Culture absent responsibility is incomplete
Black people being the culture means Black people wield an innate duty to be responsible for furthering Black people because our prosperity is dependent on this collective obligation. By Shayler Richmond Black people…
Purpose and passion help Williams lead AT&T through the COVID-19 pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced white-collar workers from their offices into their homes, David Williams, Assistant Vice President of Bussiness Customer Sales & Service, and his team at AT&T used their ingenuity to create a…
For all skin types is a myth — health care and skincare redefined by a Nigerian-American entrepreneur.
According to millennial beauty-entrepreneur and first-generation Nigerian American, Karen Lyere, most Nigerian parents are determined for their children to grow up and become doctors, nurses, lawyers, or engineers, but like many other millennials, Lyere wanted…
Physical chemist demonstrates how to leverage academia for a greater good
Physical chemist Dr. Jalaal Hayes grew up in Philadelphia, as a Black teenage boy growing up in the inner city he became drawn to illicit activities in his neighborhood, but before he went down a…
Will Americans’ right to vote live or die on Capitol Hill?
The Capitol Hill arrests of a small group of protesters led by Black women brought about a strategy meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris (Jul. 2021), however, this wasn’t the Biden administration’s first meeting with…
Nikole Hannah-Jones shows us the value of Black excellence
Blackness has been under attack since whiteness has existed, however through evolution, community, and illuminating excellence, Blackness continues to resist and persist; there has been an increasing momentum of encouragement in spite of continued efforts…
Minority-owned hemp-based company invested in agriculture and sustainability
Chyncia Rodgers and her husband Micholas Rodgers started a hemp business called HIE, which stands for Hemp In Everything. By Shayler Richmond “This is a life-changing holistic way of treating yourself to something…
Peace4Poverty is working to heal poverty from within
Peace4Poverty is a nonprofit Black-owned company based in North Carolina working to educate and uplift underserved communities through career training in various business avenues to stimulate successful entrepreneurship. By Shayler Richmond Joshua Proby…
America's crisis management has excluded systemic oppression
By Shayler Richmond Following the police killing of over 100 Black people in the first four months of his presidency, and the American COVID-19 death toll reaching almost 600,000 people, President Joe Biden addressed…
