We have an average number of stories this week. The best one is another high tech discrimination story by the NY Times focused on Coinbase: the crypto trading company. So tired of reading the same story with a different company name and different Black employees.

Top Stories

• Inside Black Workers’ Struggles at the King of Crypto Start-Ups (NY Times) – Workers allege discrimination at Coinbase, a large crypto-currency company. If you like well written stories about discrimination in macho/bro culture tech companies, read on.
• Minority-Owned Alabama Business Receives Over $10.5 Million to Develop PPE Equipment, Creating Over 300 Jobs in Dallas County (Alabama News Network)
• Why Black-Owned Businesses Struggle To Get Small Business Loans (Forbes)
• “This wasn’t really a plan.” Black-owned business offers fresh produce while supporting hard-hit farmers (Madison 365) – Kingsley Gobourne leverage his sales experience to help out struggling farmers.
• Initiative launches to support Black-owned CPG businesses (Food Business News) — Nine firms are partnering to launch The Empower Project to support Black-owned businesses in the consumer packaged goods industry.
• Macy’s, America’s Largest Department Store, Takes Aurora James’ 15 Percent Pledge to Boost Black Businesses (Footwear News)
• Would canceling $10,000 in student debt really help that much? (Marketplace). 1 in 5 Americans with student loan debt are Black.
• Home Lending to Communities of Color in California (Greenlining Institute). Non-bank lenders are more likely to make home loans to low-income borrowers than traditional banks.
• How Business Schools Can Help Corporate America Fight Racism (Harvard Business Review) — Few make the connection between management programs and the lack of representation of Black executives.
• Gabrielle Union and celebrity hairstylist Larry Sims talk all things ‘Lift As We Climb’ initiative (Amsterdam News) — “Lift As We Climb,” is an initiative to uplift Black businesses and organizations, of which nearly half have closed due to effects from the coronavirus pandemic.
• Nine Black women you should know in data science (BuiltIn)
• History of Blacks in Computer Science (Washington University Libraries)

Stories

Protest / Social Justice

• Black-led organizations fighting for racial justice, equity receive grants worth almost $300K (Koco News 5 ABC)

Coronavirus / Covid-19 / Paycheck Protection Program(PPP)

• Minority-Owned Alabama Business Receives Over $10.5 Million to Develop PPE Equipment, Creating Over 300 Jobs in Dallas County (Alabama News Network)
• Charlotte Black Businesses in Peril (WFAE) — Black-owned restaurants are especially hard hit by pandemic, given the restrictions on capacity during the coronavirus.
• All I want for the holidays is small business relief (Bangor Daily News) — COVID’s outsized impact on Maine’s Black community exacerbated by a legacy of racist lending practices have made Black-owned businesses especially vulnerable.

Inequality / Systemic Racism / Economic Justice

• Redefine Black Friday When You Shop These Small Black-Owned Businesses on Etsy (Popsugar) – Shop from black creatives on Etsy and make the most of this holiday season.
• How Business Schools Can Help Corporate America Fight Racism (Harvard Business Review) — Few make the connection between management programs and the lack of representation of Black executives.

