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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: #BLACKSPENDINGMATTERS
July 10, 2016
Once again, due to gross state sanctioned violence against our communities, thousands of people are calling for other economic strategies to resist the consistent…
#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…