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More than 100 people attended the groundbreaking of Phase I of Courtside Family Apartments in Overtown, a $22.8 million 84-unit affordable housing development by AM Affordable Housing (Alonzo Mourning) and Housing Trust Group of Miami. Mourning spoke specifically about the tremendous need for affordable housing in Overtown....

Carmelo Anthony is arguably one of the best players in the NBA, being named to multiple All Star and All NBA teams, as well being a key member on two of the United States gold winning Olympic teams. The husband, father, superstar, gold medalist, and entrepreneur, announced yesterday that he’s adding another t...

The Center for Venture Research estimates that U.S. angel investors invested $24.1 billion in 73, 4000 small businesses in 2014. Many of the investments were in startup or very early stage companies. Yet, less than 1% of all U.S. private equity is invested in black owned businesses. What’s more, minorities account for less than 5% of the angel p...

If you pay close attention, you can spot Rick Moore’s designs on celebrities such as Kevin Hart, Omari Hardwick, and Kerry Washington. He also customized a letterman jacket for Hollywood powerhouse Tyler Perry. Moore’s clothing line, Nyla Elise, named after his daughter, has steadily been on the rise since its inception in a one-bedroom apartment i...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick earlier this week in announcing a partnership to establish the District's first Technology and Innovation Hub, which will expand the city's growing technology and innovation ecosystem....

Queen Bey to your diet: To the left, to the left....

The basketball great is just the second person to be honored with Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year Legacy Award....

Mahisha Dellinger is on a quest to unite all black hair care companies. As the President and CEO of CURLS, her 2002founded company designs organic haircare products for women with natural hair. Spanning from North American to across the world, starting from its home base in Detroit, to Brazil, Africa and the UK, CURLS successfully profits in the...

The business relationship between hip-hop and technology has become extremely profitable over the past few years......

Often entrepreneurs need another individual to help found (and run) a company. And while two minds are better than one, these two minds need to be on the same page....