Why Gentrified Neighborhoods Have Segregated Schools
I live in the house I grew up in, and as a result have seen many demographic changes in the neighborhood over the years. I was 6 years old when…
Intel Adds Risa Lavizzo-Mourey To Its Board of Directors
Intel Corp., the world’s second-largest semiconductor chip maker, announced Monday that Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., a doctor whose career focuses on disease, disability prevention, and healthcare issues among minorities will join…
Funky Fresh Spring Rolls Founder On How You Too Can Win Business Funding From FedEx
The FedEx Small Business Grant competition is here. This is a great opportunity to win money for your small business. We set down with 2017 Bronze Winner, Trueman McGee, founder…
New Story and Icon Unveil 3-D Printed Home at SXSW to Tackle Global Homelessness
New Story and ICON unveil the first permitted 3-D printed home created for the developing world at this year’s SXSW, in Austin, Texas. The 3-D printing technologies are set to…
Opportunity Hub Announces Massive Expansion to Help Generate Black Wealth
Black Enterprise has extensive coverage on the wealth gap that persists between black and white America, as well as the importance of building generational wealth in the black community to…
Affleck, Damon Follow Michael B. Jordan’s Lead In Using An Inclusion Rider
Following Michael B. Jordan’s move to use an “inclusion rider” in all the film projects his Outlier Society Productions company takes on, two Hollywood heavyweights have announced that they’ll both…
Nas Reportedly Earns $40M From Amazon’s Acquisition of Ring
Legendary rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones may earn more than $40 million thanks to his early investment in Ring once the smart doorbell security company is acquired by Amazon for $1.1…
Arizona Woman First Victim to Be Killed By a Self-Driving Uber
An Arizona woman has died after she was struck by a self-driving car operated by Uber in what is now believed to be the first known fatality from an autonomous…
Survey: Birth Control, Reproductive Rights Key To Black Women Entrepreneurs’ Success
The number of black female-owned businesses rose nearly 67% to 1.5 million in 2012 from 900,000 in 2007, the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show. Further, the 1.5…
Nike President Trevor Edwards Resigns Amid Workplace Misconduct Investigation
Trevor Edwards, an executive once heralded as Mark Parker’s successor as Nike’s next chief executive, will vacate his position as soon as August, the company announced last Thursday. Nike announced…