Black-owned businesses look to the FDA to protect them
What many of us have dreamed about for the past
‘40 acres and a mall’: How community ownership models can preserve economic power in Black neighborhoods
In the famous post-Civil War initiative known as “40 acres
Black-owned small business grant vital for representation: Calgary entrepreneur
Six years ago, while working abroad in the African country of Chad, Calgarian Evelyne Nyairo spotted a woman harvesting mangoes from a tree, and asked to buy some fruit from the woman. When she went to pay, she was told
MoFo launches pro bono support programme for black-owned businesses
Black Venture Accelerator will provide free legal services and business-related advice Morrison & Foerster is launching a pro bono initiative to support black founders and black business owners as part of the firm’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and its
After 2020, Black-owned businesses find themselves in new landscape
Before the pandemic, Black-owned businesses faced distinct and lingering obstacles. Access to capital, insurance availability, bidding on contracts can be challenges to entrepreneurs of all races — but in the struggle to build an enduring legacy, those challenges can be
How Racism Ruined Black Santa Monica
Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage:Sign up for our daily newsletters. To support our non-profit public service journalism:Donate Now. In the 1940s, Nick Gabaldón, an athletic, handsome student at Santa Monica High School,
Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Black-owned businesses
When Jasper Kuria considers strategies for addressing racial inequity and social injustice in the U.S., he puts support of Black entrepreneurs at the top of the list. “It’s really about wealth inequality and opportunities for the Black community,” said Kuria.
Coronavirus relief fund in Oregon meant to help Black-owned businesses exclusively
COVID-19 has proven to be an equal opportunity menace, killing people of all races and ethnicities. Government shutdowns put in place to slow its spread have hurt small businesses in every corner of America, but in Oregon, the state legislature
Biden economic team faces challenge in delivering help to Black communities
Biden has received decent reviews so far for assembling an economic team that includes Black voices. If confirmed, Cecilia Rouse would be the first Black woman to head the Council of Economic Advisers and Wally Adeyemo, tapped to be the
LeBron James to Co-Produce ‘Dreamland’ Documentary on Black Wall Street
‘ SpringHill Company is partnering with CNN Films to create a documentary about Black Wall Street and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre entitled DREAMLAND: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street. James will serve as an executive producer on
