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Tiger Woods secures ownership in $3 billion PGA Tour Enterprises deal

Tiger Woods has secured ownership in a historic $3 billion PGA Tour Enterprises deal. The golf legend and other PGA Tour players will become equity holders in the newly established for-profit company. The approach is…

By Preta Peace Namasaba February 12, 2024
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How MLK’s dream and death inspired the rise of Ann Fudge, the first Black woman head of an agency

The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a unmissable impact on the civil rights movement. In many ways, it was a drawback for many Black people who saw in Dr. King a young…

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How former MMA fighter Keith Lee became one of America’s hottest food influencers on social media

Keith Lee sits in front of the camera, explains where he got the food, and the cost of the dishes and rates each item on a scale of 1 to 10. This straightforward style has…

By Preta Peace Namasaba February 11, 2024
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Alena McQuarter was accepted into medical school at 13; she is now creating pathways for girls in STEM

Alena Analeigh McQuarter doesn’t think of herself as special but as someone who envisages different possibilities. At only 13, she made history as the youngest African American to get accepted into medical school and the…

By Preta Peace Namasaba February 8, 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
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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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