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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12 Black Entrepreneurs Fighting Gentrification in New Orleans
Black entrepreneurs and business owners are getting pushed out of New Orleans as gentrification brings an influx of affluent white newcomers to…
99 Year Old Beautician still serves clients as 100th Birthday nears
Callie Terrell is a 99 Year Old Beautician from Memphis, TN and she loves making women look and feel good. “I work because this…
How a trip to Morocco Inspired This Black Owned Leather Goods Business
Made Leather Company is a growing retail company providing leather bags to an array of high-end customers, including a host of professional…
How A 32 Year Old Opened The First Black Owned Hostel In The U.S.
Talk about life goals: 32-year-old Deidre Mathis is a world traveler, an author and the first person to open a Black owned hostel in the…
Black Owned Bank Contributes $4 Million to Black Business Fund
Being a Black business owner in the U.S. means facing more obstacles, particularly when trying to obtain a business loan. According to…
This Black Owned Credit Union is opening soon
The dream of a Black owned credit union in north Minneapolis is close to becoming a reality. The Association of Black Economic…
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Chronic Pain & The Opioid Epidemic: A View in Black & White
There was a time when I’d wake up every morning in chronic pain. The pain I endured was vaguely diagnosed after going…
Revisiting MLK Day: A Look at Martin Luther King Jr. and Economic Justice
In a letter to Coretta Scott during the summer of 1952, about a year before they would marry, Martin Luther King Jr.…
Alonzo Herndon, Atlanta’s First Black Millionaire
Alonzo Herndon was an African American entrepreneur who founded and was the first president of Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Born in Walton, Georgia…