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Participants in the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce’s (SBCC) Young Leadership Collaborative (YLC) will graduate in June after completing a seven-course program designed to increase the number of young people of color interested in becoming future business
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
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Former Seattle Black Community Festival President Michael Taylor Passes
Here, Taylor attended South Seattle Community College, and worked at the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA and the Girls Club, serving Seattle youth through mentorship and enrichment
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Earl G. Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise
Earl G. Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise magazine and entrepreneur, born
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“F*ck That Hoe” Akademiks Says He Has An Issue With Chrissy Teigen Because She “Sneak-Dissed” Him
Recently, this came out in some comments host Akademiks made about Chrissy Teigen, mom, entrepreneur, and wife of singer John
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Standing up to China
Prime Minister Trudeau’s rejection of a deal with China over the detention of two Canadians has lent a significant twist to the extradition battle over Huawei executive Meng
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Black-Owned Drive-in Theater Offers an Old School Solution for Fun While Social Distancing, plus a Exclusive
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Madame C.J. Walker
Born: 12/23/1867 Delta, LouisianaDied: 5/25/1919 Irvington, New YorkSarah Breedlove, known as Madam C. J. Walker, was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the first female self-made millionaire in America.Awards / Achievements:
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Kenya: Safi Organics Turns Farm Waste into Black Gold and Poor Farmers into Entrepreneurs
"This is the kind of impact we would like to deliver to smallholder farmers across the African continent," says Joyce Kamande, one of 25 African entrepreneurs who spent six weeks at Oklahoma State University last year as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, a flagship programme of the
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Russell Westbrook, Stanley Nelson Jr. To Create Docuseries About Black Wall Street
According to Variety, the Houston Rockets point guard is teaming up with award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr. for the creation of a docuseries about the Tulsa race massacre that happened in
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Source: NewsOne
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Young, Black & Gifted: Parenting A Gen Z Beauty Boss
Lia-Symone, Terry Thyler Yahya talk about entrepreneurship in the beauty industry for a 13-year-old during this time.
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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence
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Detroit Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship Hosts: “The Way Forward” Series
The Detroit Office of Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship (ACE) is partnering with various arts organizations and artists to host a virtual series of creative industry discussions on how to ensure the success of Detroit’s arts community post-COVID-19
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Making the case for a strong Black economy in the 9th District
However, the most important point made is that Black Lives Matter, especially as it pertains to the work force of Memphis and the 9th
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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
Hot 97's DJ Young Chow Plans to Prep His Love of Caribbean Meals Vegan-Style
For Hot 97’s DJ Young Chow, nee Patrick Chow, having Soca DJ King Chow, as his father, opened his eyes for his love of
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Coronavirus – Africa: UNWTO adapts agenda for Africa to accelerate tourism recovery
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First Black-Owned Alcohol Beverage Distribution Company Launches in Georgia
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — Scot G. Forte, founder and CEO of Forte International Spirits Inc./Direct Distributing, is the first African-American to launch an alcohol distributing company in the state of
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Africa: Innovating for Mothers Challenge launched to improve maternal and newborn health care in Senegal
DAKAR, SENEGAL (May 21st, 2020) -- Reach for Change Senegal has launched a national competition called the "Innovating for Mothers Challenge" aimed at finding and supporting innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives for maternal and newborn health in Senegal that are ready to grow their
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Towanda Braxton talks skin care line, being in love and BFV
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This Man Is Bringing World's First African And Caribbean Rum To The United States
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New #SaveTheSalon Fund to Raise $2 Million for Black Hairstylists
In partnership with Ben Felicia Horowitz, Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall (the chief executive of Twitter and Square) Libra/The Pritzker Family, and The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Mayvenn is raising funds to bring much-needed relief to hairstylists in the Black
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McDonald’s Launches $500,000 Scholarship Fund For HBCU Students
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'Siri Play Bossy': Rasheeda Frost's Camera-Ready Look Drives Fans Insane
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Tulsa Organizations Announce Campaign to Memorialize Tulsa Race Massacre | Muslim Journal
TULSA, Okla. — The “Black Wall Street Memorial” committee and Tulsa Community Remembrance Coalition are launching the “10,000 Brick Campaign” throughout May to build a memorial to Black Wall Street in honor of those lynched during the 1921 Race
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National Black Chamber of Commerce
The National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) was incorporated as The National Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc., in 1993. It is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of African American communities. Additionally, the organization indicates that it
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Black Wealth Matters Group Protests Racist SEC Attack Against Entrepreneur Solomon Ali, Asks Congressional Black Caucus to Intervene
Nationwide — A newly formed group of African American community members are demanding that the Securities and Exchange Commission immediately drop their complaint and apologize to entrepreneur Solomon RC Ali who has been enduring a long battle protesting his innocence to the government
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St. John A.M.E Church Topeka, Kansas (1868- )
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African-American Business Owners in the Jim Crow Era
During the Jim Crow Era, many African-American men and women defied great odds and established their own businesses. Working in industries such as insurance and banking, sports, news publishing and beauty, these men and women developed strong business acumen that allowed them to not only build
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