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Business

Black Family-Owned Construction Firm Awarded 7 Multi-Million Contracts Including JFK Airport

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 202223445

Choates says that he aspires to provide more jobs for the communities that his businesses serve and continue to support organizations and social causes that...

Entrepreneurship Lifestyle Money News

Promise Homes Lands $200 Million Debt Facility, Marking One Of The Largest Capital Raises For A Black Company

Jeffrey McKinneyJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 2022

by Jeffrey McKinneyJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 20224273

In a huge deal, The Promise Homes Company has attained a $200-million debt facility, a move that will help the Black-owned company grow its housing...

Business

Black Enterprise to Present Town Hall Challenging Corporate America and the Biden/Harris Administration to Invest in the Growth of Black-Owned Companies

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 20223053

The latest installment of the Economic Equity and Racial Justice Series, Jan. 13, focuses on wealth creation through entrepreneurship as a top priority in pursuing...

Business

The Executive Leadership Council Announces the Appointment of Lori Walker as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 20221623

The ELC is the preeminent global membership organization for Black current and former CEOs, senior executives and board members of Fortune 1000 and equivalent companies,...

Career Lifestyle News Technology

Pinterest Names Nichole Barnes Marshall Global Head Of Inclusion And Diversity

Jeffrey McKinneyJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022

by Jeffrey McKinneyJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 20221200

A seasoned executive on the DE&I front, Nichole Barnes Marshall has been named global head of inclusion and diversity at Pinterest....

Entrepreneurship Lifestyle Money News Technology

How Black Businesses Can Prosper From Targeting A Trillion-Dollar Black Culture Market

Jeffrey McKinneyJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022

by Jeffrey McKinneyJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 20226790

If you had a $1 trillion-plus market to sell goods and services to, would you tap into it? Traffic, Sales and Profit's founder Lamar Tyler...

Arts and Culture Lifestyle

Detroit’s First Black Owned Bookstore Receives $15,000 Preservation Grant From National Park Service

Jeroslyn JohnsonJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 2022

by Jeroslyn JohnsonJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 20222070

The National Park Service (NPS) has granted Detroit's Vaughn’s Bookstore a $15,000 grant to preserve history in underrepresented communities....

Leadership Men News Politics

Former President Barack Obama Blasts GOP Over Jan. 6th Capitol Riot

Derek MajorJanuary 6, 2022January 6, 2022

by Derek MajorJanuary 6, 2022January 6, 20223053

Former President Barack Obama called out the Republican Party Thursday in a statement commemorating the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capital riot....

Criminal Justice Reform News

Louisiana Man Who Spent 47 Years In Prison Is Rearrested At Prison Gate On Day Of Parole

Derek MajorJanuary 4, 2022January 5, 2022

by Derek MajorJanuary 4, 2022January 5, 202287472

A Louisiana man who served 47 years in prison is still incarcerated nine months after his parole date and two court decisions ordering his release...

Lifestyle

‘Can He Live?’ After Alfonso Ribeiro Posts Holiday Photo of Family, Black Twitter Criticizes Picture

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 3, 2022January 5, 2022

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 3, 2022January 5, 2022695336

Alfonso Ribeiro posted a recent photograph of his family and Black Twitter had a ball after labeling his family the "whitest" Black family....