Abandoned as child, here is how Freddie Figgers defied odds to build the nation’s only minority-owned telecom company at 21

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Freddie Figgers is the proverbial stone that the builders rejected. Abandoned as a newborn next to a dumpster, he was…

Black-owned events platform POSH secures $22 million in Series A funding to empower event social creators

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Black-owned events company POSH has secured $22 million in Series A funding to further its goal of connecting people through…

How serial entrepreneur Paul Judge created fraud detection technology that has screened over 5 billion phone calls

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According to Federal Trade Commission data, consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023. Contact Center Fraud…

Driven by their shared African roots, these 3 friends turned a fashion blog into a $30 million global brand

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When Jefferson Osei, Abderrahmane Trabsini, and Hussein Suleiman founded Daily Paper in 2008, their goal was to share their unique…

4 career tips from Allison Lawrence, president of Stanley Black & Decker eCommerce

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Nearly two decades ago, Lawrence began her career in sales at Stanley Black & Decker. Over the years, she climbed…

Black-owned group buys Coliseum complex for $125 million

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The African American Sports & Entertainment Group has bought the Oakland Athletics stake in the Oakland Coliseum for $125 million.…

This is how the family of the first Black Olympics medalist is honoring his legacy

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The Paris Olympics have been an exhibition of Black excellence. From Coco Gauff making history as the youngest flag bearer…

How Kimberly Moore left her corporate job to build a $15 million revenue engineering consulting firm

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Operating at the intersection of primary distribution design, telecommunications, natural gas, and project management, Kimberly Moore has built an engineering…

NASA’s Johnson Space Center honors first Black manager Dorothy Vaughan with new building

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NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston has named a new building after its first Black manager, Dorothy Vaughan. Building 12…

How Milestone Media created a space for African American comic strips

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Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong'o, the superhero flick Black Panther was the first Marvel Studios film to…