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Vivian Hunt appointed president of Harvard Board of Overseers as university searches for a new president

As Harvard University continues its quest for a new president, Vivian Y. Hunt has been named the president of the board of overseers for the 2024-2025 academic year. The appointment comes after the board and…

By Preta Peace Namasaba May 13, 2024
Business

How Fanbase founder Isaac Hayes III became the first Black man to raise $10 million in crowdfunding

In a 2021 study by The Influencer League involving US-based creators, the pay gap between white influencers and influencers of color was put at 29 percent. The margin rises to 35 percent when narrowed further…

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How Dr. Kevin E. James turned around a struggling Morris Brown College into a successful institution

Since 1881, Morris Brown College has produced a Rhodes scholar, graduated future Pulitzer winners, civil rights leaders, and NFL stars, and was named the nation’s best black college football team thrice. The historically Black college…

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Find out about SPILL, the Black-owned social media platform poised to take over if TikTok is banned

Only a few hours after leaving Twitter (now X), Alphonzo Terrell launched a competitor app, SPILL. He was one of the 3,700 employees let go from the company a week after Elon Musk acquired the…

By Preta Peace Namasaba May 10, 2024

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Robert F. Smith’s Vista Equity Partners acquires JAGGAER after raising $20 billion to invest in AI

Robert F. Smith’s Vista Equity Partners has acquired JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration software, from Cinven. The acquisition aligns with the firm’s goal of investing in artificial intelligence after raising…

By Preta Peace Namasaba September 2, 2024
Business

Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole gifts two longtime employees their own restaurant

To celebrate Slutty Vegan’s 6th anniversary, its founder and CEO, Pinky Cole Hayes has rewarded two of her longtime employees, Angel Barnwell and Miesha Hambrick with their own franchise. The two women have been crucial…

By Preta Peace Namasaba August 26, 2024
News

These 4 Black owned businesses generate over $1 billion in annual revenue each

Black business ownership is growing at the fastest pace in 30 years. According to data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, the share of Black households owning a business has more than doubled,…

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Top 10 in-demand remote jobs paying at least 100k salaries

The pandemic unequivocally changed how we work. It shook up the traditional workplace setup and ushered in the remote work era. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 22 million employed adults in the U.S.…

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