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Months after securing $200K deal on Shark Tank, woman’s tiny apparel business makes $3.5M
Raquel Graham is the founder of Roq Innovation, a business she launched in 2014 after struggling to find a scarf for her kids to wear. Since then, she has been catching global attention by developing solutions...
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America’s Jehiel Oliver left banking to help African farmers make thousands of dollars with genius app
Across sub-Saharan Africa, more than 60 percent of crops are cultivated by hand, affecting the productivity of farmers as well as crop yield. Data cited by Forbes show that there are over 200 million farmers...
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The legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson as he steps down from Rainbow PUSH, civil rights group he founded
In 1971, civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson formed the organization Operation PUSH to advocate for civil rights. The organization became Rainbow PUSH Coalition in 1996 following the emergence of the...
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After 2yrs, Tulaine Montgomery now sole CEO of New Profit, which has invested over $300M in organizations
Tulaine Montgomery is an entrepreneur, educator, writer, and organizer whose sterling leadership qualities have seen her play several roles in the U.S., the Caribbean, East Africa, Indonesia, and South...
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How Togo’s Jean-Claude Homawoo created Lori, the ‘Uber for trucks’ inspired by a Harvard thesis
Meet Jean-Claude Homawoo; he is a Togolese entrepreneur and co-founder of Pan-African logistics firm Lori Systems. The company was started six years ago and prides itself on providing “cost-effective,...
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This is how rich each member of the Jackson family is
The Jackson family is arguably one of the most famous families in the world with power and influence. The Jackson family consists of the nine children of Joseph and Katherine Jackson, who were born and...
