By: BlackNews Nationwide — Timothy Griggs with 30+ years of experience in the mortgage industry has designed and launched an app called The Good Steward Financial System to help users manage their credit cards all in one place. Instead of having to login into multiple apps and websites to decide which credit card […]
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Newest Black-Owned Grocery Store in 35 Years Opens in Columbus, Ohio
By BlackBusiness A group of Black investors has teamed up to provide a more accessible option of healthy foods with the launch of Culture Market in Columbus, Ohio, the first Black-owned grocery store to open in the area in 35 years. In the community where there was limited to no […]
Woman Leads Program to Help Blacks With Previous Marijuana Convictions Become Entrepreneurs in the Industry
By BlackNews Nationwide — Khadijah Tribble is fighting hard for returning citizens with marijuana convictions. As Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Curaleaf, a leading medical and wellness cannabis operator, she is using her experience in government relations to help create equitable cannabis regulations that will give returning citizens a new […]
Black-Owned Jewelry Brand Launches New Collection of Charms for Hoop Earrings
Flint, MI — CEO & Founder of Hoop Mobb, Donyale Walton, says this first collection of Mobb Charms™ offers seven different charms. Women will be able to purchase a set of stainless steel hypo-allergenic hoops that will come with a charm of their choice, and they can add additional charms that suit […]
Pharrell partners with Georgia Tech and Amazon to launch teen coding program
Pharrell Williams plays British Summertime Hyde Park, London. (Photo credit: Bang Media) Pharrell Williams’ education equity nonprofit Yellow, has partnered with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Amazon for a new educational collaboration called Your Voice Is Power. The new program encourages middle and high school students to share their […]
When Should You Consider Purchasing Your First House?
BY BLEU MAGAZINE Growing up is stressful and it can often feel like you’re missing life milestones that you see friends hitting. Now with social media, you can even see classmates and colleagues, both current and former, reaching similar milestones. Getting married, buying your first car, graduating college or trade school, moving out of […]
Kamala Harris Set to Become First Woman Vice President in American History
by CBM Newswire (CBM) – This Wednesday, when Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in former California Sen. Kamala Harris as vice president, she will make history for several reasons. Harris – who was born in Oakland and spent part of her childhood in Berkeley — will become the first woman […]
MEET THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO CRAFT HER OWN HAIR FRAGRANCE FROM HISTORIC FRENCH REGION
by Dana Givens (Image via Eat. Sweat.Undress) Alexia P. Hammonds had a love for perfume from a young age. So when it came time for her to come up with an idea for a company, she wanted to combine her love of fitness and fragrance that complemented her active lifestyle. After […]
Meet the 28-Year Old Black Woman Who Owns Her Own Accredited International College
At 28-years old, Caroline Esinam Adzogble is the youngest woman in Ghana and in all of Africa to launch her very own accredited international college. She established Potters International College in 2016 when she was just 24-years old as an institution that offers career training programs to both workers and students to make […]
Kim Janey Poised to Become Boston’s First Ever Black Female Mayor
By Black News Boston, MA — Kim Janey, the current city council president of Boston, is set to become the first Black person and the first woman to serve as the city’s mayor. The news comes after Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden as his […]