3 Key Reasons For Men To Be More Involved Financially
What are the most common perceptions of men in our community when it comes to finances? If you’re one of a lucky few, you’ve seen numerous examples of men starting businesses, securing their family’s future, or teaching their children the importance of investing. Unfortunately, the…
Books Aim to Strengthen the Business of Black-Owned Barber Shops and Hair Salons
Louisville, KY — Alan D. Benson, president of MHB Publishing and community advocate, has released two books that will position and strengthen barbershop and beauty shop operations. The barbershop book, Keep That Seat Hot and the beauty shop book, Her Hair is Her Crown of…
New Black History Card Game Helps Parents Teach Their Children About Their Heritage
Nationwide — African American parents who want to teach their children about their heritage can now easily do so thanks to a new Black History card game now available at BlackHistoryCardGame.com. The game, designed for children in grades K-8, is a simple, but very effective…
Booker T. Washington Was the First African American to be Featured on a U.S. Postage Stamp
On April 7, 1940, Booker T. Washington became the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp. Several years later, he was honored to be on the first coin to feature an African American, the Booker T. Washington Memorial Half Dollar….
Meet the Only Black Woman in the U.S. Who Owns Her Own Bank
Detroit — 48-year old Kiko Davis is the majority stockholder of Detroit-based First Independence Bank, one of the top 10 largest Black-owned banks in the United States. This makes her the only Black woman in the country who owns a bank. Her inspiration Kiko says…
Singer Akon is Building the First Ever Black-Owned Futuristic City With Its Own Cryptocurrency Called Akoin
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist and philanthropist Akon is building a first of its kind 100% crypto-based city in Senegal, West Africa, and the only form of trade that will be used is his own digital cash currency called AKoin. The futuristic city will be built…
Father and 2 Daughters, Founders of a Black-Owned Potato Chip Brand, Celebrate 50,000 Bags Sold in Less Than One Year!
Atlanta, GA — Symphony Potato Chips, a Black-owned family business based in Atlanta, Georgia continues to make major moves in the industry. The company owned by a father, Dondre Anderson, and his two daughters Amina and Amari, is already getting daily orders from all over…
2018 Cincinnati Music Festival to Feature Fantasia, Jill Scott, Keith Sweat, Boyz II Men, and More
Cincinnati, OH — Premier ticket and hotel reseller, QLZ Productions, is providing ticket and hotel packages for the 2018 Cincinnati Music Festival. The iconic event will happen Thursday, July 26 to Saturday, July 28, at the Paul Brown Stadium, on the Cincinnati riverfront. Attendees will…
Odunde 2018: The Ancestors Tears Washed Away Our Fears
The rain blessed us, despite a hesitancy this year. The festival designed to honor the orishas of the water, doing spiritual battle against the global warming that flooded barrios down the bottom near Drexel and the University of Pennsylvania, started with the threat of exodus….
Former CEO of Sam’s Club Committed $8.8 Million to Help Women Business Owners – And the Funds Are Still Available!
Rosalind G. Brewer was the first woman and the first African-American to become CEO of Sam’s Club, and during her tenure with the company, she established several programs for women entrepreneurs. In fact, because of her, Sam’s Club invested more than $28 million in grants…
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