The Texas public school system didn’t think Haley Taylor Schlitz was smart. When her previously high grades began to decline in the fifth grade, her parents were keen to get to the root of the…
An agency under the United States Department of Commerce has been ordered by a judge in Texas to diversify its mandate and to preclude racial profiling in its services to business owners. Judge Mark Pittman…
Due to limited access to finance for vehicle purchases, Africa has the lowest per capita car ownership in the world. Having a car can not only create a reliable source of income but also build…
Black Tech Nation Ventures (BTN.vc) has raised $50 million in an inaugural fund to drive investment in Black and diverse-led technology startups. The Pittsburgh-based venture firm believes that Black, Latinx, female, indigenous and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs…
Roshanne Dorsett is carving out a new path after spending years advocating for marginalized communities as a human rights lawyer. Dorsett, who left her emotionally taxing legal career to pursue her passion for skincare, is…
Ken Frazier, the first Black CEO of a major pharmaceutical company, and Ken Chenault, the third Black CEO of a Fortune 500 company, have expressed concerns about the push to dismantle Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
Toni Vaz, a pioneering actress, stuntwoman, and activist, died on October 4, 2024, at the age of 101 at the Motion Picture Fund campus in Woodland Hills, Calif. Vaz is best known for breaking barriers…
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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