Black Business

Black Business General / Interesting Businesses Stories

• Why Black-Owned Businesses Struggle To Get Small Business Loans (Forbes)
• How to shop at Black-owned businesses over the holidays (CBS News)
• This Black Friday, consumers urged to shop at Black-owned businesses (CBS News)
• Minnesota woman is showcasing Black-owned businesses through new endeavor (FOX 9 KMSP)
• Peoria joins #BlackShopFriday campaign to promote black-owned businesses (CI Proud) – Peoria’s support of Black Shop Friday includes list of list of black-owned businesses made by Discover Peoria.
• Black Business Friday: ‘It’s more than just shopping for your family and friends (Guardian)
• MN Black Box: Minnesota woman is showcasing Black-owned businesses through new endeavor (Fox 9) —  Jessica Winnie is creating custom boxes that feature products from more than 50 Minnesota-based, Black-owned businesses.
• #BuyBlackFriday and support Black-owned businesses (The Loop) — The online movement aims to encourage people to support Black-owned businesses every Friday.
• Black business directory Green Book of Tampa Bay has quadrupled in size since launching in late 2019 (Creative Loafing Tampa Bay)
• “This wasn’t really a plan.” Black-owned business offers fresh produce while supporting hard-hit farmers (Madison 365) – Kingsley Gobourne leverage his sales experience to help out struggling farmers.
• Center for Black Innovation secures $2M investment (The Business Journals)
• Mayor Encourages Chicagoans to ‘Shop Black Owned’ on Black Friday (NBC Chicago) — Mayor Lightfoot is asking residents to “shop Black” on Black Friday and throughout the holiday season.
• Shop Black Friday Website
• A Gift Guide Featuring Black-Owned Businesses, for Those Who Like to Pamper (New York Times) – Gift ideas that can help support Black-Owned Businesses.
• AT&T, City of Buffalo aid black businesses this holiday season in ‘Buy Black Buffalo Week’ (Niagara)
• Westport native helps start Facebook #BuyBlack campaign (Westport News) – Remi Ray and colleagues came up with the idea of a virtual event to support Black-owned businesses.
• Black Business Friday: ‘It’s more than just shopping for your family and friends’ (The Guardian) —  Black entrepreneurs are bringing new meaning to the busiest shopping day of the year
• 20 Black-Owned Businesses That Will Have Something for Everyone on Your Holiday Shopping List (TIME) – Black-owned businesses that you can support not only this holiday season but also in the months to come.
• Grant shines light on Black-owned businesses (Oak Park) – Grant provides further boost after black-owned business already received PPP.
• Initiative launches to support Black-owned CPG businesses (Food Business News) — Nine firms are partnering to launch The Empower Project to support Black-owned businesses in the consumer packaged goods industry.
• Black-owned businesses featured as part of Downtown holiday festivities (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Black Business Specific

• Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center Provides Pies To Those In Need While Supporting Black-Owned Businesses (CBS Denver) — Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center is on a mission to keep Black chefs and bakers employed during the pandemic and provide food for people in need.
• North Philly non-profit transforms office space to help Black-owned businesses (ABC News 6) – Philadelphia
• Black-Run Nonprofit Wants To Fund 50-Year Plan To Combat Systemic Racism In Ohio (WOSU Radio).
• Baltimore restaurant owner launches incubator for Black micro businesses (Marketplace)

Big Business / Corporate

• Macy’s Joins 15% Pledge to Carry More Black-Owned Brands (Bloomberg)
• Macy’s, America’s Largest Department Store, Takes Aurora James’ 15 Percent Pledge to Boost Black Businesses (Footwear News)
• Comcast RISE Awards Over 700 Black-Owned, Small Businesses with Marketing and Technology Resources and Makeovers (Argus Press) — Comcast RISE to partner with small businesses and give them access to tools to help them survive the pandemic and thrive.

Discrimination / Racism

• Racism is a declared public health issue in 145 cities and counties across 27 states. Now what happens? (USA Today)
• Inside Black Workers’ Struggles at the King of Crypto Start-Ups (NY Times) – Workers allege discrimination at Coinbase, a large crypto-currency company. If you like well written stories about macho-bro culture tech company discrimination, read on.
• Coinbase denies discriminating against Black workers, preempting an upcoming New York Times investigation (Business Insider) – Coinbase to go under investigation, claims allegations of discrimination are false. – Based on Coinbase’s response (Here)

Economics

Black Economics

• Black Saturday aims to boost hard-hit local businesses (WRDW) – Middleton created Black Saturday event with hopes to boost sales exponentially.

