Former Prudential Diversity Officer Michele Meyer-Shipp Joins Leading Law Firm
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, a leading international law firm with offices around the world, has hired Michele Meyer-Shipp as its first chief…
Black Women Beauty Company Co-Founders Score $1 Million in Funding
K.J. Miller and Amanda E. Johnson, the founders of Mented—a cosmetics brand for diverse beauty—just became the 15th and 16th, respectively, African American women to…
Meet Ruth Carter: The Costume Designer Behind Marvel’s Black Panther (Part 1 of a 2-Part Interview)
Ruth Carter is an award-winning costume designer behind some of the most iconic black films of all time—Malcolm X, Amistad, Do the Right Thing, and…
3 NBA Stars Making Big Business Moves This Year
With the start of the basketball season upon us, it’s clear that some of the biggest NBA stars spent the offseason brushing up on their…
Morehouse College Names New President
Morehouse College, the historically black college in Atlanta, recently named David A. Thomas its new president. Thomas, a Harvard professor and former dean at Georgetown…
Damon Dash Creates the Dash Diabetes Network
Most people know Damon Dash for his partnership with Jay-Z and the creation of Roc-A-Fella Records, or his famed relationship with the late R&B/pop artist Aaliyah Haughton. But…