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Founder of Whites Only Community Group Escalates National Security Concerns

Nationwide — Return to the Land (RTTL), led by Eric Orwoll, surfaced in the news around the world at the end of June 2025 for its explicit promotion of a whites-only segregationist community in Ravenden, Arkansas, openly banning Black, Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu prospects from participating in home purchases. While RTTL now promotes itself on social media as a peaceful community focused on traditional values and white heritage, its actions and digital footprint tell a far more troubling story. The […]

todayAugust 9, 2025 16

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Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial

NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a decade, Ozy Media projected an image of new-media success. The company boasted big-name interviews, an Emmy-winning TV show, a buzzy music and ideas festival and impressive numbers to show prospective investors — until it imploded in 2021 amid doubts about its audience size, viability and basic integrity. Those doubts are now at the center of a federal criminal trial. Founder Carlos Watson and Ozy are fighting charges of conspiracy to commit fraud. Even […]

todayJune 13, 2024

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Founder Launches New Social Media App Called ‘BlackListed’ to Empower Black Community Through Networking

Channing Bell, a visionary African American woman with over a decade of experience in product management across the technology and oil and gas sectors, has launched a new app called BlackListed. Her app is an innovative new social media platform available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store that was developed to foster a vibrant community of connection and empowerment. It was designed specifically for Black individuals to network, share experiences, and grow together both personally and […]

todayMay 20, 2024 2

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Black Founder Raises $5.1 Million to Revolutionize Manufacturing Procurement

Will Drewery, the founder and CEO of Diagon, a Black-owned tech platform that is transforming the manufacturing procurement industry, is celebrating having raised $5.1 million. Their innovative procurement platform promises a simpler, faster process for businesses seeking to build or expand their operations.The funding round was led by The Westly Group with support from Valia Ventures, Techstars, Foster Ventures, Foxe Capital, Anthemis Group, Ventures Together, and REFASHIOND Ventures: The Industrial Transformation Fund, according to Shoppe Black.Setting up new manufacturing facilities […]

todayMay 7, 2024

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Black Tech Founder Teams Up with Stadiums to Fight Food Waste and Hunger Using AI

Aneshai Smith, founder and CEO of GO See The City, has spearheaded a game-changing partnership with Levy Restaurant Group, marking a significant milestone in the fight against food waste and hunger. Leveraging GO See The City’s Hariet.AI enterprise platform, this partnership has enabled GO See The City to divert surplus food from major stadiums, including Paycom Center Arena, home of the NBA’s Oklahoma Thunder, and now Oklahoma University's Memorial Stadium, where unused food from Oklahoma Sooners football games is being […]

todayApril 24, 2024 1

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Black Founder of Innovative AI-Powered Loan Packaging Tool Revolutionizes Access to Capital for Small Businesses

In a groundbreaking move set to change the financial landscape for small business owners, Cynthia Nevels, the visionary behind Integrality, LLC, a Black woman-owned firm, has unveiled her latest innovation: an AI-powered digital loan packaging tool. This pioneering solution, designed to streamline the loan application process, aims to unlock $1 million in capital for small businesses, with a particular focus on empowering women-owned enterprises. To date her Black woman-owned accelerator, Start.Pivot.Grow., has awarded $52,000 in small grants and helped small […]

todayApril 11, 2024 1

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Black Founder Launches New Line of Military Caps With Silk Liners in Retail Stores Nationwide

Meet Natasha Hinds, a retired U.S. Army veteran who is also the founder and CEO of Keep Your Hair Headgear, a pioneering Black-owned brand dedicated to promoting hair and scalp health. proudly announces the availability of its revolutionary silk military cap liners in physical military retail store locations across the nation. The brand aims to provide quality headwear solutions that promote healthy hair and protect sensitive skin.With 65 percent of the U.S. population having curly hair, Keep Your Hair Headgear, […]

todayApril 9, 2024

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Founder of Black-Owned Fragrance Brand Teams Up With JCPenney to Launch Luxury Collection

November Nichols, the African American founder and CEO of a fragrance brand called Chémin, has teamed up with JCPenney to unveil a new affordable luxury collection. The collaboration brings the line of gender-neutral perfumes and body products to more than 50 of JCPenney's stores nationwide and their online platform.Together with retail giant JCPenney, Nichols is dedicated to making Chémin's products accessible to everyone while maintaining the same delightful scents and sensory experiences its loyal clients have come to love.The Chémin […]

todayMarch 18, 2024 3

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Founder of Black-Owned Independent Baseball League Launches 30 Games in 30 Days

Nationwide — Mike Mayden, a former major-league baseball scout and now the Founder of A League of Our Own (ALOOO), the only Black-owned independent baseball league in the United States, is inviting Black-owned businesses to take advantage of available sponsorship opportunities. In September 2024, the 501(c)3 non-profit organization will schedule 30 games in 30 days and is looking to develop a network of boosters, financial supporters, donors, sponsors, and/or underwriters to help sustain and cultivate the future growth of the […]

todayMarch 13, 2024