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Meet four Black women executives shaping the US automotive manufacturing industry

In 2023, the US car manufacturing market was valued over $100 billion. The US is only second to China in this respect. Despite the boom of fairly productive sector, the labor and management composition in…

By Preta Peace Namasaba January 26, 2024
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Young Deborah Okenla is on her way to assisting 100,000 tech founders to establish thriving businesses

BIack entrepreneurs in the UK face formidable challenges, contending with systemic barriers that impede their business endeavors. From unequal access to funding and networks to enduring racial biases, the path to success is fraught with…

By Oji Ben Ebuka January 25, 2024
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Five tips from the Millennium Steel Service playbook on how to build a successful business with your spouse

Husband and wife Henry and Andrea Jackson founded Millennium Steel Service in 2001. It is a tier-one supplier specializing in processing, warehousing and storage of various types of steel. The company has expanded over the…

By Preta Peace Namasaba January 23, 2024
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These four books by Black Fortune 500 CEOs are must-reads

There have been fewer than 25 Black Fortune 500 CEOs since the list was first published nearly 70 years ago. Although Black people make up more than one-eighth of the U.S. population, only a limited…

By Preta Peace Namasaba January 19, 2024

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HBCU graduate’s third book, ‘how to graduate from college debt-free’, wins prestigious literary excellence award

Dr. Juan P. Chisholm, a native of Florida and graduate of an HBCU, was recently awarded the 2024 Pencraft Book Award for Literary Excellence for his book, Mission Possible: How to Graduate from College Debt-Free.…

By Kweku Sampson November 19, 2024
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Zimbabwean immigrant who arrived in America with $100, now an award-winning mental health expert impacting over 30,000 lives

Honour Sithole arrived in the United States from Zimbabwe in 2000 with just $100 in his pocket, a modest start for the man who would become one of America’s leading mental health advocates. Today, Sithole…

By Kweku Sampson November 17, 2024
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‘These elections were all emotions, no facts,’ says NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson at the BlackStars Summit

At the recently concluded BlackStars Experience Summit, Derrick Johnson, President of the NAACP, addressed the deeper implications of the U.S. elections, emphasizing cultural insecurities and economic divides shaping today’s voter behavior. Johnson, who served as…

By Kweku Sampson November 12, 2024
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5 must-attend sessions at the BlackStars Summit

The BlackStars Summit, a premier event dedicated to elvating Black excellence and innovation, promises a fantastic lineup of transformative sessions led by global leaders, trailblazers, and advocates. Attendees can look forward to five standout sessions…

By Kweku Sampson November 5, 2024
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