Obama delivers a blistering rebuke of Trump in his return to the campaign trail

Former President Barack Obama delivered an often-incredulous and blistering account of his successor’s first four years in office on Wednesday in Philadelphia, making his most direct attacks on President Donald Trump to date both on substance and on a personal

Breaking the Black Ceiling

If you’re Black in America, you’re more likely to be an entrepreneur: 20 percent of the Black population started a business in recent years, compared to 12 percent of white Americans. This comes partly by necessity: A white-dominated upper echelon

Black-owned tech company awarded patent on kiosk

PopCom, owner of PopShop, raised a historic $2.3 million by using Equity crowdfunding After four years of development, CEO of PopCom, Dawn Dickson has been awarded the patent on the PopShop Kiosk, something she calls a “digital pop-up-shop.” Dickson refers

Black SuperPac Urges Candidates, Parties to Spend Millions with Black Businesses

One of America’s leading Black conservative political action committee has instituted a national effort to help Black-owned businesses earn some of the billions of dollars spent during America’s political campaigns as the 2020 election year hits the home stretch. BlakPAC,

Voya Launches New Program to Boost Retirement Savings for Minority-Owned Businesses

WINDSOR, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), announced today a first-of-its-kind program to support greater retirement planning opportunities for minority, women, veteran, disability, and LGBTQ-owned businesses — along with nonprofit organizations that serve them. The Just Right Advantage™ Program is

Introducing the Etsy for black-owned businesses

“A lot of people want to support black-owned businesses but it’s difficult to find them. It’s obvious this platform was needed.” With black and ethnic minority workers facing a Covid unemployment crisis, many of us want to do more to

Black-owned firms to launch first affordable-housing REIT

MacFarlane Partners CEO Victor MacFarlane and Avanath Capital Management CEO Daryl Carter (Photos via MacFarlane Partners and Avanath Capital) Two of the largest minority-owned real estate investment firms in the country are teaming up to launch what they say is

Hello Alice And The NAACP Announce A Long-Term Partnership To Deploy Over Four Million Dollars In Grants And Resources Through The Black-Owned Business Center

Small business owners are invited to apply for grants ranging from $10k to $25k to support business growth HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As part of a continued commitment to uplift New Majority-owned small businesses across the United States,

Neighborhood Development Center gets grant from PayPal to help Black-owned businesses

It’s been rough lately for many Black entrepreneurs in the Twin Cities, reeling from the one-two punch of Covid-19 and the killing of George Floyd . But there’s some good news: The Neighborhood Development Center (NDC), a community development financial

Black Owned Music Tech Startup Indie is Revolutionizing the Way Entertainment Brands and Content Creators Interact

NYC-based Indie is a new music discovery and fan engagement app bridging the gap between independent artists, big name brands, and listeners. In the music industry, it is far too common for valuable opportunities to be guarded by gatekeepers and