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…
News & INTERVIEWS
Alexiou Gibson Shares How He Grew His Sea Moss Business From Zero to Multi Millions in Less Than a Year
In this Black Founder Spotlight, we’re speaking with Alexiou Gibson. Alexiou is the CEO and Founder of the Transformation Factory, a Florida-based…
Lockstep Ventures, the $50M Fund Investing in Systemic Change
In this Black Investor Spotlight, we spoke with Marcus Glover, the Co-Founder, General Partner & Managing Partner at Lockstep Ventures. Lockstep Ventures…
Their $30M Investment Fund Focuses on Closing the Wealth Gap Through Employee Ownership
Apis & Heritage Capital is a $30 million investment fund that uses a novel “employee-led buyout” (ELBO©) structure to provide workers of…
Isaac Barnes on How He Won a $13.4B Government Contract
Isaac Barnes is the founder and President of Eminent Future, a digital product, and innovation company focused on creating societal change. Recently,…
How Olympian Allyson Felix Built Her Own Multi-Million Dollar Shoe Brand
Allyson Felix has made a name for herself in Olympic sports and business. Coming on the professional track scene in 2004, she has…
Clockwork Raises $2M to Revolutionize Financial Planning For Entrepreneurs
Mike Webb is the Co-Founder & COO at Clockwork. Clockwork is a software company that uses real-time information to automatically build out…
Black Owned Lingerie Businesses You Should Know
As Victoria’s Secret’s monopoly on the $12 billion U.S. lingerie market dwindles year-over-year, several Black owned lingerie businesses have entered the playing…
Black Owned Beer Businesses You Should Know
The craft beer scene is bubbling over with creativity and individuality, and Black owned beer businesses are at the heart of the…
Black Owned Businesses That Sell Black Dolls
For years, my mother has been making dolls. Black dolls specifically. She told me she makes them because “Black children need to…
Lifestyle & Culture
Prairie View A&M University to launch Toni Morrison Writing Program
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) President Ruth J. Simmons announced today that a Toni Morrison Writing Program would be established at PVAMU in honor of…
Master P Now Focused On Owning An HBCU Instead of an NBA Team
A few days ago, Master P (born Percy Miller) took to his Instagram account to announce his desire to own an HBCU.…
Black Woman Becomes First Boxer Ever To Become Undisputed Champ in Two Weight Classes
On Friday, March 5th, Claressa Shields became the first fighter, man or woman, to win an undisputed championship in two weight classes.…