Last summer, Shea Moisture founder Richelieu Dennis announced a $100 million fund for women entrepreneurs of color. The $100 Million New Voices Fund was created to empower women of color entrepreneurs to reach their full potential. Now, it seems the fund has made its first investment. Black owned natural hair care line NaturAll Club recently…
The actual sale of Irvington’s Villa Lewaro, home more than a century ago to Madam C. J. Walker, the Black entrepreneur who made a fortune selling skin and hair care products to African-American women, took place last summer, but the identity of the new owner—and his plans for use of the 34-room mansion—are emerging only…
On Thursday, SheaMoisture haircare and skincare products founder Richelieu Dennis announced a $100 million fund for women entrepreneurs of color at the 2018 Essence Festival. The announcement surrounds the New Voices Fund that he’s been prepping for the past year. “About six months ago, we announced that we were launching the new voices fund,” Dennis told the audience…
