SheaMoisture Is Cancelled: 55 Black-Owned Hair Care Brands You Can Support Instead

Unless you've been living under a rock the past 48 hours, you've probably seen SheaMoisture trending from Facebook to Twitter - unfortunately not for good reasons. Black consumers everywhere were up in arms after a commercial ad from Shea Moisture made its way to social media for their new...

17 Black-Owned Cannabis Businesses You Should Know

As the number of states legalizing marijuana steadily increases, African Americans are slowly but surely carving out their own space within the billion dollar industry. Since Blacks have been disproportionately criminalized for marijuana possession for decades, it's refreshing to see more take hold of the industry and claim it. These Black...

Grow Your Brand Using PR Tips From Publicist & Business Owner Eddie Desormeau

Since launching her firm DE|1989 two years ago, Eddie Desormeau has secured countless mentions and features for her clients who are budding Entrepreneurs, Fashion Designers, and Artists. Her current client list includes, Indie Artist Callistus, popular contemporary clothing brand RUE107, Haiti's first and only premium bean-to-bar, chocolate brand Les...

African-Owned Fashion Brand Highlights Ghanaian Royalty Through Swimwear

Ashanti Swimwear launched a £50,000 ($60,788) Kickstarter campaign - to their social media community. The ‘Swimwear with Culture’ campaign - tells the story of royalty from the Ashanti kingdoms of Ghana. With less than 20 days to hit their goal - Ashanti Swimwear continues to tell the unique stories behind the...

Valencia D. Clay- Helping Baltimore City Students Beat The Odds Day By Day

Valencia D. Clay is a middle grades teacher of Humanities in Harlem, NY and a graduate of Morgan State University. During her tenure with Baltimore City Public Schools, she earned a Master’s in Special Education and a certification in Administration and Supervision from Johns Hopkins University. Valencia is a co-founder...