Bandwidth with Purpose: Inside Metro Edge’s $250M Bet on Digital Equity
Metro Edge Development Partners is a commercial real estate firm focused on…
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Lexore Spark: Building the Future of AI-Powered Video Creation
Sequoia Blodgett is no stranger to storytelling. As a former video director…
Art Melanated: Building Belonging in the Black Art Renaissance
Art Melanated is a response to exclusion and erasure—an intentional space where…
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The only Black Owned Bank in Texas Opens Atlanta branch
Unity National Bank, the only Black owned bank in Texas, has opened its first out-of-state branch in Atlanta. This is happening in…
Tela Holcomb Retired At 29 After She Taught Herself How To Trade Stocks
From the outside looking in, you’d never know that Tela Holcomb has a net worth closely approaching the millions. She’s a happy…
Tech CEO Sheena Allen on How Her App Promotes Financial Health and Wealth
Sheena Allen is the founder and CEO of tech companies CAPWAY and Sheena Allen Apps. We chatted with her to find out how she…
Byron Allen Buys Weather Channel for $300 Million
Media entrepreneur Byron Allen struck a deal to acquire the Weather Channel from Comcast Corp. and private-equity firms Blackstone Group LP and…
Kofi Nartey Discusses How He Sells Million Dollar Homes to High Net Worth and Celeb Clients
Kofi Nartey has over fourteen years of professional experience in luxury real estate and has sold millions of dollars worth of real…
Couples Inc. : Kahran and Reg Run a Family Photography Business
Creative Soul Photography is an Atlanta based business run by husband and wife team, Kahran and Reg Bethencourt. With almost a decade of working…
Lifestyle & Culture
Why Many African-Americans Haven’t Been Outraged By Puerto Rico’s Devastation…but Should Be.
About eight years ago, I took a trip with one of my mentors, Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, to Loiza, a small town…
Chicago Deposits $20 Million Into Its Last Black-Owned Bank
Chicago City Treasurer Kurt Summers announced Monday a $20 million city deposit into Chicago’s last remaining black-owned bank, Illinois Service Federal (ISF)…
13 Black Women Who Were The “FIRST” To Do It
Time Magazine recently launched “Firsts”, a celebration of women who broke ground in their fields — from the arts and politics to…