Meet the Brothas of Harlem Capital
These four men have partnered up to take on the task of funding black and brown founders, full steam ahead.
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From Apartment Hangout to One-Day Conference for Creatives of Color
In 2016, Imani Ellis, a New York-based entertainment publicist, invited a few friends to her apartment in Harlem to share personal or professional projects they were working on. “Although New...
Black Jobless Rates Worsened During Recession
The Joint Economic Committee delivered sobering—yet unsurprising—statistics on black unemployment rates in a report titled “Understanding the Economy: Long-term Unemployment in the African American Community.â€
Secure Your Most Valuable Asset: Your Brand
When Homer Bair and his partner, Susan Kreitman, conceptualized a T-shirt and screen-printing venture on a beach in Jamaica, they had little inkling of its potential for international success. They collaborated with a group of Caribbean artists and, in 1987 created Cooyah Clothing. But, despite its cultural origins, Cooyah was a hard sell in Jamaica. To help them break into the local market, Homer’s brother Nigel stepped in. What ensued was reminiscent of the biblical saga of Cain and Abel.
Barack Obama’s Lesson in Social Media
With Sen. Barack Obama being recognized as the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, he can make history if he becomes our next president. Not only by being the nation’s first African American president, but he is also being referred to as potentially the first customer relationship management (CRM) president. You also may even consider him to be the first social media president based on his campaign’s savvy use of the Web.