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) […]
Women in Business
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Black women lead initiative to raise $100M for Black girls and women in the South
The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium aims to raise $100 million in the next 10 years. By Tonya Pendleton LaTosha Brown and Margo Miller (Provided to the Grio) You already know about LaTosha Brown’s work as the co-founder of Black Voters Matter, the Black Voters Matter Fund and Black Voters Matter Capacity […]
US Bank commits $25M microbusiness fund for women of color business owners
By Press Release U.S. Bank chief diversity officer, Greg Cunningham (Photo provided) U.S. Bank announced details of its U.S. Bank Access Commitment, a long-term approach bringing the strengths of U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC), corporate social responsibility and its business lines, to help build wealth while redefining how the bank serves diverse […]
‘You Don’t See Them On The News:’ How Two Sisters-In-Law Launched A Nonprofit To Help Find Missing Black People
News coverage for missing persons is even more scarce in the coronavirus pandemic, according to the co-founders of the Black and Missing Foundation. BY STEPHANIE GOMULKA Natalie Wilson and Derrica Wilson Photo: Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. Tamika Huston, a 24-year-old Black woman, was reported missing in May 2004 in Spartanburg, South […]
Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Lingerie Line Worth More Than $1 Billion
By Char Patterson Photo by Charisse Kenion on Unsplash Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Lingerie Line Worth More Than $1 Billion Rihanna might have stepped away from music for a few years, but her businesses are certainly paying off. According to Forbes, her popular lingerie line, Savage X Fenty, is now worth $1 billion. […]
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 […]