Although Travers J. Bell Jr. lived a short life, he left behind an indelible legacy as the “Father of Black Investment Banking”. A story of humble beginnings, he went from delivering briefcases of stock sheets…
Xavier University of Louisiana, America’s only Black Catholic historically Black college and university (HBCU), has achieved a significant fundraising milestone. It has raised more than $100 million as part of its Centennial Campaign which aims…
At only 15, Elizabeth Nyamwange began working on a project that has the potential to impact the lives of some one billion people. She invented Etana, an affordable, solar-powered fingerprint scanning device that enables users…
At the age of 12, Tope Awotona witnessed his father get shot and killed in a carjacking. He was parking his car in front of the family house in Lagos, Nigeria when the unfortunate event…
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…
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…
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,…
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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