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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.…

By Preta Peace Namasaba August 26, 2024
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How Stacy Spikes resurrected MoviePass from bankruptcy to unprecedented profitability

At 14 years old, Stacy Spikes began plotting ways he could get into the movie world. He worked in a video store as a high schooler in Houston and left Texas before leaving for California…

By Preta Peace Namasaba July 17, 2024
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These are the big things finance guru Shantel Williams would like you to know about money

Shantel Williams, popularly known as the “Sassy Accountant,” is making her name as a woman to listen to on how you need to spend, save and invest your money. Boasting 15 years of professional finance…

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How the formerly enslaved Junius G. Groves became the Potato King of the World

Resourcefulness is at the core of the African American narrative. For centuries, Black people have had to work with inadequate resources, limited opportunities and under oppressive environments. They have thrived, regardless. A former slave, Junius…

By Preta Peace Namasaba July 15, 2024

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What does it mean to be Peggy Alford, Meta board director and PayPal’s former Executive VP?

Peggy Marie Alford is a highly accomplished executive who was most recently the Executive Vice President, Global Sales at PayPal. She oversaw the global sales and distribution of PayPal’s products and services and led the…

By Nii Ntreh July 11, 2024
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Desiree Ann Ralls-Morrison: How the McDonald’s EVP’s career exemplifies Black progression in corporate America

It is perhaps an indictment of a system where we can only greet anecdotes and isolated successes with glee. But on the brighter side, the progress of Black men and women in corporate America is…

By Nii Ntreh July 5, 2024
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Why you should read this memoir by Sheila Johnson, one of modern America’s most successful women

Sheila Johnson is the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and founder and owner of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, and remarkably, the third richest Black woman in the United States. The entertainment and hospitality magnate…

By Nii Ntreh July 3, 2024
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How MC Hammer overcame bankruptcy to become a top investor in Silicon Valley

Celebrities, athletes, musicians rappers, and actors lose their money so often that it is no longer shocking. But bouncing back from the ruin, more so in a completely different industry is rare. Stanley Kirk Burrell,…

By Preta Peace Namasaba June 30, 2024
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