By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com The Women’s Entrepreneur Leadership Lab (The WELL) recently partnered with Reimagine Main Street, a multi-stakeholder, cross-sector initiative focused […]
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Knight Foundation study finds lack of representation in asset management industry for diverse-owned firms
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com #AFRONews@Noon The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Knight Foundation) on Dec. 7 released a new study […]
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Deluxe’s Small Business Revolution backs local journalism by revitalizing Black-owned Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com #AFRONews@Noon For Tracey Williams-Dillard, running a newspaper was a birthright. Her grandfather, Cecil Newman, founded what’s known today […]
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Enterprise Community Development launches accelerator program to benefit BIPOC, community- and faith-based developers
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com Baltimore-based Enterprise Community Development recently launched the Let’s Build Accelerator to address the equity gap in the real […]
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Woman-owned clothing brand D’IYANU celebrates African heritage
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com When working as a buyer for a lab supply company in 2013, Addie Elabor grew increasingly unhappy with […]
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Baltimore Together report lays out economic development strategy that prioritizes building an equitable economy for BIPOC communities
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com The Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) recently released its final Baltimore Together report after two years of gathering insights, […]
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Greenbar addresses Prince George’s County’s need for healthy food options
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brandon Barksdale and Sharisse Barksdale-Lane, developed the concept for Greenbar, a […]
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Inez Augins-Watson proves there’s no age limit to staying active
By Megan Sayles msayles@afro.com If there is one thing that Inez Augins-Watson embodies, it’s that age is merely a number. No matter how cliché the phrase is, she proves it […]
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Justis Connection serves as the only Black lawyer referral service
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com As soon as Kisha Brown started law school at Georgetown University, people began reaching out to ask her […]
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JPMorgan Chase and Youth Guidance partner to provide better access to economic opportunity for young men of color
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com JPMorgan Chase and Youth Guidance announced on Wednesday that they would team up to expand their respective programs, […]
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State Farm and Reading is Fundamental join forces to deliver literacy kits to students
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com In an effort to celebrate the power of reading, State Farm and Reading is Fundamental (RIF) recently delivered […]
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Spelman student snags seed funding in HBCU New Venture Challenge
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com After more than three months, BearWay Capital’s HBCU New Venture Challenge concluded on Nov. 20 with a grand […]