During his real estate career, T. Dallas Smith became the first African-American broker at Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia and developed the brokerage division for H.J. Russell & Company in 1995. He served as vice…
According to the newly released 2024 Wells Fargo Impact of Women-Owned Businesses report, Black women-owned businesses are on the rise. The report states that Black women’s small businesses grew to 2.1 million between 2019 and…
Maria Rotilu’s newly launched OpenseedVC has closed its first fund at $10 million. The operator-led venture capital firm intends to support experienced operators looking to launch their technology companies. Rotilu is Europe’s first Black solo…
Hip-hop legend Ice Cube has sold his first Big3 basketball league team in a historic $10 million deal. A consortium led by investment firm DCB Sports, including a mix of professional athletes and celebrities, has…
Dean Forbes, once a homeless teenager in a rough South London estate, has been named the most influential Black Briton on the Powerlist 2025, a prestigious ranking celebrating the top Black role models in the…
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – named after Maynard Jackson, the first Black mayor of Atlanta and of any major city in the South, is the busiest and most efficient airport in the world. It generates…
Michael Jordan’s extensive investment portfolio has seen him back numerous ventures, but one offer he made didn’t go as planned. In the early 1990s, C. David Moody Jr., founder of the largest Black-owned construction management…
Pamela Maynard, Microsoft’s Chief AI Transformation Officer for Customer and Partner Solutions, has been named the 2024 Black British Business Person of the Year at the Black British Business Awards (BBBA). Now in its 11th…
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