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Business booms for baker after news of how Tesla cancelled a $16,000 Black History Month order went viral

Voahangy Rasetarinera, owner of The Giving Pies immediately got to work when she received a last-minute catering contract from Tesla on Valentine’s Day. The Black-owned bakery was to make 2,000 pies at $6,000 for a…

By Preta Peace Namasaba February 29, 2024
Business

Aisha Cole is tapping into America’s billion dollar vegan revolution with healthy meals and steamy names

In the last decade, there has been a significant increase in the number of Americans adopting a vegan lifestyle. Health concerns, increased awareness of animal welfare, the impact of animal agriculture on the environment and…

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Don Lemon receives $24.5 million settlement after being fired by CNN

According to a report by TheWrap, Don Lemon has received $24.5 million in a settlement with CNN. This comes nearly a year later after the former CNN host was removed from his primetime show. The…

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Zoey Williams earned her first pilot’s license at the age of 16 and now Air Canada’s first Black female pilot

Black pilots remain a rarity for airlines in North America. According to the Federal Aviation Association Black pilots represent less than four percent of the profession in the US as of 2023 – an astonishingly…

By Preta Peace Namasaba February 28, 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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