The ‘world’s smallest, portable record player’ takes off after ‘Shark Tank’ airing | CNBC

Claire Rodgers & Sophia Fraioli, CNBC Shark Tank, CNBC, Season 9. Featured Image [dropcap]E[/dropcap]ven at the peak of digital music streaming, vintage record players have stood the test of time amongst true music enthusiasts. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Logan Riley, former creative education lead at Apple, liked to spend his Saturdays going to the record store, which […]

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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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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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Serena Williams, Mark Cuban Invest in Black-Owned Maternal Healthcare Startup | Black Enterprise

Sequoia Blodgett, Melissa Hanna, CEO and Co-Founder (Image: Mahmee). Featured Image [dropcap]M[/dropcap]ahmee, a maternal healthcare startup, recently closed a $3 million round led by Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital. Other investors include Mark Cuban, Serena Williams for Serena Ventures and Pipeline Angels, among others. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The platform allows physicians and specialists to use the […]

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‘World’s Youngest Barber’ is an 8-year-old West Philly girl with major moxie | We The People | The Philadelphia Inquirer

Stephanie Farr, The Philadelphia Inquirer TIM TAI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. Featured Image [dropcap]At[/dropcap] 8 years old, Neijae Graham-Henries is almost as tall as this reporter. She told me so. She also asked to cut my hair — about eight inches of it. We did not have an appointment for her to do so. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] […]

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