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News

Nourish+Bloom: America’s first Black-owned AI-powered grocery store believes it is the answer to food deserts

A Black-owned autonomous grocery store where shoppers can check in and out without human store assistance is being advertised as a panacea to food deserts across the United States. The store brand, Nourish+Bloom Market, is…

By Nii Ntreh April 2, 2024
News

Meet Vaughan Gething, Europe’s first Black head of government

If you discount the pedantic insistence on their unique geographical separation from the continent, the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales is very much European. This makes Humphrey Vaughan ap David Gething,…

By Nii Ntreh March 28, 2024
Business

Improving diversity and inclusion in American workplaces is good for the soul of nation

In the tapestry of American history, the foundations of diversity are embedded deeply into the origin of what is now the most powerful nation in the world. From the very beginning, the United States has…

By Nii Ntreh March 26, 2024
Thrive

Quiet quitting your job is not for everyone but the threat is for every employer – Here are tips to avoid the problem

In the labyrinth of the modern workplace, a curious phenomenon has emerged, or according to some, gained momentum. It is a trend known as “quiet quitting.” This phenomenon is characterized by employees leaving their jobs…

By Nii Ntreh March 22, 2024

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Thrive

Desiree Ann Ralls-Morrison: How the McDonald’s EVP’s career exemplifies Black progression in corporate America

It is perhaps an indictment of a system where we can only greet anecdotes and isolated successes with glee. But on the brighter side, the progress of Black men and women in corporate America is…

By Nii Ntreh July 5, 2024
Thrive

Why you should read this memoir by Sheila Johnson, one of modern America’s most successful women

Sheila Johnson is the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and founder and owner of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, and remarkably, the third richest Black woman in the United States. The entertainment and hospitality magnate…

By Nii Ntreh July 3, 2024
Wealth

The making of Shonda Rhimes: How the TV show queen built her wealth

Saying Shonda Rhimes has epitomized television excellence would still be an inadequate portrayal. Her involvement in the ideation and creation of nearly a dozen programs that have successfully aired for multiple seasons and garnered esteemed…

By Nii Ntreh July 2, 2024
Business

These eight businesses are Floyd “Money” Mayweather’s cash cows

The pugilist, boxing promoter, and business tycoon Floyd Mayweather remains perhaps the only undefeated world boxing champion in history. Having competed between 1996 and 2017, he won all his 50 fights, including 15 major world…

By Nii Ntreh June 30, 2024
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