By Becky Sullivan, NPR
Actor Ncuti Gatwa will play the role of The Doctor in the show Doctor Who, the BBC announced Sunday, in a historic casting selection that marks the first time a Black person has been cast to star in the show’s central role full-time. Continue reading ‘Sex Education’ actor Ncuti Gatwa will be the first Black lead in ‘Doctor Who’
By Talib Visram, Fast Company
In a lighthearted moment at Fast Company‘s Most Innovative Companies Summit, the CEO of Black Ambition, Felecia Hatcher, suggested that the concepts behind today’s biggest crowdfunding businesses, like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, were invented years ago by Black communities. Continue reading Pharrell Williams wants to fund minority business leaders who want to uplift their communities
By Anthony Price, Hartford Business
Capitalism works best when businesses innovate and create jobs. Continue reading Strengthening Black businesses is good for CT, America
By Maia Vines, CNBC
Major beauty retailers are boosting small, minority-owned businesses as Black female entrepreneurship helps bridge an employment gap. Continue reading Major retailers boost Black female entrepreneurship as employment gap lingers
By Fifi Bell-Clanton, Yahoo! News
For nearly a decade, I’ve been the co-owner of a Black-owned seafood restaurant, The Crabby Shack. What initially started as a barbecue sensation and personal passion has transformed into a Brooklyn-based seafood joint where everyone and anyone can enjoy great food made with love. Despite the challenges that Black women entrepreneurs face, we persist and continue to fulfill our entrepreneurial dreams. Continue reading Putting Black Women First Starts With Entrepreneurship
By Days Tech
Serena Williams is a trailblazer in additional methods than one. This time she’s backing a enterprise aimed toward using synthetic intelligence to supply magnificence customers with custom-made wigs. Continue reading SERENA WILLIAMS BACKS BLACK WOMEN-OWNED STARTUP PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED WIGS THROUGH AI
By Diana Evans, The Guardian
Many of us had existential thoughts during lockdown, and assuaged them with new hobbies. We did thousand-piece puzzles. We crocheted and knitted. Continue reading Viola Davis on Hollywood: ‘You either have to be a Black version of a white ideal, or you have to be white’
By Dominique Fluker, Forbes
On March 24, Essence Magazine hosted their 15th annual Black Women in Hollywood luncheon at the Beverley Hills Wilshire Hotel, coming off the heels of a tumultuous pandemic and virtual ceremony in 2021. Continue reading Essence Black Women In Hollywood Event Celebrates Black Stars While Shining A Light On The Lack Of Diversity In Hollywood
By Emmy Liederman, Ad Week
LaToya Shambo was used to being the only Black woman in rooms that advocated for the same faces in marketing campaigns—the typical white, thin determinants of beauty and success. But it wasn’t until 2011, when she was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street and holding her newborn, that she decided to do something about it. Continue reading Black Women Influencers Were Being Left Out, so This Marketer Built an Agency for Them
Getting ready to job search? Use these tips to infuse your resume with energy and communicate a clear story about what you can bring to your next job. Continue reading 4 Essential Resume Tips For 2022
By Amiah Taylor, Fortune
The House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday, March 18, in a vote of 235-189, that would ban hair-related discrimination. Continue reading The CROWN Act highlights years of workplace hair discrimination finally being legally reprehensible
By Jade Scipioni, CNBC
The pressure of “having it all” is still alive and well: Many working mothers bear a heavier burden when it comes to balancing their careers and family. Continue reading The first Black woman CEO in the Fortune 500 on work-life balance: You don’t have ‘to go to all your kids’ games’
