How Leneiva Head of Welcome Home Realty Makes Home Ownership a Reality
The real estate landscape is not an easy one to navigate, especially for first-time home buyers. To give our readers...
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Blavity Raises $6.5 Mil, Plans Underway to Expand Operations
Blavity founders Morgan DeBaun,?Aaron Samuels, Jonathan Jackson and Jeff Nelson have raised $6.5 million Series A round that will help...
Erika Irish Brown Named Chief Diversity Officer at Goldman Sachs
Erika Irish Brown was named chief diversity officer at Goldman Sachs. Brown joins Goldman after having served as the first-ever...
Google’s Legal Summer Institute Supports Underrepresented Law-School Students
In 2016, the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile spurred internal dialogues about diversity and systemic inequity across many...
CUEED Launches Council of Urban Entrepreneurs to Guide Aspiring Entrepreneurs
The Rutgers University Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUUED) has launched the Council for Urban Entrepreneurs (CUE) with...
National Urban League, The Network Journal Partner on League Events
Kristian Buchanan Newman, vice president of partnerships and advancements at the National Urban League says that she has to be...
Illumina Geneticist Janina Jeff Wins Spotify’s “Sound Up Bootcamp”
In April, we reported on Spotify’s “Sound Up Bootcamp,” a weeklong intensive program for aspiring female podcasters of color. Recently,...
TNJ Launches Tech Platform to Help Founders Scale Businesses
Tech platforms are on the rise, and with good reason. Published reports point to a 21st century U.S. job market...
Jamaica Looks to Boost the Agriculture Business as a Driver of Growth
This year?s Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF), like previous years, didn?t disappoint. Held in Montego Bay, Jamaica and sponsored by JAMPRO,...
All Star Code Prepped for Summer Intensive Program, Raises $1M for STEM Expansion
Among the STEM programs that have sprouted up over the past five years designed to promote STEM and provide computer...
Teneshia Jackson Warner and the Team at EGAMI Celebrate 10 Years of Award-Winning Work
Studies suggest that half of all new businesses exist no longer than five years. EGAMI Group CEO Teneshia Jackson Warner,...
Jay Morrison Makes History with IPO of Black-Owned Real Estate Crowdfund, Raises $9.6 Mil
Black communities are often excluded from the economic revitalization needed to spark successful businesses that keep residents thriving. It’s happened...
Dixon Social Interactive Services Founders Share Tips on Running a Business with a Spouse
When entrepreneur Barry Dixon, the visionary behind the Greenville, North Carolina-based private mental health service Dixon Social Interactive Services, had...
Pulitzer Prize Committee Recognizes and Awards Kendrick Lamar?s Genius
Kendrick Lamar?s career keeps getting better and better. This year, the 30-year old rapper from Compton, California and 12-time Grammy...
Pulitzer Prize Committee Recognizes and Awards Kendrick Lamar’s Genius
Kendrick Lamar’s career keeps getting better and better. This year, the 30-year old rapper from Compton, California and 12-time Grammy...
Venture Capitalist Arlan Hamilton Announces $36 Million Fund for Black Women Founders
Backstage Capital founder Arlan Hamilton recently announced the launch of a fund specifically for Black women founders. On May 5th...
Carnival Cruise Line’s Godmother Queen Latifah Names Carnival?s Newest Ship
On the heels of being named the godmother of Carnival Cruise Lines earlier this year, rapper/actress/businesswoman Queen Latifah named Carnival?s...
Debra Lee to Leave Longtime Executive Post at Black Entertainment Television Networks
Debra Lee on Thursday announced that she will vacate her executive position as Chairman and CEO of Black Entertainment Television...