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Fashion Spotlight: Designer Whitney Mero | Shoppe Black

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

I’m in business because I am good at perseverance.

Harlem Woman Owned 100 Hats. Then She Bought the Factory. | The New York Times

January 25, 2018January 26, 2018#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

“She just doesn’t say she likes hats — she lives it…”

Facebook names Amex CEO Kenneth Chenault to its board, making him its first black member | Quartz

January 23, 2018January 26, 2018African American Entrepreneurs, African American Professionals ...

Facebook is making good on its promise that it would add an African-American member to its board of directors. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Kenneth Chenault, the retiring head of American Express, will be joining the board, which currently does not include any people of color, and only two women among its eight members.

Valeisha Butterfield Jones Makes Major Boss Moves With New Appointment at Google | Black Enterprise

January 23, 2018January 26, 2018African American Education, African American Entrepreneurs ...

Google executive Valeisha Butterfield Jones will continue to advocate for diversity and inclusion in tech but on a new level and with a new title.

21 Black Owned Dapper Brands | Shoppe Black

January 10, 2018March 13, 2018Africa Fashion, African American Entrepreneurs ...

Dressing dapper means many things to many people.

22 Black Owned Alternatives to H&M | Shoppe Black

January 9, 2018January 12, 2018#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

It shouldn’t take something like this to remind us that there are MANY other Black owned fashion brands that make casual wear and that actually appreciate your money.

African-American unemployment hit record low December 2017 | The Philadelphia Tribune

January 8, 2018January 8, 2018African American Commuities, African American Economics ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Years of steady hiring and economic growth have delivered a cumulative benefit for at least one group that hasn’t always shared in America’s prosperity.