PlayVS, a Black owned Esports company which develops software used to operate high school esports competitions, announced recently that it had completed a $50 million Series C funding round. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, which also headed up the company’s $15 million Series A in summer 2018. Other investors in […]
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Meet The Black Woman That Is Healing DC With Her Teas and Tonics | Essence
Dr. Sunyatta created Calabash Tea & Tonic to redefine what it means to heal — naturally.
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This Black Woman Runs The Newest Luxury Yacht Charter Service | Travel Noire
As a young girl growing up on Virginia’s eastern shore, Sheila Ruffin came to love boats at an early age. Her grandfather was an avid boater so she spent a lot of her childhood around the water. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Once she was older, Sheila would go on to attend law school. After learning that she […]
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Washington, DC’s Newest Black-Woman-Owned Ice Cream Shop Is All About Community | HuffPost
Karin Sellers wants Here’s The Scoop to be more than just an ice cream shop — she wants it to be an incubator for black talent.
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ColorComm is Helping Millennial Women in Communications Level Up in their Careers | Black Enterprise
The next generation of leaders is being called on in media and communications. Lauren Wesley Wilson, CEO of ColorComm, is making sure that no one is left behind. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] For the past eight years, Wilson has brought seats to the table for women of color in communications through meet-ups, webinars, and events. And for […]
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Women of color are starting new businesses faster than anyone else | Fast Company
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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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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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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