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How Tristan Walker Went From a ‘Kid From Queens’ to One of the Most Successful Black Entrepreneurs of His Generation | Black Enterprise

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020African American Entrepreneurs

— ALISA GUMBS, BLACK ENTERPRISE Tristan Walker is living every Black entrepreneur’s dream. In 2013, at just 31, a year after leaving his corporate job in tech, he founded Walker & Co. Brands. It now includes both men’s grooming line Bevel and women’s haircare line Form, but it all started with his frustration about the lack of quality products for […]

The Plug Founder, Sherrell Dorsey Breaks Down the Real Cost of Black Tech Entrepreneurship | Essence

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020African American Entrepreneurs, Black Excellence

This tech maven has built an authentic data-driven reputation and she shares her entrepreneurial journey on UnBossed Podcast. — Ashley J. Hobbs, Essence Whether you are deep in the throes of entrepreneurship or casually looking at the lives of entrepreneurs you admire most – hearing the truth about what it takes to build a business […]

BET Founder Robert Johnson Calls For $14 Trillion in Reparations For Slavery | Black Enterprise

June 3, 2020June 7, 2020African American Entrepreneurs

Black Entertainment Television co-founder Robert Johnson told CNBC Monday the U.S. government should provide $14 trillion of reparations for slavery to help reduce racial inequality. According to CNBC, Johnson believes the wealth divide and police brutality against blacks are at the heart of protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd. “Now is the […]

How Travel Startup Tastemakers Africa Is Still Connecting Us to the Continent Even While We Can’t Travel | Black Enterprise

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

What do you do when you’re the founder of a travel tech startup whose mission is to connect blacks all around the world to the Continent when a global pandemic cancels flights, closes borders, and brings tourism to a complete halt? If you’re Cherae Robinson, founder of Tastemakers Africa, you take a moment to breathe […]

3 Challenges I Overcame As A Black Woman Starting My Own Business | Blavity

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs

I decided to define my own path … Some of you may have heard the statistic that Black women only raise an average of $42K for their businesses and most don’t know how to attract a team. I read these facts — and let them go. I decided to define my own path as a Black woman […]

This Black Woman Owned Farm is Adapting and Thriving During a Pandemic | SHOPPE BLACK

May 4, 2020December 12, 2020#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

— Shoppe Black Staff, Shoppe Black If you’re looking for a Black Woman-Owned Farm in Charlotte, NC, look no further than Mother’s Finest Urban Farm. We caught up with the owner, Samantha Foxx to find out more about how she and her business are doing these days. What inspired you to start a farm? I was […]

Meet The 10 Black Women Entrepreneurs Preparing To Shine In The Virtual $100K New Voices + Target Accelerators Pitch Competition | Essence

April 24, 2020June 15, 2020#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs

By Rachaell Davis, Essence Join us on Friday, April 24 to support these boss ladies and see who wins big! Free registration to attend is now open! Let’s be honest, Black women excelling as entrepreneurs (or as anything they want to be, really) is nothing new. On Friday, April 24, the good people from the […]

How Coronavirus Is Disrupting the Supply Chain of This Black-Owned Business | Black Enterprise

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

Like most good businesses, Loza Tam was created to meet a need. Founder Tomara Watkins started the business, which sells head wraps, turbans, and headbands, back in 2016 to solve her own hair issues. “I was in a Bikram yoga class, and I have a big kinky curly fro. I had on one of those little headbands […]

Virginia Teen Makes 3-D Printed Face Masks For Coronavirus Relief | Black Enterprise

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020African American Entrepreneurs, COVID-19

The global coronavirus pandemic, also called COVID-19, has brought mass closures and cancellations of events, businesses, and schools across the country and around the world. The viral outbreak has caused many to take necessary precautions to reduce their chance of infection by routinely washing their hands, disinfecting surfaces, and wearing face masks. The pandemic has caused panic around […]

Calls to boycott the black woman-owned Honey Pot Company backfired spectacularly | Fast Company

March 4, 2020June 7, 2020African American Entrepreneurs, Black Businesses

After deeming a Target ad for the feminine-product brand “racist,” some people attempted to trash the company online. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Target is consistent when it comes to branding itself as inclusive and supportive of small businesses. In February, for instance, Target celebrated Black History Month as it does every year, by highlighting a selection of […]