Image: BET Founder Robert Johnson (Twitter/@Face2FaceAfrica by Derek Major America’s first Black billionaire and Black Entertainment Television co-founder Robert Johnson doubts a reparations check will ever come, but he is still pushing his $14 billion reparations proposal. Johnson, who appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box Monday, believes now is the right time to push Black Americans […]
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Black Woman Founder of Hangover Recovery Drink Making History, Being Eyed By Coca-Cola
By blackbusiness Meet Lia Lee, the founder of UNLIT™, an all-natural, vegan, hangover recovery beverage line that uses superfood ingredients to detox and restore your body. Recently, her company was selected as a semifinalist in the BevNET 2021 New Beverage Showdown, a pitch competition hosted by Venturing and Emerging Brands (VEB) […]
Founder of Black-Owned Podcast Network Launches Newly Designed Mobile App to Over 3 Million Users
By Black Business Meet Bennie Randall, the mastermind behind Bshani Radio which has been named as one of Feedspot.com’s Top 20 Independent Podcast Networks. Just recently, Bennie has proudly launched a new version of the company’s mobile app for iPhone and Android devices. Users can get the app for free from the […]
This Black Woman Hotel Entrepreneur Wants You to Stay at a Black-Owned Hotel This Summer
By BlackNews Nationwide — “Once you go Black, you never go back!” Black hotel owner and commercial real estate investor Davonne Reaves hopes the popular cheeky catchphrase rings true for those who stay at one of thousands of Black-owned hotels and bed & breakfasts across America this summer.“In 2019, MMGYGlobal reported […]
Disabled Millennial Revolutionizing Accessibility With Brilliant Mobile App
Published by Vic Motune Social entrepreneur Brandon Winfield has turned his devastating accident into an opportunity to touch lives. As a teen, Winfield was paralyzed from the waist down in a motocross accident. As he continued to compete across the country in his wheelchair he noticed many places are inaccessible for […]
6-Year Old Girl Becomes Youngest Black Entrepreneur to Have Products Sold in Walmart
By: Black News Image: Black News Lily Adeleye is once again making history at the age of 6. As the founder of Lily Frilly, a popular girl’s fashion brand, she is now the youngest entrepreneur to have a Black-owned brand being sold in Walmart stores. It comes just barely one year […]
Founders of Black-Owned Vegan Burger Brand Land $300K Deal on ‘Shark Tank’
Meet Duane “Myko” Cheers, Danita Claytor, and Jumoke Jackson, the friends and co-founders of Everything Legendary, a Black-owned vegan burger brand that can be found in your local grocery store. Earlier this year, they landed a $300,000 investment deal on Shark Tank, and since then, the brand has become one of the […]
Pharrell Williams Opens New Hotel in South Beach, Miami
THE GOODTIME HOTEL, WHICH AMASSES OVER NEARLY 100,000 SQUARE FEET OF PUBLIC SPACE, IS NOW OPEN FOR RESERVATIONS. BY D’SHONDA BROWN Famed producer and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams has collaborated with Groot Hospitality’s David Grutman for the first collaborative lifestyle hotel brand – the Goodtime Hotel. Located on Miami Beach’s Washington Avenue […]
CARDI B SET TO LAUNCH COSMETICS LINE “BARDI BEAUTY”
BY SHA BE ALLAH According to a recent report from TMZ, rap queen Cardi B wants to break into the cosmetics business and has already started the leg work to get the beauty brand off the ground. Washpoppin Inc., Cardi B.’s company, just filed legal documents to lock down the […]
Mompreneur and Her 7-Year Old Son Launch Black Heroes Coloring Book Series
Nationwide — Quinn Cummings and her 7-year old son, Aidyn, have together launched a new Black hero coloring book series via their publishing company Aidyn’s Books LLC.At a time where families have had the opportunity to be together more in the last two years, routines and structure have saved many households from […]