by Forest Parks | Apr 24, 2017 | Business
So Wizz wants us all to learn how to run a business and grow weed through his new app, it’s all part of a drive to get people to consider starting their own business, maybe even a weed business! What do you think? Download Wiz Khalifa’s Weed Farm now:...
by James Washington | Apr 17, 2017 | A List Categories, Business, Positivity
What is the state of health awareness within the African American community? Is the topic of alternative health a taboo subject in our community? Are African Americans skeptical of natural/alternative approaches to medicine and preventative health? These are questions...
by James Washington | Apr 17, 2017 | Business, Positivity
27 year old Dexter Opare encouraged his 23 year old sister, Yasmeen Opare to join him and make a business out of her desire to wear kente swimsuits while on vacation. Turns out to be a great decision for the Ghanaian family. Just like that, Ashanti Swimwear was born....
by Forest Parks | Apr 14, 2017 | Africa, Business
Ok, we know Starbucks isn’t yet threatened BUT these Nigerian brothers have found a place at home in Lagos serving the beverage grown in their country to the growing crowd of coffee lovers in the country’s capital. They hit they market at the right time to...
by Forest Parks | Apr 14, 2017 | Africa, Business
Mabel Suglo is just 23 years old and an incredible young African woman who is working hard to uplift her community. She is passionate about alleviating poverty and has co-founded the Eco-Shoes Project. An initiative that helps artisans with disabilities make...
by Forest Parks | Apr 7, 2017 | Business
Potato chips are hardly new but they were invented buy a black man, named Crumb believe it or not (learn more about Crumb and his potato chips here)! But the market is dominated by your standard old white men corporations. And in Rwanda potato chips had never been...
by Forest Parks | Mar 31, 2017 | Business
Anoki, a young Native American boy and Khari, a Kenyan teenager live worlds apart, but they develop a friendship after being captured and tortured by the “pale-faced” people in the new land. Their bond is strengthened by more than oppression when each boy...
by Forest Parks | Mar 12, 2017 | Africa, Business
So, you are a budding business owner, you have a wealth of ideas and a bit of capital to back you….. USA can be tough so it’s always worth exploring further afield, like Africa for example! But stories of corruption, war and famine push a lot of people...
by Forest Parks | Mar 6, 2017 | Black Businesses, Business
Last year at just 10 years old this little gentlemen decided the world needed more style and he was the young man to bring it! Shelden Gibbs became the CEO and founder of his company Classic Knots! And these ties and bow ties are stylish, any Dandy would be proud to...
by Randall Barnes | Feb 21, 2017 | A List Categories, Business, News
While everybody looks at the NBA’s biggest blockbuster and potential trades moving closer to the deadline, most memorably the Demarcus Cousins-New Orleans Pelicans trade, Restaurant Brands International pulls a steal with their acquisition of popular southern fast...
