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Black Real Estate Developer Builds Her Own 51 Home Community
January 28, 2019
Pam Brown Courtney is a real estate developer/investor and educator. She’s also the only person I know of that has built a 51 home…
Meet the Owner of the Largest Beauty Supply store in Stockbridge, GA
January 24, 2019
Cova Beauty is a black owned beauty supply store that specializes in cosmetics, organic care products, hair extensions and accessories. They are also the…
A Black-Led Food Co-op Grows in Detroit
January 22, 2019
Malik Yakini came to cooperative economics as a student at Eastern Michigan University in the mid-1970s when he started a food-buying club. “I wasn’t…
This Black Venture Capitalist sold his former company for $100 Million
January 20, 2019
Adeyemi (“Ade”) Ajao is co-founder & Managing Partner at Base10 Partners, an early stage venture capital fund. Black Venture Capitalist Base10 recently made news…
Meet The Black Woman Who Created The World’s Largest Tech Conference
January 19, 2019
Social Media Week Lagos is the largest and Blackest conference that you’ve probably never heard of until now. Social Media Week features a central…
Foot Locker Invests $2 Million in Black Owned Footwear Design Academy
January 18, 2019
Foot Locker Inc. has made a $2 million investment in Pensole Inc., which operates the Pensole Footwear Design Academy, founded by former Jordan design director…