Naturalicious CEO Gwen Jimmere Talks About Starting Her Haircare Empire In Her Kitchen With Just $32
Gwen Jimmere, the founder and CEO of Naturalicious, talks about creating a haircare brand as a new mother with just $32 in the bank.
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Meet ‘General Lucas’: The First Black Person to Become a Certified Public Accountant in New York
In 1929, General Wilmer F. Lucas made history as the first Black person to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New York City. Lucas was also the fifth Black person in the entire country to receive the CPA designation.
Without Access To Talent Data, Chief Diversity Officers Are Ill-Equipped For The Job
Ending systemic racism in the workplace demands more than virtuous-sounding titles. Companies jumping on the CDO bandwagon are going in the wrong direction.
South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment Law To Earn Black Investors $1.3 Billion
Vodacom Group, Africa’s second largest mobile communications company, will pay out approximately $1.3 billion to its black investors as part of the company’s participation in the black economic empowerment (BEE) effort, enforced by South African law.
45 GREAT MOMENTS IN BLACK BUSINESS – No. 6: Maynard Jackson Becomes Atlanta’s First Black Mayor
As a business pioneer, politician, and entrepreneur, Maynard Jackson was a disrupter in his day. After being elected Atlanta's first black mayor in 1973, Jackson a year later established a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) program, which “sets aside” a percentage of government contracts for minority businesses.