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JPMorgan Chase Invests $30 Million For Black Businesses in Paris

Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 11, 2018November 17, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyNovember 11, 2018November 17, 2020349

Expanding its urban economic development blueprint overseas for the first time, JPMorgan Chase is investing $30 million over five years that includes helping black-owned small businesses in poverty-stricken...

Sequoia Blodgett, Yinka Adegoke, Claude Grunitzky, Larry Madowo, Chayet, Chienin

Technology

African Tech Conference Makes a Large Splash in Paris

Sequoia BlodgettJune 12, 2017September 23, 2017

by Sequoia BlodgettJune 12, 2017September 23, 2017356

"Marketing, branding, and storytelling are so important especially when branding African brands. We have to own the narrative. We have to tell the story as...

Lifestyle

My Natural Hair Got Me Invited to Speak in Paris

Sequoia BlodgettMay 30, 2017April 8, 2018

by Sequoia BlodgettMay 30, 2017April 8, 2018221

Mind you, I was in San Mateo, and there was no one insight, or at least to my knowledge, that dealt with actually installing Black...

Technology

Afrobytes Tech Conference Aims to Change the African Narrative

Sequoia BlodgettApril 11, 2017September 29, 2017

by Sequoia BlodgettApril 11, 2017September 29, 2017178

If African-Americans donâ€™t own this bridge, we will be left behind....

Travel and Leisure

The Dorchester Hotel Experience: HÃ´tel Plaza AthÃ©nÃ©e, Paris

Aniesia WilliamsNovember 18, 2016September 23, 2017

by Aniesia WilliamsNovember 18, 2016September 23, 2017607

Paris is known for its glamor, romance, and style -- and so is the Hotel Plaza Athenee. This hotel will also delight you with its...

Education

How to Intern Abroad in Europe this Summer

Robin White GoodeMarch 3, 2016September 28, 2017

by Robin White GoodeMarch 3, 2016September 28, 2017181

Yes, you can intern in Europe this summer. Apply for your passport and visa now, and then think through how your internship can complement your...

Arts and Culture

Love to Travel and Shop? Here’s When to Shop for Bargains in Paris

Kandia JohnsonJanuary 19, 2016September 28, 2017

by Kandia JohnsonJanuary 19, 2016September 28, 2017306

Paris sales are typically held once in the winter and once in the summer. Sales (called soldes in French) are government regulated and normally last...

Education

[BE Education Package] Despite Paris, Itâ€™s Still Important to Study Abroad

Robin White GoodeDecember 14, 2015November 18, 2017

by Robin White GoodeDecember 14, 2015November 18, 2017457

Only 9% of American students study abroad during their college yearsâ€”of those, 75% are white; only 5.3% identify as black or African American. Yet, many...