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Woman reveals how she made over $1,000 by simply selling Polaroid photos at Notting Hill Carnival
A Battersea woman had a stroke of luck during the Notting Hill Carnival after she earned nearly £1,000 (almost $1,200) by selling Polaroid photos. During the August bank holiday weekend, Amma Antwi took to the streets, capturing candid shots of carnival-goers and charging £5 per photo. Now, inspired by her local success, she aims to…
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How former NFL player Ryan Clark finally received a signing bonus of $1.7M after starting from $683
In 2002, Ryan Clark was signed by the NFL New York Giants as an undrafted free agent after...
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How Shanayla Sweat left Microsoft to create watches from wood inspired by her grandfather
Shanayla Sweat is making waves in the watch-making industry with her brand, A Few Wood Men,...
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Complete Farmer, Ghana’s agritech facilitating access to global trade for farmers, raises $10.4M
Ghanaian agritech company Complete Farmer has raised $10.4 million in a pre-Series A funding...
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How Tara Harris created her innovative pantiless liner after an uncomfortable medical procedure
Tara Harris, founder and CEO of feminine hygiene product FemeFlex, began her entrepreneurial journey with a different dream. Immediately after graduating from Morris Brown College, the Georgia native left...
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Meet the only Black woman to own a brewery in D.C. who started as a bartender
Eamoni Collier recently made history as the founder and leader of the only Black woman-owned beer company in D.C., and now she is making strides to diversify the craft beer scene in the “Chocolate...
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After making history buying $100M home, Byron Allen makes $10B bid to acquire ABC from Disney
Byron Allen is looking to expand his business portfolio with a massive bid to acquire Disney’s ABC television network and assets like FX and National Geographic cable channels. According to CBS News,...
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Here are the businesses owned by LL Cool J you should know
LL Cool J (which stands for Ladies Love Cool James) is an American rapper and actor. Born James Todd Smith on January 14, 1968, in Bay Shore, New York to Ondrea Griffith and James Louis Smith Jr., the...
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St. Paul’s black-owned coffee shop ridiculed when it opened is now 23 years old and changing hands
Mychael and Stephanie Wright founded Golden Thyme Coffee & Café which grew to become the beehive of Black culture and community activity. Founded in 2000 on the advice of Mychael’s brother,...
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Nigerian automotive startup raises $2.4M to disrupt country’s multi-billion dollar spare parts market
Nigerian startup Mecho Autotech has raised $2.4 million in pre-series A round to expand into wholesale spare parts distribution. The company provides quality automotive spare parts, vehicle repairs, and...
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Kevin Hart’s tequila brand makes its debut in NFL, now the official luxury tequila of the Eagles
Actor-comedian Kevin Hart and 11th-generation tequila producer Juan Domingo Beckmann, founders of the Gran Coramino Tequila brand, have announced a multi-year partnership, which makes their brand the Official...
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Black-owned coffee and tea brand BLK and Bold is Iowa’s fastest-growing company
BLK & Bold is a Black-owned coffee and tea brand emerging as one of the black success stories in the United States and the rest of the world since its founding by childhood friends Rod Johnson...
