Biden won, but our long national nightmare isn’t over
With Joe Biden now preparing to become the 46th President of the United States, the country will face a dramatic shift in leadership. Many Biden supporters look at the results of the historic election...
View ArticleCVMSDC TO HOST VIRTUAL ‘RE-EMERGE’ CONFERENCE, DEC. 2-3, 2020
Pictured Dominique Milton, CVMSDC President and CEO CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council will host its inaugural 2020 Virtual Conference titled “re-EMERGE,” a...
View ArticleTRAVIS SCOTT COVERS FORBES MAGAZINE, ON TRACK TO MAKE $100 MILLION THIS YEAR
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton The business of hip-hop has grown steadily every year since it was being performed in the Bronx back in the Seventies. According to Forbes, rapper Jacques Berman Webster...
View ArticleNAACP, EXPERIAN LAUNCH HOME PRESERVATION GRANT TO KEEP BLACK HOMEOWNERS FROM...
by Derek Major The NAACP Empowerment Programs are teaming up with Experian for a new program to assist African American homeowners at risk of losing their homes. The Home Preservation Grant will...
View ArticleTERI IJEOMA TEACHES HER STUDENTS HOW TO PAY OFF THEIR DEBT WITH STOCKS
by Gayneté Jones Experian’s 2019 Consumer Debt Study shows the total consumer debt in the U.S. is at roughly $14.1 trillion, with Americans holding an average personal debt of around $90,000. With...
View ArticleOn HBCU Presence in the White House, Biden-Harris Administration Faces...
Conventional wisdom suggests that on subjects of race, leadership, and IOUs for a historic presidential campaign victory, President-Elect Joseph Biden has two primary opponents standing between him and...
View ArticleClaflin University and South Carolina Department of Corrections to Offer...
Individuals incarcerated in S.C. Department of Corrections facilities will soon be able to receive bachelor’s degrees at no cost through a historic partnership with Claflin University. In April 2020,...
View ArticleSC State, Claflin, OCtech, Orangeburg Agencies Partner to Build Innovation...
From left to right: former Sen. John Matthews, Dr. Barbara Adams, President James E. Clark, Sen. Vernon Stephens Center will serve new and growing businesses in the Orangeburg region ORANGEBURG, S.C.-...
View ArticleTOP UNIVERSITIES ARE SEEING A WAVE OF BLACK MEN AND WOMEN BECOMING STUDENT...
by Derek Major Black men and women are taking on a new position at some of the most prestigious and whitest universities across the country: student body president. Recently, Brown University, the...
View ArticleTHESE COLLEGE ROOMMATES TURNED BUSINESS PARTNERS CLOSE DEAL ON $8.3 MILLION...
by Dana Givens, Black Enterprise These two former college roommates turned business partners are making big moves in their careers in real estate. This week, Atlanta-based entrepreneurs Davonne Reaves...
View ArticleDominion Energy offering $500,000 in scholarships for minority students
Underrepresented minority students in South Carolina are eligible to apply for $500,000 in scholarships to be awarded by Dominion Energy. The scholarships will be the first under the Dominion Energy...
View ArticleDemocracy is a threat to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’s...
By Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation I have long believed that inequality is the greatest threat to justice—and, the corollary, that white supremacy is the greatest threat to democracy....
View ArticleTHIS MILLENNIAL EARNED $43,000 AS A PARALEGAL; NOW SHE HAS 7 STREAMS OF...
by Charlene Rhinehart, Black Enterprise Detroit-based millennial Lauren Wilson is a real estate entrepreneur who has done it all and then some. The millennial social media influencer went from making...
View ArticleTHIS 70-YEAR-OLD VEGAN ENTREPRENEUR REPRESENTS GOALS FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES
by Charlene Rhinehart Vegan entrepreneur Babette Davis proves that anything is possible at any age. The 70-year-old chef has been a vegan for over twenty-five years. Davis uses her vegan lifestyle to...
View ArticleRebecca Lee Crumpler, The First African American Woman in the United States...
by SHOPPE BLACK Rebecca Lee Crumpler challenged the prejudice that prevented African Americans from pursuing careers in medicine. Crumpler was born in 1831 in Delaware, to Absolum Davis and Matilda...
View ArticleEditorial: Representative Leon Howard Addresses Recent Judicial Selection by...
Recently, the South Carolina general assembly of legislators elected 22 White men to serve as state court judges. Four well-qualified African American women were also candidates. None were elected. In...
View ArticleEddie Murphy Says Paramount Forced Them To Cast Louie Anderson In ‘Coming To...
By Black America Web One of the culture’s most beloved films is finally being revisited and we are here for it. Come to find out the one white supporting actor in Coming To America was a studio...
View ArticleColumbia Metropolitan Airport releases reduced flight information
In an effort to ensure accurate information is received by all who may still need to fly for work-related purposes, Columbia Metropolitan Airport released updated information […]
View ArticleFlock and Rally Celebrates Two ADDY Awards for S.C. State Fair Ad Campaign
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Flock and Rally, a women-owned integrated communications and marketing firm based in Columbia, South Carolina, has earned two 2020 ADDY Awards for its […]
View ArticleDrive 8a Federal Business Summit – Beaufort
Hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) South Carolina District Office and Beaufort Black Chamber of Commerce. Are you a minority or socially disadvantaged business […]
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