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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ITADI, a Natural Skin Care Brand Created To Honor a Father’s Legacy
Tabi Bonney is a Washington D.C and Los Angeles based artist, director and producer who has worked with artists such as Wale,…
Black Owned Health products brand receives investment from Magic Johnson
Naturade partners Kareem Cook and Claude Tellis, want to bring the plant-based revolution to those who need these products the most—the urban…
Two Sisters Are Designing Yoga Mats So Black Women Feel Represented in Fitness
Fitness can often feel like something marketed to a certain type of person, but Julia and Cornelia Gibson, sisters and founders of Toned…
This Black Entrepreneur Went From Foster Care to Homelessness To Owning a $2M Hair Care Line
Cosmetologist Jerricha Hoskins has always wanted to be like Madam CJ Walker. “I’ve been using all the hair care products on the…
Black Sculptor creates dark skin prosthetics to boost patients’ confidence
John Amanam is a 32 year old creative sculptor and former movie special effects expert from Nigeria. His knowledge of art has…
Black Inventor Creates Underwear to help patients with Catheters and Leg Bags
Brian Mohika BSN, RN (and a United States Air Force veteran) is a nurse, inventor, and founder of CathWear, an all-in-one catheter…
Lifestyle & Culture
First Ever Minnesota African American Heritage Museum launches, thanks to two visionary women
A reproduction of a 19th-century purple dress with white lace collar is positioned on a stand, as if waiting for its owner…
This Doula Is Fighting Back Against The High Infant Mortality Rate in her Community
The high rate of death for black infants showcases the virulent brutality of institutional racism. Recent data collected by the US government…
‘White People Food’ Is Creating An Unattainable Picture Of Health
Tanisha Gordon doesn’t see what white people love so much about cottage cheese. Or salads, especially when they’re topped with fussy ingredients…