Straight up Econ / The Economy

• Closing the Gaps: Building Black Wealth through Homeownership (Urban Institute)
• Financial inequalities between different ethnic groups revealed (MSN). Data from PA Media, hard to really find.

Industry Stories

Sports / Media / Entertainment

• Google and Wyclef Jean team up to help Black-owned businesses get through the holidays (CNN)
• If You Aren’t Buying Black This Holiday Season, Gabrielle Union Wants To Know What You’re Even Doing (Refinery 29)

Alcohol / Marijuana / CBD

• COURVOISIER Cognac Partners with National Urban League to Support Black Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs (BevNet) – Wonder how much money Courvoisier in the Black community.  No we are not going say, “Pass…”
• What Black Calder, Michigan’s first Black-owned brewery, truly means for craft beer (Detroit Free Press) — Michigan gets its first fully Black-owned brewery, a significant but much-needed milestone for a state with more than 350 operating breweries as of 2019.
• First Black-owned Michigan brewery launches inaugural IPA (Grand Rapids Business Journal) — Black Calder Brewing Company
• Swisher Partners With University of North Florida to Support Underrepresented Entrepreneurs (Chain Store Decisions) – Yes, that Swisher.  Swisher sweets cigars and blunts. Creepy.

Beauty / Fashion / Retail

• Online Holiday Market Highlights Black Women–Owned Businesses(JCK) – Black owned jewelry companies.
• Your Guide to Gifting Black-Owned Brands at Every Price Point (WhoWhatWear)

Technology / Apps / Innovation

• Black Businesses Receive Tech Industry Push Ahead Of Holiday Shopping Bonanza (Forbes) – Facebook, TikTok, and Google are some of the tech giants to support black businesses.

Finance / Investing / Venture Capital

• As Venture Capital Overlooks Women Entrepreneurs, They Find New Sources of Finance (Triple Pundit)
• Shaq Moves Into SPACs With Former Disney Execs & MLK Jr.’s Son (Forbes)

Real Estate / Finance / Development / Housing / Segregation

• Home Lending to Communities of Color in California (Greenlining Institute). Non-bank lenders are more likely to make home loans to low-income borrowers than traditional banks.
• Working from Home Could More Widely Benefit Black Renters Seeking Homeownership (Zillow). Black renters are 29% more likely than other renters to potentially be able to move and buy a first home because of the rise in telework.

Cities / Urban Planning / Local Government

• Juneteenth To Be ‘Day of Observance’ in Chicago After Push To Make It a Paid Holiday (WTTW). This recognition will be accounted for by the $12.8 million spending initiative.

Politics / Government / State and Local

• Republicans Rewrite an Old Playbook on Disenfranchising Black Americans (New York Times)
• Joe Biden Cabinet picks: Running list of the president-elect’s nominees (Chicago Tribune). Linda Thomas-Greenfield is Biden’s nominee for Ambassador to the United Nations. 

Law / Legal / Non-profits / Philanthropy / Non-Profit

• New fund for Black Oregonians faces mounting legal pressure (OPB) — Created in July to help people impacted by COVID-19, the Oregon Cares Fund now faces two federal lawsuits

Education / Healthcare

• Would canceling $10,000 in student debt really help that much? (Marketplace). 1 in 5 Americans with student loan debt are Black.
• Prodded by Racial Reckoning, Colleges Aim To Increase Minority Contracting. Will They Succeed? (WGBH.Org)
• North Carolina Central and Duke Partner to Bolster Black-Owned Startups (Indy Week) – Hey gang let’s put on a pitch competition.
• HubSpot and Howard University partner for Center of Digital Business (Marketing Technology Today) – Hubspot is a marketing technology company supporting marketing, sales, and service automation.  

