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SpelHouse (Spelman & Morehouse) Alumni Owned Businesses
April 17, 2016
We’re back showing more HBCU entrepreneur love! This time to our brothers and sisters at SpelHouse aka Spelman College and Morehouse College. Check out…
Meet the Youngest Beauty Supply Store Owners in California
April 13, 2016
According to the Beauty Supply Institute, the beauty supply industry generates about $15 billion per year. Although 96% of the customers are Black, less…
Move Over Instacart, OjaExpress Offers African and Caribbean Grocery Delivery
April 3, 2016
My friend, Chaz Olajide, recently connected me to OjaExpress, a startup providing grocery delivery services focusing on African and Caribbean products. Since Tony and I have become quite…
Howard University Alumni Owned Businesses
March 30, 2016
Howard University has produced some of the best and brightest minds in the world. Some well known Howard University alumni are Thurgood Marshall, Chadwick…
The Funky Diabetic – Why Phife Dawg’s Death should Spark a Conversation about Diabetes
March 23, 2016
Like many of you, I was greeted by sad news this morning. Phife Dawg of the legendary group, A Tribe Called Quest, had passed…
20 Young African Influencers in the Diaspora
March 20, 2016
It goes without saying but i’ll say it anyway – Continental African’s get our shine on wherever we go. In almost every industry, the…