Consider this stat: Over the past year, women started an average of 1,817 new businesses per day in the U.S. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] That now represents 42% of nearly 13 million businesses overall, which employ 9.4 million workers and generate revenue of $1.9 trillion. And while these female founders come from diverse backgrounds, women of color […]
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Meet the woman behind new distillery honouring black slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey | Face2face Africa
Theodora Aidoo, Face2face Africa Fawn Weaver is behind new distillery honouring black slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. Pic credit: Master of Malt. Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] contributions of black people to America’s history across various fields have, over the years, been largely forgotten and this is also evident in the spirits industry. […]
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At Home With Forbes + Masters | Essence
THIS ATLANTA-BASED INTERIOR DESIGN DUO HAVE EARNED THEIR SEAT AT THE TABLE
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25 Black Owned Yoga Studios #NAMASTE | Shoppe Black
Regular yoga practice has been shown to have tremendous physical, mental and spiritual health benefits. We’ve compiled a list of Black Owned Yoga Studios for you to support. Let us know which others we should know about! [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Black Owned Yoga Studios Embraced Yoga (Washington D.C.) Shoppe Black Staff, Shoppe Black Full article @ […]
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We asked four black businesswomen how they got their start. Here’s what they said. | USA TODAY
— Talis Shelbourne, USA TODAY Back in the 1950s and ’60s, Milwaukee bustled with African American-owned businesses. But a combination of changing demographics and concentrated poverty dimmed the community’s once-bright glow of entrepreneurship. In 2012, African Americans made up 22% of all business owners in Milwaukee County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Recently, the city’s […]
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Texas Brothers, 12 And 13, Run Their Own Bakery, Give Back To Their Community | Essence
An important part of Shane and Nigel Mushambi’s bakery business, Two Bros. in the Kitchen, is giving back to the community.
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25 Black Women Launches To Celebrate Black Women In The Beauty Business | Essence
A dinner was held to launch the collective, which works to celebrate and elevate Black women in the beauty industry.
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Sankofa bookstore on track for tax relief as it fights to stay alive | WUSA9
Sankofa bookstore near Howard University has been a cultural hub through decades of DC history — now it’s struggling to survive the rising tide of property values.
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In Celebration Of Juneteenth, National Buy Black Week Starts Right Now | Essence
In honor of this year’s Juneteenth, let’s try to buy Black all week long.
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These Extraordinary Shirts Define Black Pride | Buzzfeed
Treye Green, Buzzfeed Naomi Wadler talks about gun violence at a Smithsonian Institution event on December 7. (Erin Schaff; Lily illustration), Featured Image We hope you love the products we recommend! Just so you know, BuzzFeed may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. Oh, and FYI — […]
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