Science / Math / Statistics / STEM

• Nine Black women you should know in data science (BuiltIn)
• History of Blacks in Computer Science (Washington University Libraries)

People and Careers

Career / Professions / Entrepreneurship / Businesses You Can Start

• Virtual holiday marketplace brings local Black women entrepreneurs together ‘for the culture’ (The Business Journals)
• Swisher, UNF partner on program for underrepresented entrepreneurs (The Business Journals)
• Black men make up less than 3% of physicians. That requires immediate action, say leaders in academic medicine. (AAMC)

People / Motivation / Leadership / Success Stories / Ideas

• How Do I Start? Elizabeth Takyi Speaks To The Need For Incubating Entrepreneurialism (Forbes)
• Gabrielle Union and celebrity hairstylist Larry Sims talk all things ‘Lift As We Climb’ initiative (Amsterdam News) — “Lift As We Climb,” is an initiative to uplift Black businesses and organizations, of which nearly half have closed due to effects from the coronavirus pandemic
• If You Aren’t Buying Black This Holiday Season, Gabrielle Union Wants To Know What You’re Even Doing (Refinery 29) – Gabrielle Union wants to garner support for Black-owned businesses during the holidays.
• Raw honey business (Fox 5) — Kam and Summer Johnson run their beekeeping and honey business from their home in a bucolic neighborhood in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
• Melvin Jones, Publisher of Memphis Black Business Directory, Passes Away (Tennessee Tribune) — Melvin Jones, publisher of the Memphis Black Business Directory and executive director of the Memphis Business Contracting Consortium died Nov. 15

Good News

• Colorado Small Business Owner Featured In Oprah’s List Of Favorite Things (CBS Denver) — A Denver Black-owned business was named one of Oprah’s favorite things this holiday season.
• Black Girls Surf (Hawaii Business Magazine) – What it says.  Inspirational.

In Passing

• David Dinkins, New York City’s first and only Black mayor, has died at the age of 93 (Business Insider)
• Remembering Melvin Jones: A tireless advocate for the Memphis Black business community (Memphis Business Journal)

All Other

Caribbean / Africa / International

• Federal Government Launches Black Entrepreneurship Program (Hedy Fry) – Member of Parliament, Vancouver, Canada
• Government of Canada empowering Black Canadian communities (Government of Canada) – Crazy the CA government announce a program to support Black business and does not trigger a racial backlash.

Travel / History

• The Black innovators who elevated the United States: Reassessing the Golden Age of Invention  (Brookings). In the North, Black people’s share of patents equaled their share of population at 1.6%.

Opinion

• Corporate America, HBCUs are bursting with talent (Philadelphia Tribune)

Election coverage seems to be limiting the number of Black business and economic stories.

Top Stories

• Realtors apologize for role in housing racial discrimination (Bloomberg) – Oh, really.  They did all that damage and want to escape with a simple apology.  This is a perfect example of why we need reparations. We also need active enforcement of existing regulations, transparent data gathering and reporting and a proactive testing program.  This whole industry has put profits before morals and looked the other way on racist behavior.
• White and Black Communities In Maryland Experience A 20% Difference In Loans From CARES Act (CBS Baltimore). Black communities are receiving about 21.5 percent less money in loans.
• For families of color, the pandemic brings an outsized financial hit (NBC News)
• African-Americans suffer as public-sector jobs are cut (Financial Times)
• A family-owned African-American female trucking company is opening in Louisiana (Face2face) –  Durham trying to make it easier for younger people who want to have a career in transportation.
• Black winemakers are climbing up the vine (Fortune). The U.S. has over 8,700 wineries, but less than 1% are Black-owned or have Black winemakers.
• BET’s ‘Smoke’ shows how Black Americans deserve a piece of marijuana’s growing fortunes (Washington Post) – Black-owned businesses underrepresented by marijuana industry, despite facing heavy criminalization before its widespread legalization.
• World Wide Technology Chairman Dave Steward on Founding the Largest Black-Owned Company in America (Time)

Protest / Social Justice

• Portland’s anarchists say they support racial justice. Black activists want nothing to do with them (Los Angeles Times) – Many Black community leaders who marched in protests over the summer said that it is crucial to dissociate Black Lives Matter from anarchists.

