Community
BWEL Introducing: Empowering Black Women Entrepreneurs
BWEL offers a transformative experience and invaluable resources to propel businesses and professional growth forward.
Babson College’s Frank & Eileen™ Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (F&E CWEL) proudly presents the...
Community
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a Sip & Shop Event Supporting Christina’s House
Springfield Downtown, MA – April 23, 2024 - The Springfield Business Improvement District is thrilled to extend a warm invitation to all community members...
Black Wall Street
Meet the Black Woman Whose AI No-Code Tools are Helping Black and Brown Entrepreneurs
Nationwide — Angela Heath, founder and CEO of TKC Incorporated, proudly introduces the launch of AI Biz Generators and SmartBots. These cutting-edge, intuitive artificial intelligence tools along...
National
Meet the Founders of Approved Jets, the Fastest-Growing, Black-Owned Private Jet Company
Kelvin Mensah and Aaron Wilson are the founders of Approved Jets, a Black-owned private aviation brokerage company based in Miami, Florida.
Their global private jet...
National
Black Entrepreneur Suing Kaiser Permanente For $50 Million For Alleged Theft of Intellectual Property
Nationwide — George McKinney, the founder and CEO of ViQUAL Medical Technology LLC, a small Black-owned firm, has been embattled in a tooth-and-nail legal brawl...
Black Wall Street
HBCU Grad, Founder of Largest Black-Owned Payroll Company, Celebrates 6 Years in Business
Nationwide — Meet Byron Jennings, a graduate of Prairie View A&M University who is now the founder and CEO of Next Generation Payroll, the largest Black-owned...
Small Business
Health Tips From Dr. Katrina Banks
Reactive vs. Proactive Health: How To Invest In Your Health
Are you really investing in yourself when it comes to your health? Let's stop and ...
Local News
Springfield City Councilor Justin Hurst Renews Call for Mayor Sarno to Give Additional funding from the $123M in American Rescue Plan Act Recovery Funds
We have an obligation as a city to create and strengthen existing systems that give returning citizens an opportunity to re-enter society with the...
Local News
Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Inc. awarded $100,000 Cummings grant
Massachusetts nonprofit receives 4 years of funding from Cummings Foundation
BOSTON, June 03, 2022 – The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Inc. (BECMA) is one...
National
Congressional Black Caucus Members Push Biden Administration on Advertising with Black Media
“The federal government spends billions of dollars a year in paid advertising. However, the federal government’s process for allocating advertising dollars fails to recognize...
Community
The Prosser Files by Marlene Prosser
Ohana Hussle owned by Shanika
Shanika was born in Holyoke. She obtained her high school diploma through a non-traditional program and moved forward with her...