Business

By Leah Freeman-Haskin – Brands across the globe are doing their part to help combat the coronavirus. The latest in this endeavor is a popular black-owned brand based in Chicago. Luster Products is shifting its […]

by Dana Givens – Cannabis has become a lucrative business within the U.S. since individual states began legalizing the drug for recreational use. While many legalized states have deemed dispensaries as “essential” businesses that should […]

by Dana Givens – Generational wealth has been critical to the conversation in building black wealth. Due to economic and historic racial disparities, passing down tangible economic investments like real estate or businesses are far […]

by Solomon Ali  – The face of the American economy is forever changed by this coronavirus pandemic. In three weeks’ time we’ve witnessed financially viable companies go into rapid free fall by the millions, starting […]

by Eddy “Precise” Lamarre –  Attorney Jamaal Buchanan’s career is focused on helping people. He received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and African American studies from Bradley University, and he earned his Juris Doctor […]

For those fortunate enough to work from home, the challenges of sustaining this “new” work environment have come at us fast and not all of us have been prepared. Nonprofit leaders have deep experience working […]

by Keith Clinkscales  – Earl Graves Sr. had a presence. At nearly 6 feet 4 inches, Graves often dominated the rooms he entered. It wasn’t just his height that commanded respect or his signature sideburns; […]

Continuing operations, expanding services, meeting payroll, planning for the future. All require money and for many nonprofits that can be in short supply right now. Remember that foundations and granting agencies are more than funders: […]

After this crisis the world will never be the same. Whether we liked things as they were, or didn’t, one thing is guaranteed: the future is unknown. How we enter that future can be influenced […]

By Penny Dickerson The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that everyone where a face covering. This entrepreneur plays a role “I don’t want to be compliant with the Centers for Disease Control […]