All posts by Preta Peace Namasaba

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

The Paris Olympics have been an exhibition of Black excellence. From Coco Gauff making history as the youngest flag bearer for the US to Harvard student Lauren Scruggs becoming the first Black woman from the…

By Preta Peace Namasaba August 12, 2024
Business

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

Operating at the intersection of primary distribution design, telecommunications, natural gas, and project management, Kimberly Moore has built an engineering consulting firm that generates $15 million in annual revenue. The Chicago based KDM Engineer has…

By Preta Peace Namasaba July 31, 2024
News

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

NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston has named a new building after its first Black manager, Dorothy Vaughan. Building 12 was named the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo” in honor…

Innovation

How Milestone Media created a space for African American comic strips

Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong’o, the superhero flick Black Panther was the first Marvel Studios film to feature a predominantly Black cast. It was also the franchise’s first film with a Black…

By Preta Peace Namasaba July 30, 2024

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Business

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,…

Thrive

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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