Alexis Taylor, AFRO Managing Editor, shares her lessons learned about money over the years, including the importance of knowing your worth and sharing stories of financial failure to help others avoid the same mistakes.
Category: BUSINESS
Local social media agencies host networking event and live podcast for entrepreneurs and content creators
Siraaj Woods Creatives (SWC) and Kigenix Creatives hosted their fourth networking event for entrepreneurs and content creators in the DMV area, providing a space for them to be creative and connect with each other, as well as providing resources to take their businesses to the next level.
Chase to Bring ‘The Experience’ to D.C. Business Owners on May 8
Chase for Business is hosting a complimentary, all-day expo in Washington, D.C. to provide local business owners with best practices to help grow their business.
Investing 101: Schelo Collier, founder of Black Women Invest, speaks on making your money grow
Black Women Invest founder Schelo D. Collier believes investing is key to the Black community building wealth, and offers advice on how to start investing, avoid common misconceptions, and reduce risk.
Commentary: Black businesses are under attack–now, so are financing opportunities to help them
The Fearless Fund is a venture capital fund that targets investments in Black and Brown women-owned businesses, and a White conservative activist has sued the fund, claiming that its focus on grantmaking for Black women is discriminatory.
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Exelon Foundation join forces to open 81 STEM centers
The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and the Exelon Foundation have committed $3 million over three years to open 81 STEM centers in elementary and middle schools across the East Coast, aiming to expose underserved youth to STEM education.
GBC unveils economic scorecard for Greater Baltimore region
The Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) recently released its first-ever Investment Scorecard for the Region, revealing that the region attracted 347 investment and development deals for a total of $4.19 billion in 2023, creating 23,000 new direct jobs and generating $1.7 billion in labor income.
Authorities remove 34 containers from Dali cargo ship as temporary channels see sparse commercial activity
The Governor of Maryland has called for bipartisan support and cooperation in the wake of the Key Bridge collapse, with the federal government deploying emergency funds and the city of Baltimore providing financial relief to affected workers and businesses.
Baltimore Port union calls for supplemental wages in economic fallout of Key Bridge collapse
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has left thousands of dock workers and truckers out of work, causing a loss of $191 million a day in economic impact, and is causing trucking companies to struggle to serve their customers.
AT&T data breach exposes millions to identity theft threat
AT&T has revealed a significant breach that has exposed the sensitive information of millions of its current and former customers, affecting around 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders.
Resources for businesses deployed in wake of Key Bridge collapse
The Small Business Administration, the City of Baltimore, and the United Way of Central Maryland have stepped in to provide aid to affected businesses after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Second channel opens near site of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, legislators seek to support recovery efforts
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, along with other local, state and federal officials, announced the opening of another temporary channel on April 2. The channels have […]