Business

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors – Meet 51-year old Lashawn Flowers and her 35-year old daughter, Shanita Vickers, the new owners of the only Black-owned gas station in Hollywood, Florida, and possibly the only Black-owned gas station […]

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. Black Public Media (BPM) is now accepting applications for the 2021 cohort of its 360 Incubator+ program. Created in 2014 to help BPM identify quality and innovative content by Black […]

(CNN)“Welcome to Freedom!” exclaims real estate agent Ashley Scott as she surveys the nearly 97 acres of land that she and a group of 19 Black families purchased in August. “I’m hoping that it will […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Wells Fargo officials said Dixon has been instrumental in helping the company take a number of new actions around D&I, including; helping create a new diversity leader role reporting directly to the […]

JACKSONVILLE, FL. September 9, 2020 – The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) named Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Chief Executive Officer Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. the Outstanding Public Transportation Manager for 2020. The APTA Awards program […]

ROLLING OUT — By A.R. Shaw, Rolling Out – One of the company’s most popular sites is “Daquan,” which has 15 million followers on Instagram. The site, which features Black content, is owned by Barak […]

New facility will create 500 new, full-time jobs in Duval County  – SEATTLE – (BUSINESS WIRE) – September 2, 2020 — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to expand its presence with a new fulfillment […]

USA TODAY Mike Snider -More than 50 Black former McDonald’s franchisees have filed suit in federal court against the fast-food giant, alleging they were racially discriminated against and denied the same opportunities as white franchisees. […]