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Africa Focused Private Equity Firm Raises $900 Million
Development Partners International (DPI), a premier investment firm focused on Africa, today announced that African Development Partners III Fund (ADP III), has exceeded its US$800 million…
Meet The CEO of Flutterwave, Nigeria’s Billion Dollar Startup
Launched in 2016 as a Nigerian and U.S.-based payments company with offices in Lagos and San Francisco, Flutterwave builds payments infrastructure that connects Africa…
$126.5 Million SPAC Formed to Acquire Black Owned Firms
Shawn Rochester is the CEO of Minority Equality Opportunities Acquisition Inc. (“MEOA”) the first minority-led special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listed on the Nasdaq.…
This Black Owned Health Tech Company is Disrupting The Multi Billion Dollar Elder and Disability Care Industries
Due to the rising aging population and increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, there is a growing demand for home healthcare services. The US home…
Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the pioneering filmmaker behind the 1970s films Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, has died. He was 89. Van Peebles, the father…
NBA Player CJ McCollum Now Owns a 300-Acre Vineyard
NBA star and vintner CJ McCollum has purchased a 318-acre property, located in Oregon’s Yamhill-Carlton appellation, for his Heritage 91 wine label. The soon-to-be 30-year-old…