Business
Black Enterprise Founder and Publisher Earl G. Graves, Sr. was the Quintessential Entrepreneur
By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors
BLACK ENTERPRISE Founder and Publisher Earl G. Graves, Sr., was the quintessential entrepreneur who created a vehicle of information and advocacy that has inspired four generations of African Americans to build wealth through entrepreneurship, career advancement and money management. Graves was widely considered to be the ultimate champion of black...
Mel Farr, an Automotive Pioneer Who Once Founded the Nation’s Largest Black-owned Auto Dealership
By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors
Mel Farr, a former Detroit Lions running back and business titan created a lucrative post-NFL career as an auto industry leader, dominating BLACK ENTERPRISE‘s list of top auto dealers on the BE 100s list. Farr, who was a Rookie of the Year in 1967, played seven seasons with the Lions...
MRI Scans Show That Racism and Poverty Are Likely to Alter Black Children’s Brains
By: Darryl Robertson
Well, it may be common knowledge for Black people, but MRI scans have revealed how the impact of “toxic stress” caused by racism and poverty on Black children’s brains can impact mental health in later life. A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that disparities in 8 of 14 brain areas were affected...
MRI Scans Show That Racism and Poverty Are Likely to Alter Black Childrens’ Brain
By: Darryl Robertson
Well, it may be common knowledge for Blacks people, but MRI scans have revealed how the impact of “toxic stress” caused by racism and poverty on Black children’s brains can impact mental health in later life. A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that disparities in eight of 14 brain areas were affected...
Buchi Beverages: Black Owned, Elevated, Ethically Made Elixirs
By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors
The beverage industry has a problem. Some of the worst polluters in the industry generate enough waste to cover 33 football fields per day, contain addictive artificial sweeteners, and have been linked to diabetes. Enter Buchi, a beverage brand owned by Fed Up Foods PBC, a Benefit Corporation that embraces...
Target Partners With Black Famers and Designers For its ‘Target Forward’ Program
By: Darryl Robertson
For Black History Month, Target has partnered with Black designers who use cotton grown on Black-owned farms to create their clothes. According to McKinsey & Company, only 1.4% of U.S. farm owners are Black, which makes this an impressive partnership. According to Forbes, Target’s partnership with Black farmers aims to...
School Apologizes After Serving Children Chicken and Waffles for Black History Month
By: Darryl Robertson
A New York public school has apologized for serving an “inexcusably insensitive” meal during Black History Month. The incident reportedly took place on Feb. 1 at Nyack Middle School, when students were offered a chicken-and-waffles lunch with a side of watermelon. According WABC, the school’s principal, David Johnson, placed the blame on food-service vendor Aramark, claiming the...
Amy DuBois Barnett Joins Growth Capital Firm Bravo Mondo as Senior Advisor
By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors
Bravo Mondo, a newly-formed growth capital firm, founded by former Viacom and AOL exec, Dermot McCormack, is pleased to announce the addition of media industry veteran Amy DuBois Barnett as Senior Advisor. Barnett will advise on all media-related investments as well as develop a pipeline based on her extensive experience...
Memphis Chef Opens Restaurant to Host Family of Tyre Nichols for Repast as Community Mourns
By: BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors
As the world said a final farewell to the 29-year-old son and father Tyre Nichols, the Memphis community gathered to celebrate his memory and provide solace for each other. The repast was hosted at Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe, located 668 Union Avenue. Tamra Patterson, affectionately known as Chef Tam, opened...
Drake Suggests That Spotify Should Pay Artists Performance-Based Bonuses
By: Darryl Robertson
Drake wants Spotify to drop a check. The 6 god suggested that musicians should get “bonuses like athletes” when they reach streaming milestones on Spotify. Drizzy’s statement comes after it was reported that he had surpassed 75 billion streams on the Spotify, making him the first artist to achieve such...
Jay-Z, DJ Khaled, Lil Wayne and Others Set to Perform at 2023 Grammys
By: Darryl Robertson
DJ Khaled is bringing an all-star hip-hop cast to the 2023 Grammy Awards. On Feb. 5, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Fridayy, and John Legend are set to perform their hard-knocking Grammy-nominated record, “God Did.” “God Did” is up for Song of the Year at the 2023 Grammys. If Khaled and...
Preston Hemphill, The White Police Officer Involved In Tyre Nichols Death, Has Been Fired
By: Darryl Robertson
Memphis Police Officer Preston Hemphill, the sixth officer identified in the investigation into Tyre Nichols death, has been fired from the department, according to MPD. In a statement released Friday (Feb. 3), MPD said: “After a review of the circumstances surrounding this incident, we determined that Officer Preston violated multiple department policies....
Slim & Husky’s Pizza Plans to Expand After Becoming First Black-owned Business on Nashville’s Broadway
By: Sharelle Burt
Slim & Husky’s owners have already made history as the first Black-owned business on Nashville’s historic Broadway. Now they want more. With all of the company’s success, Slim & Husky’s has taken a slice out of the music and retail industries, telling WATE 6 it’s called PRM or Pure Relentless...
‘Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast’ To Debut March 7 on Audible
By: Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is returning back to the land of podcasts! Audible and Higher Ground have announced that on March 7 Obama will return for a limited series of episodes based on her latest best-selling book, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times. Michelle Obama: The Light...
Want to See LeBron James Break the NBA Scoring Record? It’ll Cost You. A Lot
By: Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton
History is about to be made in the NBA. Based on recent performances by Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, the future Hall of Famer should break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record for having the most points scored next week. According to NBC Los Angeles, the four-time NBA champ and all-time great...
D.L. Hughley Calls Out Fox News Anchor For Saying Systemic Racism Doesn’t Exist in Policing
By: Sharelle Burt
Fox News anchors should be careful with their words because someone will catch them slipping. That someone in this particular case is comedian D.L. Hughley who hosted The Daily Show and took a deep dive and pointed out something interesting Fox News anchor Sean Hannity said regarding systemic racism, claiming...
Black Woman-owned Woodhouse Spa Franchise Provides Luxury Wellness Treatments to Atlantans
By: Stacy Jackson
Take a pause and relax. Former CEO and executive director of Every Woman Works nonprofit Stacey Howell has transitioned her focus into owning a Woodhouse Spa franchise to offer guests a luxury wellness experience through different treatments. After becoming a loyal customer at one of the spa’s locations in New Jersey,...
Minority Firms Can Pursue $10,000 Grants at Citizens Bank
By: Jeffrey McKinney
Minority-owned businesses, including Black entrepreneurs, could obtain $10,000 grants from Citizens Bank. The Providence, Rhode Island-based bank is offering funding through its annual Small Business Community Champion Award Contest. Prospective recipients should apply soon: the contest ends at 5 p.m. Eastern Tuesday, February. 7. All told, the grants will provide...
