Actor and author Hill Harper has fallen in love with Detroit and he’s investing in the city’s youths by providing them a chance to develop their job skills.
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12-year-old oil Baron: The story of Sarah Rector, America’s youngest African-American millionaire – The Vintage News
On January 15, 1914, a rather strange headline appeared in The Kansas City Star: “Oil made pickaninny rich – Oklahoma girl with $15,000 a month gets many proposals – four white men in Germany want to marry the negro child that they might share her fortune.”
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Two Sisters Created the Only Luxury Chocolate Brand Made in Africa – Shoppe Black
Although West African countries produce over seventy percent of world’s cocoa, I’ll bet you can’t name one African chocolate brand. Why? Because most of the Continent’s cocoa is exported to foreign countries that produce their own brands.
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Afropreneurs: This Startup Is Helping Millennials Find Hassle-Free Apartment Rentals – Okay Africa
For most students and young professionals, first apartments are a painful rite of passage. The lessons often start after the first week: a sputtering air conditioner or the sinking realization that mice are noisy roommates.
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[VIDEO] Ariell Johnson is creating a community for ‘underrepresented geeks’ – The Renewal Project
Meet Ariell Johnson and the vibrant north Philly community she calls home
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Black Female Tech Entrepreneur Creates Real-Time Food Rescue App To Address Hunger – Atlanta Black Star
Jasmine Crowe, founder of the Goodr Food Rescue App, believes this is a serious problem. No one should have to decide if food is a necessity in their home.
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Billionaire to boost Charleston’s African American Museum – The Post & Courier
Charleston’s International African American Museum is getting a big boost that just might push it over the finish line.
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Black Businesses Matter, Too: BLM Introduces Website to Connect Black Consumers with Nearby Enterprises – Atlanta Black Star
In its ongoing efforts to improve Black lives nationwide, social justice organization Black Lives Matter has now made it that much easier for consumers to connect with nearby Black-owned businesses.
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5 Organizations Helping Minority Startup Founders Succeed – Entrepreneur.com
Several organizations have emerged as leaders in the effort to help minority entrepreneurs in the United States.
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9 Black-Owned Goodies for the Natural Hair Lovers in Your Life – Okay Africa
This is our seventh gift guide in the run-up to the holidays.
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