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Jay-Z Backed, Black-Owned Vegan Cookie Company Expands Into Target

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by Selena Hill – Denise Woodard never imagined that her daughter’s food allergies would lead her down a pathway toward entrepreneurship. Back in 2016, she was a corporate executive at The Coca-Cola Co. when a […]

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Wells Fargo Waives Collection of Negative Balances, Provides Stimulus Check Tips

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Payments to eligible recipients will arrive by either direct deposit or a paper check, and Wells Fargo has issued six helpful tips that may help individuals access their funds as soon as […]

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Chicago-Based, Black-Owned Brand Launches Hand Sanitizer Product

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By Leah Freeman-Haskin – Brands across the globe are doing their part to help combat the coronavirus. The latest in this endeavor is a popular black-owned brand based in Chicago. Luster Products is shifting its […]

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Two Black Women Entrepreneurs Launch a Plant Subscription Service to Promote Self-Care

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by Lydia Blanco – Mignon Hemsley, digital marketer and Danuelle Doswell, graphic designer and freelance creative, are the co-creators of the virtual plant shop and subscription service, Grounded. And they are on a mission to spread […]

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Florida Father Surprises His Four Kids With ATM Business

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by Dana Givens – Generational wealth has been critical to the conversation in building black wealth. Due to economic and historic racial disparities, passing down tangible economic investments like real estate or businesses are far […]

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Cannabis Companies Aren’t Eligible for COVID-19 Federal Aid Despite Paying $2 Billion in Taxes

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by Dana Givens – Cannabis has become a lucrative business within the U.S. since individual states began legalizing the drug for recreational use. While many legalized states have deemed dispensaries as “essential” businesses that should […]

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Coronavirus & the New American Economy: Predictions From a Black Private Equity Investor

April 21, 2020 admin 0

by Solomon Ali  – The face of the American economy is forever changed by this coronavirus pandemic. In three weeks’ time we’ve witnessed financially viable companies go into rapid free fall by the millions, starting […]

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Earl Graves Sr. Created a Blueprint for Brand-Building

April 20, 2020 admin 0

by Keith Clinkscales  – Earl Graves Sr. had a presence. At nearly 6 feet 4 inches, Graves often dominated the rooms he entered. It wasn’t just his height that commanded respect or his signature sideburns; […]

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FUNdraising Good Times – Help for nonprofit leaders working from home.

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For those fortunate enough to work from home, the challenges of sustaining this “new” work environment have come at us fast and not all of us have been prepared. Nonprofit leaders have deep experience working […]

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Chicago Attorney Jamaal Buchanan Shares Legal Tips During Pandemic By Eddy “Precise” Lamarre

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by Eddy “Precise” Lamarre –  Attorney Jamaal Buchanan’s career is focused on helping people. He received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and African American studies from Bradley University, and he earned his Juris Doctor […]

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