Intent on leading more Black and Latino high school boys to the coding dance floor, New York City activist Christina Lewis Halpern created All Star Code.
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Couples Inc. : Beauty Supply Store Owners, Quintin & Megan Lathan – Shoppe Black
After all the conversations about how too few Black people are involved in the beauty supply industry, we were glad to learn about Quintin and Megan Lathan. They own Beauty Plus, a beauty supply store in Baltimore.
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How Does an Urban Farmer Work? – Slate
Greg Willerer grows a fascinating array of edible greens on little more than an acre of Detroit land.
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Meet Khiry, the Afro-Futuristic Jewelry Line Launched By a College Student – Racked
And that’s not even the most impressive thing about it.
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‘Shark Tank’ Investor Daymond John Shares Successful Battle Against Thyroid Cancer – Atlanta Black Star
Daymond John, an investor in the ABC series, “Shark Tank” is going public with his thyroid cancer diagnosis that he had treated.
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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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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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Sip and Savor Owner Plans to Revive Original Bronzeville Location – DNA Info
The former owner of the Bronzeville Coffee House is quietly working behind drawn blinds to bring back the cafe that was once a cultural hub for the neighborhood.
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Hunnybunny Boutique in Capitol Hill offers soap free of ‘chemical stuff’
Shopping for the first bath products for her now 1-year-old daughter was an eyeopening experience for Leigh Byers…
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This Site Promises To Teach Young People Money (And Clear Your Home of Kid Clutter)
All Tanya Van Court’s daughter wanted for her 9th birthday was “an investment account and a bike.
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