A Black-Led Food Co-op Grows in Detroit
Malik Yakini came to cooperative economics as a student at Eastern Michigan University in the mid-1970s when he started a food-buying club. … Keep Reading
This Venture Capitalist sold his former company for $100 Million
Adeyemi (“Ade”) Ajao is co-founder & Managing Partner at Base10 Partners, an early stage venture capital fund. Base10 recently made news for … Keep Reading
Meet The Black Woman who Created The World’s Largest Tech Conference
Social Media Week Lagos is the largest and Blackest conference that you’ve probably never heard of until now. SMW Lagos features a … Keep Reading
Foot Locker Invests $2 Million in Black Owned Footwear Design Academy
Foot Locker Inc. has made a $2 million investment in Pensole Inc., which operates the Pensole Footwear Design Academy, founded by former Jordan … Keep Reading
Remembering Atlantic City’s Black History and Segregated Past
Like much of the United States, Atlantic City, New Jersey, was both de facto and legally segregated throughout much of its history, … Keep Reading
A conversation with Architect, Iddris Sandu
By now, you’ve heard of Iddris Sandu, the young visionary who landed an internship with Google at 13, received a Presidential scholar … Keep Reading
Assemblywoman Angela McKnight helps create laws that actually make a difference
In our collective pursuit of economic empowerment, it is important to acknowledge the role of politics. It is also important to acknowledge the … Keep Reading
15 Things to do in Lagos for Social Media Week 2019
The last time I was at Social Media Week Lagos was in 2017. It was great to be back home, connecting with … Keep Reading
Black-Owned Businesses Carve Out Space In An Increasingly Gentrified D.C.
It’s Friday night, and rapper Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle” is blaring inside of the only black-owned bar in D.C.’s predominantly white Dupont … Keep Reading
Black Owned Chicago station pulls R. Kelly off the air
Chicago’s 95.1 FM Clubsteppin station will no longer play any music by R.Kelly because of the controversy that resurfaced after Lifetime’s “Surviving … Keep Reading