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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Fast Food Millionaire Ulysses Bridgeman could strike deal to buy Sports Illustrated
There is buzz that former NBA star Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman is closing in on a deal to buy Sports Illustrated from Meredith. If…
This Ethiopian Coffee Brand is Opening 100 cafés in China
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu has a dream: that everyone should one day taste hand-roasted Ethiopian coffee. As many caffeine enthusiasts will be aware,…
Featured Professional: Attorney, Marirose Roach
As important as it is to recognize business owners and entrepreneurs, it is just as important to recognize the professionals and service…
This Entrepreneur Went From Being Homeless To Running a Million Dollar Logistics Company
Raised in a military family, Amari Ruff literally saw the world. At 16, his father left Amari’s mom to raise their three…
19 Black Makeup Artists That Are Making their Mark
Thanks to social media, especially YouTube and Instagram, Black makeup artists are reaching potential clients, earning money and growing legions of fans…
$500 Million Black Woman Owned Investment Firm is Rebuilding D.C. with Foreign Dollars
When Angelique Brunner moved to the nation’s capital two decades ago, she was shocked to find neighborhoods with no stores, no services,…
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Why Aren’t There More Black Fashion Designers?
Within a fashion industry that touts itself as celebratory of difference, diversity, and inclusion, Black design talent consistently remains, at best, marginalised and all…
Why Are There So Few Black-Owned Grocery Stores?
The full-service supermarket that Circle Food Store owner Dwayne Bourdeaux runs in New Orleans’ Seventh Ward is clean and stocked with locally…
How Artist Derrick Adams Learned About Freedom From ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book
On a recent wintry morning, the multimedia artist Derrick Adams was sitting in his cozy basement studio in Brooklyn talking about distant cities and…