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This Ethiopian entrepreneur left college with no prospects – Now, his peanut butter brand is a national favorite
One of the many challenges confronting the youth in Africa ...
Meet The Nigerian Designer Redefining African Fashion In Singapore
In far away Singapore, Nigerian-Italian Ifeoma Ubby is redefining African ...
Meet the twin sisters behind Miami’s first Afro-Cuban, woman-owned cigar company
The cigar industry has traditionally been dominated by men, specifically ...
At 14, Zhanyia McCullough has created her own hair products to empower girls to embrace their natural hair
Every Black girl’s worst nightmare is to have hair troubles, ...
Ghanaian Wikimedian empowers students with offline educational app
Beginning in February 2020, Ghanaian Wikimedian Maxwell Beganim and a ...
Meet 35-year-old Rachel Sibande, the techpreneur whose program has raised 29,000 tech-savvy Malawians
Rachel Sibande is fast rising as one of the technology ...
How Danielle Pierce went from being a laid-off accountant to making $1m selling an online course
Danielle Pierce was laid off from her corporate job in ...
This 14-year-old from Georgia is the youngest restaurant owner in the state
Some people are said to be born entrepreneurs while others ...
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How this techpreneur is linking farmers in Gambia to investors in the diaspora with just a click
Agriculture remains the economic backbone of many African countries. Although ...
After launching his own company, this 12-yr-old chef lands deal to teach kids to cook virtually
Most families have had to switch to more home-cooked meals ...
This Ethiopian entrepreneur left college with no prospects – Now, his peanut butter brand is a national favorite
One of the many challenges confronting the youth in Africa ...
Meet The Nigerian Designer Redefining African Fashion In Singapore
In far away Singapore, Nigerian-Italian Ifeoma Ubby is redefining African ...
Meet the twin sisters behind Miami’s first Afro-Cuban, woman-owned cigar company
The cigar industry has traditionally been dominated by men, specifically ...
At 14, Zhanyia McCullough has created her own hair products to empower girls to embrace their natural hair
Every Black girl’s worst nightmare is to have hair troubles, ...
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Fashion
The $34 Investment That Fashioned A Career
The small-towner started off as a model, then ventured into ...
Black-Owned Line of Bulletproof Vests For Adults and Children Sees 400% Increase in Sales
Thyk Skynn, a Black-owned line of fashionable bulletproof vests for ...
Meet the fashion brand innovatively making reusable face masks from African prints
The novel coronavirus pandemic has led to drastic rise in ...
Sports
Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations trophy missing
The Egyptian Football Association has said it can’t find the ...
African-Born NFL Players Making it Big On and Off the Field
Making it in the NFL when you’re not from the ...
Premier League clubs vote to resume contact training
Premier League clubs voted unanimously on Wednesday to resume contact ...
Entertainment
Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations trophy missing
The Egyptian Football Association has said it can’t find the ...
African-Born NFL Players Making it Big On and Off the Field
Making it in the NFL when you’re not from the ...
Premier League clubs vote to resume contact training
Premier League clubs voted unanimously on Wednesday to resume contact ...