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Kimberly Wilson
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After 50 Years, A Black Woman Developer Is Reclaiming Land Taken From Her Community
For more than fifty years, a lot in North Portland sat empty after the city seized it from the Black community through eminent domain. Anyeley…
Karen S. Carter To Become The First Black Woman CEO In Dow Inc.’s 126-Year History
In 126 years, Dow has never had a Black woman as its chief executive. That changes on July 1. Karen S. Carter, currently the company’s…
Black Wealth Watch: Crowned Skin Lands $500K On ‘Shark Tank,’ Ticketmaster Hit With Monopoly Ruling, And The Latest On Uncle Nearest
Welcome to Black Wealth Watch, where we round up the biggest stories in Black business and economic news each week, the wins, the setbacks, the…
ESScent Of The Week: La Bomba By Carolina Herrera Is What Happens When A “Good Girl” Grows Up
Diana Vreeland, the legendary editor who once declared that the bikini was more important to fashion than the atom bomb, used to call Carolina Herrera…
A’ja Wilson Signs $5 Million Supermax Deal With Las Vegas Aces, Largest In WNBA History
Las Vegas isn’t losing A’ja Wilson anytime soon. The four-time MVP and the Aces agreed to a three-year, $5 million supermax contract on Wednesday, the…
International Soccer Star Duckens Nazon Invests In Mabï, A Caribbean Drink Built On Generational Tradition
If you grew up in a Caribbean household, you knew Mauby before you knew its name. Someone was either making it, drinking it or trying…
The Cost Of “Polish”: How Workplace Standards Penalize Black Women
When Coco Gauff appeared in Miu Miu’s latest campaign sitting on a tennis court with natural hair, sporting a red polo, and touting a brown leather bag,…
Black Maternal Mortality Is A Financial Crisis. And The Threats Are Getting Worse
Consider what is actually lost when a Black mother dies. Almost four out of five Black mothers serve as the sole or co-breadwinner for their…
The Oxtail Off Goes National With A Five-City Tour Centering Caribbean Food And Community
Cue DJ Khaled’s “another one,” because Charles Beloved Productions is back, and this time they’re bringing the entire Caribbean massive with them. Charles “Beloved” Kuykendoll,…
Grace Ladoja Makes History As The First African Woman To Design A Nike Signature Shoe
If you didn’t know Grace Ladoja before, you do now. The Nigerian creative and Homecoming Festival founder just made history as the first African woman…