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Tech
How Sensori, A Black Women-Owned Functional Non-Alcoholic Startup, Onboarded Poppi’s Former VP Of Sales Operations And Revenue Strategy – AfroTech
Happenstance led functional non-alcoholic beverage startup, Sensori, to pursue a strategic hire. Shanna Pearre (CEO), Darean Rhodes (COO), and Ashlyn…
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Tech
Digital Health Media Platform BlackDoctor Appoints Akinwole ‘Aki’ Garrett As CEO To Improve Health Outcomes For Black Americans – AfroTech
Akinwole “Aki” Garrett has taken over as CEO of BlackDoctor as of April 1, 2026. In a news release issued Tuesday,…
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Tech
All-Girls Middle School Started By A Black Founder To Open In Nebraska – AfroTech
A Black-founded school seeking to nourish young girls will soon open its doors in Nebraska. Identity Preparatory Academy Identity Preparatory…
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Black Business
7 Black Women Owned Cannabis Dispensaries You Should Know – Essence
Rihanna proudly displays 4/20 appreciation. (Photo by Target Presse Agentur Gmbh/Getty Images) The United States legal cannabis industry is projected…
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Fashion
Black Dress Talks highlight the realities of the fashion industry
Over a decade ago, Adrienne Jones, an artist, fashion designer, and professor at the Brooklyn-based Pratt Institute, received several scrapbooks…
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Black Business
Black Wealth Watch: Crowned Skin Lands $500K On ‘Shark Tank,’ Ticketmaster Hit With Monopoly Ruling, And The Latest On Uncle Nearest – Essence
Welcome to Black Wealth Watch, where we round up the biggest stories in Black business and economic news each week,…
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Health + Wellness
The Ebony Canal: A Film That Refuses to Let Black Mothers Die in Silence – BlackDoctor
The screen is silent, washed in stark black and white—a visual metaphor for the binary world of “white coats” and…
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Tech
Despite Decline In Black Male Enrollment At HBCUs, Benedict College Sets New Standard With 7% Increase In Recent Years – AfroTech
Black male enrollment at the Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Benedict College, is on the rise. This counters overall…
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Health + Wellness
Black Maternal Health Week at Cedars-Sinai: A Patient’s Journey on the Path to Pregnancy – BlackDoctor
After a difficult fertility journey, Irine and Keith Fischer found answers at Cedars-Sinai, where fertility specialists guided their care. They…
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Politics
Black America Responds to Complicated Legacy and Credible Allegations of Abuse of Black Boys
NEW YORK — Afrika Bambaataa, the Bronx-born visionary credited with codifying the elements of hip-hop and founding the Universal Zulu Nation,…
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