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Jay –Z Invests $1 Million In Black-Owned Vegan Cookie Company

Rapper Jay-Z continues to expand his growing business portfolio. In addition to becoming Hip Hop’s first billionaire, Hov’s Marcy Venture Partners recently led a $1 million investment into Partake Foods, a three-year-old startup company based in New Jersey. Photo via black enterprisePartake Foods is a black- owned company founded in 2016 by Denise…

ByKiara ManningJune 25, 20190Comments

Business Fashion

Kimora Lee Simmons is Relaunching Baby Phat

It’s official the early 2000s are coming back. Fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons announced on Friday (International Women’s Day) that she is relaunching her infamous streetwear brand Baby Phat. Simmons repurchased the brand and expects to relaunch later in the year. Baby Phat was created by Simmons 20 years ago in 1999 under then-husband…

ByKiara ManningMarch 11, 20190Comments

Business Lifestyle

Black Teenage Entrepreneur’s Plant-Based Beauty Line to be Sold at Target

In honor of black excellence, 18-year-old entrepreneur Zandra Cunningham has partnered with Target to sell her award-winning self-titled skincare line nationwide. Zandra focuses on social good and educating and empowering girls and women around the world via STEAM education and entrepreneurship. Zandra Beauty consists of 50 chemical-free skincare products. Target will carry the…

ByKiara ManningMarch 1, 20190Comments

Business Fashion

Rihanna to Possibly Make History as LVMH’s First Black Female Designer

Rihanna continues to prove that there are no ends to her talents. It is rumored that the singer is in the midst of a deal with LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the parent company of Dior, Givenchy and Fendi. If true this will make ‘Anti’ singer the first female designer of color at the world’s…

ByKiara ManningJanuary 23, 20190Comments

Business

Supa Cent Breaks Guinness World Records, Continues to Sprinkle Us With Her #BlackGirlMagic ✨

New Orleans native Raynell Steward known as Supa Cent IG personality came together with Jessica Dupart (@darealbbjudy) to have the inaugural #NolaChristmas toy giveaway. Supa Cent became known for her raw comedy on Instagram, with her following based of 1.3 million. Recently, Cent has created her own makeup line The Crayon Case…

ByNiaomi BlueDecember 21, 20180Comments

Business Lifestyle

Bad Credit or Bad Parents: The Real Reason Why Millennials Aren’t Buying Homes

Home ownership for 18-34 year olds is the lowest it’s been in 30 years. From 1960 to 2014 the number of cohabiting, married/in charge of their own household dropped from 60% to 32% according to Pew Research Center. So, why aren’t millennials buying homes? Is there a good reason and is it a bad thing?…

ByNyankaDecember 18, 20180Comments

Business Lifestyle

#ICYMI: Beyoncé, Rihanna, and JLO Land in Top 10 on Forbes Highest Paid Women in Music

The Queens Are Making Coins! Forbes released its annual list of the highest-paid women in music, and Beyoncé and Rihanna both made the top 10. Beyoncé landed in third place on this year's list with a hefty earning of $60 million. Most of her money came from her legendary Coachella performance, a joint album with husband Jay-Z…

ByKiara ManningDecember 3, 20180Comments

Business Lifestyle

No Degree? No problem! These 15 Companies Get Rid of The Degree Requirement

The economy, crushing student debt, and technology are all deciding factors in our lives. Fifteen companies have taken the opportunity to eliminate the requirement of a college degree when applying to positions at their company. The companies including Google, Apple, Starbucks, Costco, and Bank of America have started to care more about…

ByNyankaOctober 21, 20180Comments

Business Lifestyle

FounderMade Hosts Second Annual Consumer Discovery Show

Business savvy. For many, summer time is also grind time. Whether it's sharpening your skills as an artist or perfecting your business plan as a buyer, everyone falls short and can use some guidance every once in a while. Earlier in June, FounderMade hosted the annual Consumer Discovery Show. The Consumer Discovery Show is an…

ByNaosha GreggJuly 8, 20180Comments

Business Lifestyle

Five Black-Owned Nail Salons In New York That You Need To Try

Nailed it. For the average New Yorker, getting your nails done is part of a bi-weekly or monthly routine. Between rush hour frustrations and slow walking tourists, every New Yorker needs a day they can treat themselves to their nails. With neighborhoods being gentrified left and right, there's a shortage of black-owned businesses in New…

ByNaosha GreggJuly 7, 20182Comments

Business Lifestyle

Meet Lauren Simmons: The First & Only Full-Time Female Trader At The New York Stock Exchange

A little Black Girl Magic. 2018 is the year of change and Lauren Simmons is making history in the finance world by being the first and only full-time female trader at the New York Stock Exchange. 23-year-old Lauren Simmons attended Kennesaw State University, graduating in 2016 with a baccalaureate in Genetics. According to Black Enterprise, Simmons…

ByNaosha GreggJuly 1, 20180Comments

Business Entertainment

JAY-Z Is Now President of Puma’s Basketball Operations

"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man." JAY-Z just made a major business move! Complex made the announcement on June 18 that the rapper and mogul is now the president of newly relaunched PUMA Basketball. The sportswear company has announced the signings of top draft prospects DeAndre Ayton (Arizona), Marvin Bagley III (Duke), and Zhaire Smith…