Coronavirus / Covid-19 /  Paycheck Protection Program

• COVID-19 Pandemic Takes A Financial Toll On Black And Latino Communities (WFAE) – People of color at a greater risk for health complications and finance complications due to COVID.
• Summit County provides $5 million to more than 1,200 small businesses in final round of coronavirus relief grants (Cleveland) – Funded by the CARES Act, the final round of Emergency relief distributed to all eligible woman, minority, and Black owned businesses.
• ‘It’s going to be devastating’: Philly’s Black biz owners lash out at Kenney’s new COVID-19 restrictions (Pennsylvania Capital Star) – Restrictions meant to curb COVID cases could lead to the reduction of Philadelphia’s Black-owned small businesses.
• This Michigan store was a dream come true. Coronavirus still has it on hold. (Bridge Michigan) – If it weren’t for a very loyal following, Dinge’s dream business would have had to throw in the towel due to the Coronavirus.
• From Tuskegee to a COVID Vaccine: Diversity and Racism Are Hurdles in Drug Trials (US News)
• White and Black Communities In Maryland Experience A 20% Difference In Loans From CARES Act (CBS Baltimore). Black communities are receiving about 21.5 percent less money in loans.
• For families of color, the pandemic brings an outsized financial hit (NBC News)

Jobs / Workers / Unemployment / Gig

• African-Americans suffer as public-sector jobs are cut (Financial Times)

Inequality / Systemic Racism / Economic Justice / UBI

• The Empower Project Launched to Benefit Black-owned Businesses in The Consumer Packaged Goods Space (Food Industry Executive) — The goal of The Empower Project is to begin eradicating the wealth gap perpetuated by the underrepresentation of Black voices. (Read more).

Black Business General / Interesting Businesses Stories

• Louisville non-profit launches initiative to bring Black businesses to Butchertown (WHAS 11) – Pocket Change to serve as a hub for Black businesses in Butchertown.
• BMO Financial announces five-year, $5 billion investment in Black, Latino communities and businesses (Madison 365) – BMO investment looks to empower Black and Latino communities, specifically in Wisconsin.
• A family-owned African-American female trucking company is opening in Louisiana (Face2face) –  Durham trying to make it easier for younger people who want to have a career in transportation.
• How Major Brands Are Changing Their Approach to Black Culture (Complex)
• Local Black businesses GRABB and go (Rapid Growth) – To uplift black businesses and entrepreneurs, GRABB has created a month of activities for the month of November geared toward the cause.
• 2020 “Buy Black Buffalo Week” (Buffalo Rising) – References Buffalo Black business website: Brown Bag Certified
• Chicago Announces “Black Shop Friday” Campaign To Encourage Supporting Black Owned Businesses (CBS Chicago) – Shop Black Friday website
• Non-profit opens space offering Black businesses space to grow in Butchertown (WLKY) — ‘Change today, Change Tomorrow’ is giving black business owners a leg up in a part of town that’s not seen a lot of black-owned businesses.

Black Business Specific

• Black-Owned Stock Market Company Launches Program Teaching Beginner Investors How to Make Money (Black News)
• Black winemakers are climbing up the vine (Fortune). The U.S. has over 8,700 wineries, but less than 1% are Black-owned or have Black winemakers.
• This car-sharing company wants to help Black entrepreneurs buy a vehicle (CBS News). Turo, the car sharing company, plans to lend $1 million in total for its “seed initiative” with to help historically disenfranchised entrepreneurs access wealth-building opportunities. 

