Goldman Sachs on Wednesday announced its $10 billion pledge to support Black women in business over the next 10 years. The funding is part of the firm’s commitment toward ending racial equity and cr...
Payment technology company Visa is giving Black women business owners $10,000 in grants under its She’s Next Grant Program. According to data from Visa, 71% of Black women business owners in t...
Chick-Fil-A has opened the portal for its True Inspiration Awards Grants for black-led nonprofits and organizations that are impacting their communities.The restaurant chain will award $5 million in g...
Giant asset management firm BlackRock is forging a partnership with Snowflake to combine BlackRock’s Aladdin investment technology with Snowflake’s Data Cloud technology.This combination will prov...
Neobank First Boulevard, a digital banking platform has reportedly raised $5 million in seed funding. The goal of the funding is to help Black communities build generational wealth and receive cashbac...
The first African American national news channel, the Black News Channel (BNC) which caters to the “cultural specific” needs of Black in the U.S. launched exactly a year ago.BNC said its target wa...
History has been made in Maine as Carolyn Brady emerged as the winner of the Miss Maine title, making her the first Black woman to hold the title. The beauty queen is now using her platform to promote...
Ariel Investments, LLC on Wednesday announced the launch of its Ariel Alternatives and the Project Black initiative.The firm has secured a $200 million commitment from JPMorgan Chase, as it gradually ...
Wells Fargo & Co has invested in six Black-owned banks as part of its $50 million pledge program to support minority-focused lenders. The banking giant will assign specific teams to provide the le...
OneUnited Bank, the largest Black-owned bank in the US, has announced its partnership with Visa to launch a new campaign for Black History Month.The OneTransaction campaign is a new marketing initiati...