Entering into the Bread Industry How many slices of bread have you had in your life? Until 2021, not one of those slices of bread was made by a Black-owned bread company. CEO and Founder Mark Edmond noticed a lack of diversity in the bread industry, so he hit up his friends and now business […]
Rethinking Black Women’s Corporate Hair Whitley Isa usually wears her hair in braids for protective styling but that changed once the pandemic hit. Her braids turned into her natural fro, which got her thinking about her role in corporate and the way she wore her hair to work. Isa knew she wasn’t the only Black […]
Rethinking Black Women’s Corporate Hair Whitley Isa usually wears her hair in braids for protective styling but that changed once the pandemic hit. Her braids turned into her natural fro, which got her thinking about her role in corporate and the way she wore her hair to work. Isa knew she wasn’t the only Black […]
CKC Returns to Atlanta Curls, Kinks & Culture (CKC) made its annual return this year in Atlanta for the CKC Block Party Festival 2022. CKC has been around for five years to create space for upcoming entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives to network and have fun. The block party was filled with Black and Brown women […]
Years of Patience and Dedication Going from idea to reality is never an easy accomplishment but it is possible. Milwaukee Native Angelica M. George knows this all too well. George started working on her documentary “Up Next On The 1s And 2s” around 2017 when she was attending Clark Atlanta University. It’s 2022 and the […]
Activating 14 to 40 Year Olds in Politics The Hip Hop Caucus was birthed in 2004 out of four organizations, including. P. Diddy’s organization Citizen Change, to engage the Black community in politics through the culture of Hip Hop. Their first event was held that same year with an attendance of over 700 students. Fast […]
Activating 14 to 40 Year Olds in Politics The Hip Hop Caucus was birthed in 2004 out of four organizations, including. P. Diddy’s organization Citizen Change, to engage the Black community in politics through the culture of Hip Hop. Their first event was held that same year with an attendance of over 700 students. Fast […]
From Pain to Business Wayne Levert lost a close friend years ago and to honor his friend, Levert put his friend’s face on a styrofoam cup. Years later and Levert is running his business Pain Cups in Atlanta which honors individuals dead or alive. “It just gave me an idea to put him on a […]
A New Life Roy Rogers enjoys every day because he thought he’d never get his freedom back. At one point, Rogers was in prison serving a life sentence, but just a few weeks ago, he accepted an award. Rogers spent 28 years in the system for actions he committed as a teen, so he told […]
Student Pitch Night Back in July, Marquette University held a tank pitch night that featured groups of high school students who were given the chance to team up and pitch whatever they wanted. According to EOP Pre-College Division, Upward Bound Counselor Andrew Babb-Fowler, this was the first time Marquette has done an event is this […]
