— BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors, BLACK ENTERPRISE 8-year old Zoe Oli is on a mission to inspire self-love and confidence in young girls of color with her company Beautiful Curly Me. She has created a line of black dolls with curls and braids, hair care products, and has authored two books – all within the past two […]
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Denver’s Tattered Cover Becomes Nation’s Largest Black-Owned Indie Bookstore | NPR, WAMU 88.5
— Petra Mayer, NPR, WAMU 88.5 Denver’s beloved local chain — founded in 1971 — has been having a rough year. Several of its locations had to close temporarily because of the pandemic, making a massive dent in sales. So this week, owners Len Vlahos and Kristen Gilligan announced the sale of the store […]
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This 34-year-old went from a six-figure corporate salary to $100,000 in debt running his start-up — here’s what he learned | CNBC
Rodney Williams left a cushy corporate gig with a six-figure salary to build a start-up that sunk him six figures in debt. Now, that business, Lisnr, has raised millions of dollars in funding, has almost 40 employees and counts the likes of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and NBC as clients. — Catherine Clifford, CNBC […]
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Venus Williams Launches New Vegan Protein Shakes, Shares Her Favorite Benefits of Plant-Based Living | Essence
It’s the glow for us. “I’m so excited about it because this is the life that I live and now to be able to give people this, to me is, is just a game changer,” says Williams. — Charli Penn, Essence Tennis champion Venus Williams continues to be unstoppable both on and off the […]
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Squire, A Black Owned Barbershop Scheduling App, Raises $34 Million | Shoppe Black
— Shoppe Black Staff, Shoppe Black Squire is a business management platform for barbershops. This software has the capability to serve independent professionals, stand-alone locations, and multi-location franchises, with tools such as Point of Sale, Scheduling, Payroll, CRM, and a host of other features. The company just announced a Series Bround that includes $27 million in equity financing and $7 […]
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Inside Happy Cork: The Black-Owned Brooklyn Shop Giving Black Wine And Spirit Brands A Home | Travel Noire
— DeAnna Taylor, Travel Noire As Brooklyn native Jay Z said, “Over here we measure success by how many people successful next to you.” That could also be said for Brooklyn resident Sunshine Foss and her husband Remo. The Foss’ are the proud owners of Happy Cork, a wine and spirit store that features Black and […]
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#BuyBlack This Holiday Season to Help the Businesses Hit Hardest by COVID: Sheryl Sandberg and Ron Busby | Black Enterprise
— Black Enterprise Editors, Black Enterprise Alfonso Wright can trace his love of tea back to his childhood in Brooklyn, when he would bring his mother a cup every morning from the age of 3. He became fascinated with the distinctive aromas and tastes, and has travelled the world exploring the importance tea holds […]
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PRESS ROOM: Black-owned Greeting Card Brand, Culture Greetings, Now Offers In-Store Pickup at Walgreens | BlackPressUSA
— BLACKPRESSUSA NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The launching of this new partnership and integration reflects a significant first for the Walgreens API team,” said Andrew Schweinfurth, Manager, Walgreens Developer Relations. “As we welcome Culture Greetings and founder Dr. Dionne Mahaffey, we acknowledge that she is the first African American female founder to join the platform.” November […]
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Black Owned Investment Firm Has Helped African Startups Raise $60M | Shoppe Black
— STAFF, SHOPPE BLACK Nichole Yembra is the Founder and Managing Director of The Chrysalis Capital, a $15M Africa and Diaspora early stage tech fund, and The Chrysalis Advisors, a strategy and investment advisory firm. — Credits Featured Image, KIM WHITE—GETTY IMAGESFULL ARTICLE @ SHOPPE BLACK
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What Roz Brewer of Starbucks Taught the Founder of Walker & Company Brands | Inc.
— TOM FOSTER, EDITOR-AT-LARGE, INC. Tristan Walker, founder and CEO of Walker & Company Brands, which makes personal-care products for Black people, reflects on the lessons he’s learned from his mentor Roz Brewer, who is now the COO of Starbucks. –As told to Tom Foster I got to know Roz Brewer four or five years ago. She was the CEO […]
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