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#TUMF and Why I’m Still Buzzing off of Jesse Williams’ Brilliant Blackness
June 28, 2016
Question: How many times have you watched Jesse Williams’ historical speech? I know I’ve watched and listened to and read it too many times…
Brexit, White Supremacy, and What This Could Mean for Black People
June 27, 2016
When a UK-based colleague (who just happens to be a brilliant Black British woman of Ghanaian descent), told me that her delayed response in…
23 African Startups to Keep an Eye On
June 25, 2016
African startups are are taking the continent by storm. This new generation of entrepreneurs is not satisfied with sitting back and hoping someone will…
29 Black Owned Businesses in Philadelphia
June 2, 2016
I recently moved to Philadelphia and I must say, as someone who loves art and food, the City of Brotherly Love doesn’t disappoint. Apart…
Oakland’s New Marijuana Law Aims to offer Economic Reparations
May 19, 2016
When I first heard that Colorado was legalizing marijuana, one of my first thoughts was “Man, everyone who is or has ever been locked…
Annie Turnbo Malone: One of the First Black Women Millionaires in the U.S.
May 3, 2016
If you haven’t heard of Annie Turnbo Malone before today, you aren’t alone. When we found out about her, we were amazed that despite…