Why NBA veteran Junior Bridgeman had to work at Wendy’s to build his $600 million fortune

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Long before his playing career was over, NBA veteran Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman was preparing for life after basketball. He…

At 23, Michael Seibel help found Twitch which is now the world’s biggest live video game streaming platform

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The popularity of the video live-streaming platform Twitch has exceeded that of its founders by bounds. Currently boasting over 140…

Sheila Johnson, the first Black female billionaire, couldn’t play sports in college but now owns three sports teams

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The faces and names of young female collegiate athletes such as Angel Reese and JuJu Watkins have become a staple…

Disguised as a housekeeper and cook, Mary Ellen Pleasant became the first African-American millionaire in the 1800s

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The name Mary Ellen Pleasant is often left out when recounting the African American wealth tradition. Preceding Madam C. J.…

Cory Nieves started a cookie business at six-years-old to help his mother buy a car but it is now an international brand

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While adults notice the important details, children pay attention to everything. Cory Nieves noticed that his mother, Lisa Howard, didn't…

2024 State of Black America: Economic and political gains made by Black people threatened by current US politics, report says

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Economic, social and political progress made by Black America since the apogee of the civil rights era have come under…

How the Ethiopian famine of the 1980s inspired Sara Menker to build the world’s largest climate data platform

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Although Sarah Menker grew up in what could be described as a middle-class family, she lived a life where everything…

Fear of OpenAI’s latest tech has made Tyler Perry halt his $800 million studio project indefinitely

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Every entrepreneur and businessperson diligently crafts strategies for business growth and sustenance. Although many plans are implemented smoothly, unforeseen events…

From being a stop on the Underground Railroad, the oldest African-American owned business lives on as a million-dollar enterprise

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Starting and building a successful business can be quite challenging. But the ultimate test of entrepreneurship often comes when a…

‘Get comfortable with the uncomfortable’ – How Suzanne Shank founded a firm that has facilitated over $1 trillion in debt financing

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"To be successful in this hard-charging field, you have to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. Things will continue to change,…