Just as Africa’s economy appeared to be recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, a slew of…
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Chad Opens First Embassy In Israel
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno opened his majority-Muslim country’s first embassy in Israel on…
Marqeta Acquires Fintech Startup Power Finance For $223M
Power Finance, a fintech infrastructure startup, has been acquired by Marqeta. According to TechCrunch, the…
Meet Yolanda Travis, The First-Ever Black-Owned McDonald’s Owner And Operator
Meet Yolanda Travis, the woman who now runs the first Black-owned McDonald’s. Herman Petty…
Former Twitter Employees Raise $2.75M In A Pre-Seed Round For Their New Social Media App Spill
Twitter used to employ DeVaris Brown and Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell. They now work for themselves.…
Why I Declined A $300K Offer For My Iconic Pink Mink Coat – Cam’ron
Cam’ron’s pink mink coat caused quite a stir in the fashion and Hip-Hop worlds. …
Big Freedia Set To Make History As One Of New Orleans’ First Black Hotel Owners
Big Freedia, the New Orleans superstar, has announced that construction on Hotel Freedia, a new entertainment…
MTN Nigeria Declares N2 Trillion Revenue For 2022, Proposes N203.5 Billion Final Dividend
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc reported revenue in excess of N2 trillion for 2022, a record…
How This Jamaican Immigrant Used Tips From Her Waitressing Job To Build A Beauty Brand Worth Millions In Three Years
Cherice Williams is the CEO and founder of Blaq Luxury Hair, a multimillion-dollar company she…
Egypt’s MNT-Halan Now Valued At $1 Billion, With $400 Million In Equity And Debt Financing
MNT-Halan, an Egyptian fintech company, has raised $400 million in equity and debt financing from…
The Inspiring Story Of SA Woman Who Came Out Of Abject Poverty To Own Multiple Businesses
Letty Ngobeni is from a small village in the Limpopo province of South Africa. She,…
SA Food E-commerce Startup Yebo Fresh Raises $4.5m Pre-Series A Round
South African e-commerce startup Yebo Fresh, an order-to-delivery service providing townships with fresh groceries and…
Why Jax Sheets Was Called The Best Pitch Ever On Shark Tank
Men wash their bed sheets and pillowcases every three months on average. This frequently leaves…
TikToker Keith Lee, ‘Good Morning America’ Surprise Black Woman-Owned Business With $10K
Keith Lee is on a roll when it comes to using his TikTok platform to…
How This 24-Year-Old Content Creator Turned His Passion For Tech Into Making Over $100K In One Month
Many people wish to turn their passion into a steady stream of income. Shevon Salmon…
Disney Teams Up With Black-Owned Photography Studio to Reimagine Its White Princess Characters
CreativeSoul, an Atlanta-based Black-owned photography company, has been commissioned by Disney to launch a limited-edition…
Nigerian Entrepreneur Opens First Black-Owned, Plant-Based Vegan Chicken Wings Restaurant in Atlanta
Meet N’namdi Arinze, the founder and owner of Vegan Wangs, an Atlanta-based delivery and catering service…
Education Is The Key To Opportunity: Kenyan Native Is Passing It On From The United States
Rhinah Ondiso was born in a rural village in Western Kenya and is a living…
With $6.5 Billion Raised In 2022, Africa’s Resilient Tech Ecosystem Is Still Growing
Partech Africa, a VC fund dedicated to African technology startups, has released its annual report…
How A Linguistics Graduate From Trinidad and Tobago Turned Her Hobby Into A Thriving Business In Canada
Cherie Warner-Richard is the founder of Cee Wee Designs, an Ontario, Canada-based Black-owned, woman-led luxury…
Why Is Tunisia’s Milk Market Collapsing? Here’s What We Know!
Noura walks around the center of Tunis looking for milk. “”When I find it, I…