By Press Release, Advisor
Marketing professor and wine business researcher, Monique Bell, Ph.D., has released an inaugural study of Black wine entrepreneurs that captures survey data collected in the aftermath of the global pandemic and civil unrest in 2020. Continue reading Groundbreaking Study of Black Business Owners in the Wine Industry Reveals the Immediate Need for Inclusion & Equity
By Randi Richardson, NBC News
Stormi Steele posted a video on her social media accounts in 2017 of how to use Black hair products she created herself with $800 of capital. Continue reading Instagram adds “Black-owned” label option to business profiles
We often think of inclusion as only existing within professional or social circles, forgetting that it must also go a step further. In that spirit, the Black EOE Journal spent five minutes with Deidra Smith of MDee Beauty, a makeup company that is passionate about diversity without giving up on quality. Continue reading 5 Minutes With MDee Beauty’s Deidra Smith
By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN
Entrepreneur Justin Turk knew his start-up was special, but a $1 million prize from Grammy award-winning singer and producer Pharrell Williams came as a shock. Continue reading Black tech entrepreneurs get $1 million boost from Pharrell Williams
By Jasmine Alyce, Atlanta Black Star
Marvel‘s upcoming “Blade” reboot has tapped playwright Stacy Osei-Kuffour as the film’s head writer, making her the first Black woman to pen a Marvel movie. Continue reading From ‘Watchmen’ to ‘Blade’: Meet the First Black Woman to Write a Marvel Film
BY Danielle Rose, Fast Company
Growing up in East Oakland, I personally experienced the diverse realities of the divide between the wealthy and poor, and the ricocheting effects of violence and substance abuse. Continue reading I am a Black female CEO, and this is how I redefined the white men’s club in tech
Stephanie Mendez, Good Morning America
When Lara Adekoya started baking cookies at the start of the pandemic, she never anticipated that a year later, celebrities like Issa Rae, Jenna Dewan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Melissa Benoist and Lena Waithe would be lining up to order from her Los Angeles business, Fleurs et Sel. Continue reading How this 28-year-old’s pandemic cookie business became a celebrity favorite
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Pharrell Williams is helping Black and Latinx entrepreneurs with his latest initiative. The two-part program — a collaboration between Chanel and his Black Ambition nonprofit organization — will specifically work toward providing emerging businessmen with “access to knowledge, insights and opportunities from industry-leading experts,” per The Hollywood Reporter. Continue reading Pharrell joins Chanel to launch mentorship program for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs
By Alexi McCammond, NBC News
Ayesha Curry has a long list of accomplishments: actress, author and cooking television personality. And now she has her sights set even higher: helping one million Black women business owners. Continue reading Covid-19 decimated Black women-owned businesses — Ayesha Curry wants to change that
By Jeff Berman, Think Advisor
In the latest J.P. Morgan diversity and equity initiative, the firm has teamed with the United Negro College Fund to create the J.P. Morgan Wealth Management HBCU Scholarship Program. Continue reading J.P. Morgan Creates Scholarship Program for Black College Students
By Melissa Minton, Page Six
Rihanna is starting off Pride Month with a bang. The pop star’s Savage X Fenty lingerie brand launched its first-ever Pride collection on Tuesday, along with an accompanying campaign. Continue reading Rihanna releases first Savage X Fenty Pride collection
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) recently announced a Community Benefits Plan to provide $88 billion in loans, investments, and other financial support to bolster economic opportunity for low- and moderate-income (LMI) individuals and communities, people and communities of color, and other underserved individuals and communities over a four-year period beginning Jan. 1, 2022.
Continue reading PNC Announces $88 Billion Community Benefits Plan
