Jasmine Browley
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Gas Prices Could Fall To $3.50 Per Gallon According To Experts
Drivers, rejoice! A report from price comparison app GasBuddy has predicted that the average gallon of gas in the U.S. is projected to cost $3.49 this year,...
This Former Educator Launched A Coffee Brand That Shares The Power Of Black History With Every Cup
It all started when Jessica Taylor’s grandfather sneakily gave her a small sip of his strong coffee after her curiosity about the strong drink won...
A Cancer Diagnosis Empowered This Former Nurse To Launch A Clean Beauty Brand That Heals From The Outside In
Healing is in Ramone Reid’s bloodline. Her grandmother served 40 years as a nurse and a community curing woman known for using “bush medicine” to...
Black Founders Only Got 1% Of VC Funding In 2022–We Spoke To Tech Crunch’s Dominic-Madori Davis About The Concerning Disinvestment Trend
Since June 2022, Tech Crunch reporter Dominic-Madori Davis has been stirring up robust conversations around the abysmal state of diverse venture capital investment in minority-founded...
This Black-Owned Startup Received Jay-Z’s Support—Now It’s Poised To Be The Next Unicorn
Leave it to Jay-Z to spot emerging stars in music, sports and now…blockchain. The musician and prolific entrepreneur’s VC firm Marcy Venture Partners recently invested...
Fulfilling A Tall Order: This Designer Is Creating Height-Inclusive Clothing That’s Finally The Perfect Fit
Two of the biggest stories playing out in the headlines of late both involve Black women whose victimhood has been questioned at every turn. Megan...
These Black Women Executive Produced Casey Anthony’s First On-Camera Interview After Being Acquitted Of Her Daughter’s Murder—Here’s What They Told Us About Sharing Her Truth
Tears threaten to spill from Casey Anthony’s eyes as she looks just beyond the camera head-on. A barely perceptible tremble in her lip can be...
Jessica Alba’s ‘The Honest Company’ Taps Carla Vernón As CEO, One Of The Only Afro-Latinas To Lead A U.S. Publicly Traded Company
Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company has toppled many barriers as a leader in the clean lifestyle product space. Now, it looks like their newest leader...
Redemption Story: This Former Scammer-Turned-Entrepreneur Shares How Holiday Shoppers Can Avoid Falling Into Dangerous Financial Traps
At the time of her 2016 arrest, Dwen ‘Eddy’ Curry had defrauded her way to more than $6 million dollars. The enigmatic Detroit native had...
“Don’t Be Cruel—There Are Ways To Let Workers Go With Grace.” This Expert Says Leading With Empathy Is Key As Mass Layoffs Continue
In 2005, three male colleagues awaited Bisila Bokoko when she walked into her job’s conference room for an afternoon meeting. Instead of discussing business initiatives,...