A trailblazer on all fronts, Henry G. Parks, Jr. is considered one of America’s most brilliant businessmen. He took on an unlikely project and transformed it one of the most profitable food manufacturers. Parks made…
Without any experience in distilling, Fawn Weaver cofounded Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey in 2017. It has since become the best-selling Black-owned spirit brand in U.S. history and is among the fastest-growing American drinks companies. The…
Motherhood can be a wonderful and empowering experience for many women, but also overwhelming for some. Black women in the United States encounter alarming maternal health disparities. Research shows that Black women are three times…
Problems were immediately apparent when US government-run healthcare.gov officially launched on 1 October 2013. That is the official website for the Affordable Care Act (ACA, 2010), otherwise known as Obamacare. But the high demand on the…
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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