Big Business

• Coca-Cola commits $500 million in additional spending with Black-owned suppliers (The Atlanta Voice)
• Advocate Aurora Health grants $675,000 to diversify health care workforce (WTMJ TV) – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Discrimination

• Realtors apologize for role in housing racial discrimination (Bloomberg) – Oh, really.  They did all that damage and want to escape with a simple apology.  This is a perfect example of why we need reparations, active enforcement of existing regulations, transparent data gathering and reporting and a proactive testing program.
• When a white contractor realized his trade excluded minorities, he did something special (Greensboro News Record)- He trains some African Americans in HVAC.
• Virginia AG’s office finds elite Loudoun STEM school discriminates against Black, Hispanic students (Washington Post) – On any discrimination story, you have to read the comments to understand how people justify discrimination even though it’s morally wrong.

Reparations / Affirmative Action / Diversity / Inclusion

• UC Berkeley: The Case For Reparations (Berkeley Patch)
• Black Land Matters. But Is Crowdfunding Enough? (Civil Eats) — multiple efforts are afoot to begin to help Black farmers gain access to land and rebuild stolen wealth and labor.
• Black Lives Matter – where are we now and what can you do? (World Economic Forum) – Among other initiatives, California governor looking into reparations for slavery.
• Biden needs to push for reparations to address the racism that long preceded Trump (MSNBC)

Economics

Black Economics

• So, you’ve pledged your support for Black-owned restaurants in New York City—what’s next? (Time out) – In a capitalist society, investment in Black-owned businesses is necessary.
• John Malone Partners with Bob Johnson to Help Minorities Increase Retirement Savings (Herald Mail Media) —  Partnership between Malone and Johnson aims to extend inclusive capitalism.

Straight up Econ / The economy

• TIAA’s Ferguson, Possible Biden Treasury Pick, Faults Wealth Gap (Bloomberg). Ferguson states the U.S economy could be six percent bigger than it is today if policy makers narrowed the country’s wealth gap
• Unemployment Claims Rise as Economic Worries Grow (New York Times)
• The Democrats’ Push to ‘Cancel’ $50k in Student Loan Debt Completely Ignores the Real Reason College Is So Expensive (Foundation for Economic Education)
• Nearly 2/3 of older Black Americans can’t afford to live alone without help (The Business Journal)

Category Stories

Sports / Media / Entertainment

• Obama says ‘the bling, the women, the money’ in rap music could explain Trump’s increased appeal to some rappers and Black male voters (Business Insider) – Obama says America’s caste system of the rich and the poor has saturated most of today’s rap music, which can explain why Trump secured more Black voters.

Alcohol / Marijuana

• Basketball star Hughes opens Missouri’s only black-owned cannabis shops (St. Louis American) – Hughes to make history with the opening of the only Black-owned cannabis businesses in Missouri.
• Al Harrington & ‘Smoke: Marijuana + Black America’ (EUR Exclusive/Watch) (Eurweb) – Al Harrington is aiming to create a voice for people of color in the cannabis industry.
• BET’s ‘Smoke’ shows how Black Americans deserve a piece of marijuana’s growing fortunes (Washington Post) – Black-owned businesses underrepresented by marijuana industry, despite facing heavy criminalization before its widespread legalization.
• Discussing cannabis, death, and social justice with a death doula (Weed Maps) – Well aware of the role cannabis plays in the criminalization of Blackness, Casey says we need to support Black businesses and Black and brown people first.

Technology / Apps / Innovation

• Can We Make Our Robots Less Biased Than We Are? (NY Times)
• World Wide Technology Chairman Dave Steward on Founding the Largest Black-Owned Company in America (Time)
• African-American astronaut pilots SpaceX capsule to International Space Station (Richmond Free Press)
• $2.1 million investment to drive Black tech (The Miami Times). The Knight Foundation, Surdna Foundation, and Comcast NBCUniversal have made contributions to this investment.

