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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Jay-Z Sells Majority Stake of Streaming Service, Tidal, to Mobile Payment Company, Square For $297 Million
Square, the mobile payments company led by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, announced today that it plans to acquire a “significant majority” of…
From The NFL To The Farm On a Mission To Combat Hunger
At age 26, Jason Brown signed a $37.5 million contract–one of the largest at the time for any NFL lineman. After the St.…
Be Seen and Heard: SHOPPE BLACK Teams Up With Yappa to Offer Audio and Video Comments
Over the past seven years, Shoppe Black has grown from an idea into a global community of almost 400,000 people. The members…
Morris Brown College Partners With Hilton And Black Owned Real Estate Investment Firm To Build $30 Million Hotel On Campus
Morris Brown College will partner with Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and Miami-based CGI Merchant Group to develop a $30 million hotel on…
Black Developer Hires Black Owned Title Insurance Company for Multiple Deals Totaling $310M In Affordable Housing
Brisa Builders and National Standard Abstract are two Black owned real estate firms that are creating stability within underserved communities through housing…
BlocPower, A Black Owned Climate Technology Startup Just Raised $63 Million
BlocPower is a Black owned climate technology startup that transforms antiquated buildings into greener, smarter, and healthier facilities with efficient heating and…
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Jaden Smith Launches a Free Vegan Food Truck To Feed LA’s Homeless
Jaden Smith has launched a vegan food truck that serves free food to people on Skid Row, an area of LA that…
How a Black Psychiatrist Shaped “Sesame Street” As a Tool Against Racism
Sesame Street is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The rush of stories and social posts about the iconic children’s TV show has…
New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center Acquires Collection of Fab 5 Freddy
Some 120 boxes of archived notebooks, screenplays, fliers, and photography from the collection of hip-hop legend Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite are…