Small businesses and Black entrepreneurs across the country have had a tumultuous few years. Following the economic downturn spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent inflation, numerous small business owners have failed to find their footing. For Black businesses, the…
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Here Are The Highest Net Worths For Black Female Celebrities
Can you guess which famous Black women have the highest net worths in the industry? Better yet, know how much?
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PayPal Invests $50m in Black and Latino-led Businesses Toward Racial Equality
In June, amid nationwide protests against systemic racism and police brutality, PayPal pledged $530 million to support Black-owned businesses and minority communities in the U.S. DealBook’s Michael de la Merced got the first look at the latest part of its initiative. PayPal…
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Will COVID-19 Be The Death Knell To Black Businesses?
Even before COVID-19 ravaged the U.S. economy, Dr. Selma Bartholomew said she often felt invisible. The Harlem-based entrepreneur owns Legacy Pathways LLC, an education consultancy that works in schools to support at-risk students through STEM learning and designs curriculums around…
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Black-Owned Businesses Are Especially Hurt By Coronavirus As Stimulus Package Stalls
An untold number of small businesses have been disproportionately hurt by the coronavirus crisis as the nation’s top elected officials struggle to agree on how to provide financial relief for companies and taxpayers alike as the country inches closer to…
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How African-Americans Can Break the Cycle of Inherited Poverty
I became heir to my parent’s financial mismanagement and generational debt. By the time I was conceived, my father and mother had not only transformed molehills of bills into mountains of unpaid accounts, but they also had managed to pass…
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