Westbound Equity Partners announces $100 million fund for underrepresented founders

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Westbound Equity Partners, a Black-led venture capital firm, has recently closed a $100 million fund to support Black, Latin, and…

How Travers J. Bell Jr. became the “Father of Black Investment Banking”

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Although Travers J. Bell Jr. lived a short life, he left behind an indelible legacy as the “Father of Black…

America’s only Black Catholic HBCU has raised more than $100 million in centennial fundraising campaign

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Xavier University of Louisiana, America's only Black Catholic historically Black college and university (HBCU), has achieved a significant fundraising milestone.…

This teenager has invented a solar-powered ID solution that could be welcome news for one billion people

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At only 15, Elizabeth Nyamwange began working on a project that has the potential to impact the lives of some…

Meet Tope Awotona, one of only a handful of Black tech billionaires in the US

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At the age of 12, Tope Awotona witnessed his father get shot and killed in a carjacking. He was parking…

Economic empowerment: How Troy Smith is providing millions of dollars in alternative financing for Black wealth ambitions

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Troy Smith, the founder and CEO of G1 Commercial Mortgage believes that economic empowerment is the saving grace for African-Americans.…

First HBCU team to win a national championship finally gets White House moment

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The tradition of sports teams visiting the White House dates back to 1865 when President Andrew Johnson welcomed the Brooklyn…

Pan-African venture capital firm Verod-Kepple closes first funding at $60 million to grow tech companies

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Pan African venture capital firm, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has announced the closure of its first fund at $60 million.…

Why Hanahana Beauty founder Abena Boamah-Acheampong is allowing customers to own equity in her multimillion company

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With Black women receiving less than 0.5 percent of the total venture capital spent in the US, founders have to…

First African-American astronaut candidate, Ed Dwight, set to fly to space at 90

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In a full circle moment, Ed Dwight, the first Black astronaut candidate in the U.S. is set to fly to…