Finance / Investing

• A Black-founder used this unusual pitch deck to raise $17 million from Ashton Kutcher, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, and the CEO of Qualtrics (Business Insider) – Black entrepreneur secures major investors with creative pitch.
• Black Billionaire (Robert Smith) Has to Pay Back $140M After Admitting to Tax Evasion (EURweb.Com)
• Modernizing the Social Contract With Investment Fiduciaries (Center for American Progress) – ESG –Long, boring but important

Real Estate / Finance / Housing / Development / Segregation

• Hill District residents, firms tapped to guide $1B redevelopment of former Civic Arena in Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Tribune)
• Black leaders call on Panama City to ‘scrap’ Glenwood plans over gentrification worries (Panama City News Herald)
• Is Your City Planning for Black-Owned Businesses? (Next City) – BLCK SPCES focusing on helping Black and Hispanic communities get their ideas and designs through the planning and zoning process.

Politics / Government / State and Local

• Would AOC Blacklist 73 Million Americans? (Foundation for Economic Education)
• The hurdles that black public administrators face (Federal News Network)
• Robert Primus was confirmed by sentate to Surface Transportation Board (Supply Chain Management Review)
• Black bankers fight efforts to keep executives off Biden’s team (Huntington Herald Dispatch) – Intersting issue: Do Black banker act in the interest of Black people?

Education / Healthcare

• Guest column: Social and economic mobility are the higher calling for higher education (The Business Journals)
• DSU, Bank of America announce $1 million employment initiative (Delaware Business Now). This initiative will help students of color successfully complete their education and provide training necessary to enter the workforce.
• Walmart and North Carolina A&T State University Team up to Launch ‘Equity in Education Initiative’ (Business Wire)
• Many US business schools are enrolling record numbers of ethnic minority students (Find MBA) – Since 2009, the percentage of GMAT exams taken by Black citizens was 8%. Business schools looking to curb this trend by enrolling more Black students and offering support.

Farming / Agriculture

• Black Farmers Have Been Robbed of Land. A New Bill Would Give Them a “Quantum Leap” Toward Justice. (Mother Jones)

Science / Math / Statistics / STEM

• P&G’s Royal Oils and Gold Series Announce Ongoing Commitment to Support Black Women in STEM (Valdosta Daily Times) – P&G brands working to grant $200,000 in scholarships to Black women in STEM

People and Careers

Career / Professions / Entrepreneurship / Businesses You Can Start

• To jump-start America’s economy, invest in women entrepreneurs of color (Fortune)

People / Motivation / Leadership / Success Stories / Ideas

• World Wide Technology Chairman Dave Steward on Founding the Largest Black-Owned Company in America (Time)
• An astonishing number of Black women are running their own small businesses (NJ.Com)
• Black Restaurant Week Features NYC Eateries to Boost Business Amid COVID (NBC New York) – Tilly’s one of the Black restaurants highlighted during Black Restaurant week in New York.
• Former slave followed his life’s path to politics and wealth (Arkansas Democrat Gazette) –Havis’s rise from a plantation to riches shows his resilience and spirit despite difficult circumstances
• Little Haiti’s COOL Creative Gets a Boost From Beyoncé and the NAACP (Miami New Times) – Wilson receives $10,000 funding from BeyGood, says her business stood out because she is actually contributing to the community.
• Only One Eatery East Of The River Is Participating In DMV Black Restaurant Week (WAMU) – Weeklong event supporting visibility of Black-owned restaurants features only one business from city’s area with largest population of Black residents.
• ‘One-in-a-million chance.’ How Beyoncé helped this Black-owned hotel during COVID (Miami Herald) – Beyoncé and NAACP team up to provide $10,000 grant for Ross and West’s Bed & Breakfast
• Barbara Turner to become next president and CEO of Ohio National Financial Services (Yahoo News)

All Other

Caribbean / Africa / International

• Meet SA’s new auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke, who started working in her family’s store at age 9 (Business Insider South Africa)

Travel / History

• Life after the ‘Green Book’: What is the future for Black travelers in America? (National Geographic)

Opinion

• It’s time to rethink how we fix racism in banking (The Globe and Mail)