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Jamaican-born Heather Rabbatts went from being called a “half-caste” to shaping corporate Britain

Heather Rabbatts has been exceptionally successful in breaking glass ceilings in the UK’s public and private sectors. She has been a pioneer for women and racial minorities across a breadth of industries, including local government,…

By Preta Peace Namasaba April 16, 2024
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Morgan Price makes history as first HBCU athlete  to win a national collegiate championship in gymnastics

Morgan Price, a sophomore at Fisk University has made sporting history. She claimed an all-around title at the 2024 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships in West Chester, Pennsylvania during the weekend. Price is the…

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Meet Julia Collins, the first Black woman to co-found a unicorn company

Although Black women are America’s fastest-growing demographic of entrepreneurs, their ingenuity is often underestimated and overlooked at the nexus of money and power in Silicon Valley. Most entrepreneurs dream of founding a unicorn, a privately…

By Preta Peace Namasaba April 15, 2024
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Westbound Equity Partners announces $100 million fund for underrepresented founders

Westbound Equity Partners, a Black-led venture capital firm, has recently closed a $100 million fund to support Black, Latin, and diversity-driven founders. The establishment of Fund II marks a significant step towards addressing the historical…

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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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