work
Java’s Compost is a family-owned, full-service composting company that seeks to make composting as fast and convenient as possible. The husband and … Keep Reading
Couples, Inc. : Keewa and Doug own Kidswear Brand, Kido Chicago
Kido Chicago is a Chicago based clothing line for babies and toddlers. The brand features a number of colorful, positive images and … Keep Reading