Britney Robbins has taken a huge step in filling the education gap with the launch of the ‘Gray Matter Experience’. The Gray Matter Experience is a 9-week entrepreneurial experience program for 24 selected African American high school students, ages 15-18, across Chicago. All presenting teams receive money to fund their businesses and are paired with mentors to help launch the businesses…
One of Rashad Howard’s companies, Butterly Holding, is disrupting the debt collection industry w/ new approaches 2 evaluating and managing portfolio & collection agency performance, as well as looking 4 ways to cancel more debt for more people. “…our current circumstances have nothing to do with where we will end up when we’re committed to our dreams, and working…
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Alicia Boler Davis Selected 2018 Black Engineer of the Year The award will make Boler-Davis the sixth woman recipient of the award in the scientific and technical magazine’s 32-year history. History was what she made when she became the first African American female plant manager in 2007. Numerous organizations and publications have recognized Boler Davis for her community service. She…
Samuel Sinyangwe is a policy analyst and data scientist who works with communities of color to fight systemic racism through cutting-edge policies and strategies. Since 2015, he’s co-founded three organizations, Mapping Police Violence, Campaign Zero and OurStates. Sam has supported movement activists across the country to collect and use data as a tool for fighting police violence through Mapping Police Violence and…
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LaRosha Paul is the CEO and Founder of Big Dreamz Inc. to Empower, Encourage, and Inspire girls ages 9-18 to dream big enough, to believe in their dreams and provide them with the resources to make them a reality. The mentoring program focuses on discussing topics including self-esteem, health, beauty, career development, dating, and etiquette.
Jae Gardner. Founder of Ivy Key, a New York City-based education company that offers top quality tutoring, test prep, and admissions consulting.
Female-focused robo-advisor #Ellevest just raised $9 million from Venus Williams and other key investors “If women want to be equal with men, they need to close the gender investing gap.
Chokwe A. Lumumba, who was elected mayor of Jackson, Miss., and became the youngest mayor in the city’s history, hopes to turn Jackson into “the most radical city in the country” using his own brand of progressive politics. His vision is that the city use its bully pulpit to encourage the development of cooperative businesses
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