Nigerian fintech Cleva Banking receives Silicon Valley cash to fix global US dollar challenge

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Africa-focused fintech startup Cleva Banking led by Nigerian entrepreneur Tolu Alabi has successfully raised $1.5 million to help its work.…

Cynthia Marshall is the first Black female CEO in the NBA but her journey has been far from easy

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Although the NBA sides have seen Black people in management and executive positions since the 1970s, Cynthia Marshall is the…

Meet Kiko Davis, the only Black woman bank owner in the US

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Kiko Davis is the majority stockholder of First Independence Bank headquartered in Detroit, making her the only Black woman to…

OneUnited was on the ropes when Kevin Cohee took charge but it’s the biggest Black-owned bank in the US now

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Kevin Cohee acquired a struggling financial institution in 1995 and managed to turn it around. Through aggressive expansion and extensive…

10 business growth lessons to learn from billionaire investor Robert F. Smith

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Robert F. Smith's transformative journey from a distinguished career in finance to founding and leading Vista Equity Partners has elevated…

Five things to know about Racquel Oden, the first woman to shape Black futures from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

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Merrill Lynch alum Racquel Oden has been appointed as the chair of the board of trustees for the Thurgood Marshall…

The Don Peebles story: Building a $5 billion real estate portfolio

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Don Peebles is the founder and CEO of The Peebles Corporation, one of the largest Black-owned development corporations in the…

Here’s how Dean Forbes went from homelessness to leading a $1 billion software acquisition

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Dean Forbes's story could easily have ended as a twice homeless and failed soccer player. But ever since the most…

Nigerian investor Adebayo Ogunlesi sells his firm to BlackRock for $12.5 billion

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Adebayo Ogunlesi, the chairman and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), is leading the firm's $12.5 billion acquisition by investment…

Meredith Gourdine: How an Olympian and scientist transformed global firefighting and air travel

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At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, Meredith Gourdine was a few weeks shy of 23 when he won silver…