Functional Fluidics: Advancing Solutions for Sickle Cell Disease
For Dr. Patrick Hines, the path to innovation began in the ICU.…
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Why Edenesque’s Plant-Based Milk Is About More Than Ingredients
For many founders, business is personal. For Leslie Woodard, it’s rooted in…
1,000 Units, One Mission: Gateway’s $350M Vision for Orange, NJ
When Terrence Murray co-founded Gateway Merchant Banking with longtime friend and college…
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Grovara Is Transforming Global Trade With a Game Changing B2B Marketplace
Abu Kamara is the CEO and co-founder of Grovara, the first B2B global marketplace to connect food and beverage brands with international…
Black Nurse Launches The First Digital Community To Support Maternal Mental Health
Wolomi is the first online pregnancy community created by a Black nurse for women of color. The app connects women of color…
Black Founder Raises $2.3M To Help Businesses Prevent Cyberattacks
In this Black founder spotlight, we’re speaking with Tiffany Ricks, the CEO of HacWare, a company that helps organizations identify phishing attempts…
Here’s Why Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty is Expanding into 8 African Countries
Fenty Beauty is a cosmetics brand that was launched by Rihanna in September of 2017. The brand is popular for its broad…
Naomi Osaka Becomes First Professional Woman Athlete To Open Her Own Sports Agency
Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka has announced that she is launching her own sports agency, Evolve. “I’ve spent my career doing things my…
Mara Raises $23M for the First Crypto Exchange “Built by Africans, for Africans”
Pan-African centralized crypto exchange Mara announced Wednesday that it has raised $23 million to create a portal to the crypto economy for Africans.…
Black Owned Coffee and Tea Businesses That are Great Alternatives to Starbucks
In 2018, a Philadelphia Starbucks employee called the police on two Black patrons. Their crime? Waiting for a friend. The cops still…
17 Black Owned Businesses in North Carolina
North Carolina is home to many amazing Black owned businesses. here are a few! Let us know which others there are! Black…
Black Owned Venture Capital, Private Equity & Angel Investment Firms
Less than 1% of American venture capital backed founders are Black and the percentage of Black people in decision making roles within the venture…
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler, The First African American Woman in the United States to earn an M.D. Degree
Rebecca Lee Crumpler challenged the prejudice that prevented African Americans from pursuing careers in medicine. Crumpler was born in 1831 in Delaware,…
The Legendary And Iconic Cicely Tyson Has Passed At Age 96
The iconic Cicely Tyson passed today at the age of 96. I hope she got her flowers while she was here. My…
Patrice Lumumba: His Last Words To His Wife Before His Assassination
On January 17th, 1961, Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo was assassinated. He was…