Barry Word: Retired NFL Player – Entrepreneur
Franchising has and continues to be a great option for professional athletes. I asked Barry Word, a former NFL player who was with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1990 to…
YeKim CEO Martez Malone Shares Tips for Entrepreneurs
Nicki Minaj, Future, DJ Khaled, and Takeoff have all been adorned with custom clothing from YeKim, a luxury brand from designer Martez Malone. YeKim CEO Martez Malone with DJ Khaled…
Angela Rye and Cicely Tyson on the Legacy of Dr. King [Video]
Leaders and legends in business and Hollywood convened at the 2nd annual The Humanity of Connection to recognize the extraordinary achievements of African American change makers and the power of…
The Biggest Black Business and Other News This Week
The Biggest Black Business and Other News From Last Week You Should Know (Image: iStock/Eva-Katalin) Just in case you’ve missed some of the news content we published this week, we’ve…
Black Girls Code Founder Kimberly Bryant Talks About Partnering with Lyft
Black Girls Code is a not-for-profit dedicated to providing young and pre-teen girls of color with access and opportunities in STEM-related fields. Through the organization, they are exposed to and…
Community College Students Sometimes Take too Many Credits—and then Don’t Graduate
At last year’s HBCU Summit, Danette Howard, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at the Lumina Foundation, spoke about the problem of colleges requiring too many credits for students…
JPMorgan Chase to Invest $1 Million in Women Entrepreneurs of Color
Black women are showing up and sprinkling their magic in all sectors of society, especially in business. Since 1997, the number of African American women entrepreneurs in the U.S. rose…
Best Buy Appoints Former eBay Executive To Its Board of Directors
Best Buy Co. Inc. announced that it had appointed Richelle Parham to its board of directors, effective immediately. Parham, named to BE’s 2015 Most Powerful Women in Corporate America, is…
Meet Wacoinda: The Fastest-Growing Black Economic Group on Facebook
Black Panther has sparked a cultural renaissance among African Americans pushing for more positive images and supporting afro-futurism. From an increase in sales of traditional African dress to events and…
Jay-Z Teaches Blue Ivy $19,000 Lesson in Shrewd Financial Savvy
Talk about a family lesson in art bidding and financial frugality. A video featuring Blue Ivy Carter went viral last weekend, giving all children and parents a lesson in keen…