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Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
Saturday, November 28, 2020

VP-Elect Kamala Harris statement om Small Business Saturday

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Vice-Presidential Elect Kamala harris released the following statement on the importance of supporting small nusinesses on Small Business...
Sunday, July 05, 2020

Visa Launches Program Offering $10K Grants to Black Women Business Owners

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In an effort to specifically support Black women-owned small businesses, Visa is extending their partnership with IFundWomen through...
Saturday, August 03, 2019

USDA Gave Almost 100 Percent Of Farm Bailout To White Farmers

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Last July, the Trump administration announced a major new subsidy program designed to help farmers weather America’s ongoing trade war w...
Friday, July 19, 2019

U.S. Bank invests $1 million with the National Museum of African American History and Culture

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U.S. Bank announces a $1 million investment with the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) ...
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Peggy Alford First African American Woman Nominated to Facebook Board of Directors

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MENLO PARK, Calif., April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Facebook has announced that Peggy Alford, Senior Vice President, Core Markets of P...
Monday, February 04, 2019

Amazon names Rosalind Brewer to board of directors

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Amazon says it has named Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer to its its all-white board, making her the second black woman to ever sit ...
Sunday, October 01, 2017

New Nielsen Study Reveals Growing Spending Power, Influence of Black Women

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A new report detailing the record-setting spending power of African American women has further buoyed the confidence of Black female ent...
Thursday, September 07, 2017

Spelman College, Rosalind Brewer graduate named COO of Starbucks

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A Spelman College graduate and the former CEO of Sam's Club has been appointed as Group President and Chief Operating Officer of Sta...
Saturday, July 29, 2017

Black bussinessman is trying to trademark the N-Word

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For 20 years, Curtis Bordenave said he has spotted oncoming trends and gotten out ahead of them. Most recently, that's involved eff...
Friday, June 02, 2017

How to Get Certified As a Minority-Owned Business

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In 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that there were 8 million minority-owned businesses in the U.S. That’s a huge number of...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

How Women of Color Are Taking the Hair Business Into Their Own Hands

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Marrying tech and beauty isn’t a new concept, but most of the existing hair service apps don’t include a diverse enough range of options...
Monday, December 19, 2016

From Banks to Beauty Products The #BuyBlack Movement Is Real

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It’s a trend that many are hoping won’t just turn into a passing fad. Late last month, Essence magazine noted that after years of sl...
Wednesday, October 05, 2016

New Documentary: "Invisible Women: Being a Black Woman in Corporate America"

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Head Not The Tail Productions (HNTT Productions) is excited to announce the forthcoming screening of its important and timely doc...
Saturday, October 01, 2016

Carnival Corporation to Donate $2 Million to the National Museum of African American History & Culture

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Carnival Corporation , through its philanthropic arm,  Carnival Foundation , is donating  $2 million  to the Smithsonian Instit...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

Some black business owners strain to sell to black consumers

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When Terina McKinney displays her leather bags and belts at events attended primarily by black women, they are often interested in her d...
Friday, July 01, 2016

Google adds first black board member.

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Google parent company Alphabet is adding finance chops and diversity to its board with the appointment of economist Roger Ferguson. ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

EBONY & JET magazines under new ownership

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CHICAGO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Clear View Group (CVG), today announced that it has acquired the assets of Ebony Media, the publ...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Black presence on U.S. boards shrinks, hedge funds cited by some

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African-Americans have become a shrinking presence in the boardrooms of the biggest U.S. companies in recent years, setting back a pus...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

THE 10 BEST WORKPLACES FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS

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Essence compiled a list of the ten best workplaces for African Americans. Check out that list below and learn more about the ten compani...
Sunday, July 19, 2015

Racism stings at black-owned businesses

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When Paulette Still left a career in banking to open Posy Flower Design and Event Decor, she expected to sacrifice a steady and hefty ...