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”

9 months ago

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

9 months ago

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

9 months ago

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

10 months ago

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

10 months ago

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

10 months ago

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

10 months ago

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