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Lela Moser Makes History As The First Black Valedictorian At Scottsboro High School In Alabama – AfroTech
Lela Moser has made history at her Alabama high school, which was founded 132 years ago. The Jackson County Sentinel reports that…
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AI-Powered Commercial Insurance Startup Announces The Largest Publicly Disclosed Series A Amount Raised By A Black Founder – AfroTech
Co-founder Dakotah Rice raised historic funding toward the top of the year. Rice is the CEO of Harper, an AI-powered…
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Health + Wellness
Thinking About a Biologic for Crohn’s? Questions Many Black Patients Are Asking – BlackDoctor
It’s estimated that a little over a million Americans are living with Crohn’s disease. While the autoimmune condition can be…
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Health + Wellness
A Historic First: 5 Black Surgeons-in-Training Lead Johns Hopkins Trauma Team – BlackDoctor
Black surgeons remain significantly underrepresented in medicine today. While Black individuals make up 13.4 percent of the U.S. population, they…
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Tech
US-Based Black Founders Have Raised $643M This Year, But Will The Trend Continue? – AfroTech
A new study shows growth in venture capital (VC) for Black founders in the U.S. — but is it really…
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Investment Firm With Black Ownership Signs Letter Of Intent To Buy Uncle Nearest – AfroTech
Uncle Nearest has reportedly found a new buyer. According to The Spirits Business, a non-binding letter of intent has been…
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Black Business
Baton Rouge to host inaugural Black Business Insiders Expo and Convention this August
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) – Entrepreneurs, business leaders, community organizations, and consumers from across Louisiana will gather in downtown…
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Black Business
105 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, Black businesses struggle to keep up with gentrification
Development on the south side of Tulsa, Oklahoma, over the years has siphoned revenue from African American entrepreneurs, Greenwood District…
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Black Business
‘We always carry over here’ — Black Wall Street workers bear arms 105 years after deadly massacre
Much like the men of Black Wall Street who were forced to engage in a shootout with 10,000 white supremacists…
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Health + Wellness
“Hidden” Symptoms: Black Women’s Higher Stroke Risk Demands Vigilance – BlackDoctor
Black women are at a higher risk of stroke at a younger age than white women. High blood pressure, diabetes,…
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