Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” Deal: A Paradigm Shift for Creative Ownership in Hollywood
When Ryan Coogler’s Sinners—a genre-blending horror-thriller set in Jim Crow-era Mississippi—sparked a…
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Functional Fluidics: Advancing Solutions for Sickle Cell Disease
For Dr. Patrick Hines, the path to innovation began in the ICU.…
Why Edenesque’s Plant-Based Milk Is About More Than Ingredients
For many founders, business is personal. For Leslie Woodard, it’s rooted in…
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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…
Kobe Bryant leaves behind a Business Empire that stretched beyond the Basketball court
Kobe Bryant’s legacy extends beyond his time on the basketball court. He was also known to the business world as a brand-builder; an investor;…
HOW TAHIIRAH HABIBI AIMS TO DIVERSIFY WINE
Wine lovers like to talk about how wine brings people together. But in her years of experience working at restaurants in Philadelphia…
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‘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…
Howard University Swimmer and Siblings Going to 2020 Olympics
Howard University swimmer Latroya Pina of Seekonk, Massachusetts will swim for Cape Verde at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan alongside her siblings,…
The steady decline of African-American culture in Washington DC
Under five-foot-tall Virginia Ali, white-haired and frail, welcomes the never-ending stream of customers entering her diner. The 84-year-old woman is the owner…