New Media Ventures Invests $1.5 Million into The Movement for Black Lives and Other Orgs
New Media Ventures is investing $1.5 million into entrepreneurs, activists, and progressive organizations, including The Movement for Black Lives....
Author : Sequoia Blodgett
Serena Williams, Mark Cuban Invest in Black-Owned Maternal Healthcare Startup
Serena Williams and Mark Cuban helped this black-owned maternal healthcare services startup, Mahmee, raise $3 million in funding....
Ava DuVernay, Zendaya Discuss the Importance of Black People Telling Their Stories
Ava DuVernay and Zendaya shared their thoughts at an invite-only brunch hosted by AT&T during the 25th Annual Essence Festival....
Shaquille O’Neal Teams Up with Epson to Help Advance Education
NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal and Epson launched “Epson and Shaq Give Back,” a new initiative in collaboration with Communities In Schools (CIS) to provide a...
$1.5 Million Raised to Help Students Get Into Coding Bootcamps
Career Karma, an app and community that helps students make important career decisions by matching them to the coding bootcamps that best fit them, just...
Jaden Smith Creates Free Vegan Food Truck and Serves Los Angeles Homeless
Jaden Smith recently rolled out the I Love You Restaurant food truck in efforts to make vegan food free for the homeless in downtown Los...
Making Cannabis Profitable for People of Color
Husband-and-wife co-founders Eddie and Sherra Armstrong want to help make medical cannabis profitable for people of color....
Rapper Jeezy Partners with Black-Owned Telecom Company
Rapper Jeezy recently announced a new partnership deal with Figgers Communications, a black-owned telecommunications company. ...
Mayvenn Provides Free Hair Extension Installations for Its Customers
Hair industry startup Mayvenn will provide free hair extension installations as part of its new business model in an effort to help stylists flourish....
Black Entrepreneurs Get Help Making Georgia the ‘Silicon Valley of the South’
JPMorgan Chase is setting out to make substantial waves in the small business world for women business owners and entrepreneurs of color in the state...