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The article offers information on several Black women who have started their own companies including Sharon Reynolds, chief executive officer (CEO) at DevMar Products, Nicole Gibbons, CEO of Clare. It mentions about Marie Dandie, founder of pilotED Schools and LaToya Johnson, CEO at AwayZone that is a free, location-based app that connects foreign travelers from a racial, ethnic, religious or sexual orientation minority to culturally specific products and services in the U.S.

The article discusses the launch of the music company of Issa Rae, the creator and star of the television show "Insecure" on HBO and founder of Issa Rae Productions. Rae and her business partner Benoni Tagoe established an audio content company called Raedio comprising publishing, live events, music supervision, a music library and a label that is a joint venture with Atlantic Records. Rae wants to develop artists who can write, produce and direct for various media aside from performing.

The article features African-American television personality and businesswoman Oprah Winfrey. Topics covered include experiences of child abuse, being pregnant at age 14 and giving birth prematurely to a son who died shortly after delivery, and winning a full scholarship to Tennessee State University. Also mentioned are her long-time relationship with Stedman Graham, canceling her talk show, and teaching a course called Life 101 at the Leadership Academy.

The article focuses on Alex Delotch Davis who is a manager of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, High Museum of Art and Founder at Gallerie 88 including examines fashion choices are from a narrative perspective.

The article features several African American women entrepreneurs. Xerox Corp. chairman Ursula M. Burns has been selected to lead as vice chair of the U.S. President's Export Council. Under the leadership of Sam's Club president Rosalind Brewer, the relationship of the warehouse club channel with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has been maintained. Mars Chocolate North America president Debra Sandler effectively led business management teams for several brands of her firm.

The article presents an interview of Anna Bailey, who became the first Black woman to work as a dancer on the Las Vegas Strip. Topics discussed include life of African Americans in Las Vegas, Nevada; Black couple in the entertainment business in Las Vegas; and her work as entertainer as well as a businessman and activist.

Thrive "Some beautiful blessings have come out of COVID", says Kalkidan ("Kalu") Gebreyohannes, co-owner of Blk Girls Green House, a shop for plants and home goods in West Oakland, California, "and our business is one of them." "Black people are very familiar with plants", Kalu says to explain our impulse to welcome greenery into our living spaces. GLO:b3jy/01mar21:91n2.jpg PHOTO (COLOR): gl SPREAD THE LOVE J'Maica and Kalu share their favorite Black-owned spots in Oakland to connect, heal and escape. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers insights from Rosalind Brewer, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of retailer Sam's West Inc., on Black women leadership. Brewer plans to expand the retailer by eight to ten clubs a year compared with its more typical two new clubs a year. She suggests that Black corporate women in the middle management ranks still have a long way to go and recognizes that African-Americans have seen and experienced something very different in people's lives.

The article discusses the girl boss era for black women. Topics include black women entrepreneurs not getting representation for their work in businesses; black women face the issue of not getting investors for their companies including celebrities like Rihanna; and Black women entrepreneurs also face the lack of representation.

The article presents an interview of Flora Wharton, owner of floral design business Herbs & Plants, about struggle to build a business as a Black woman in Cleveland; need for courage to open a business; and racial divide in Cleveland.

The article offers information on the "Black Women: Ready to Lead-Speaking Truth to Power" panel discussion during the Women of Power Summit for the 40 Bank of America. Topics include panel featuring Tiffany Eubanks-Saunders, senior vice president for U.S. Trust; Michelle Avan, director of Supervision Executive Wealth Management for Merrill Lynch, and chief diversity and inclusion officer Cynthia Bowman; challenges faced by black businesswomen in the U.S.; and courage to ask for help.

In this article two entrepreneurs including Louise joseph and Sasha Beatty reveal what is takes for the success of a women's business.

The article focuses on several aspects of closing the funding gap for black female founders in the U.S. It mentions need for minority founders to prioritize investors having a track record of investing in entrepreneurs who look like them. It mentions need for black women to control capital to put that into companies run by black female founders.

The article offers information on the life and works of Afiya Bennett, who appeared on the television series "The Face," a model and founder of the Afiya Collection, a luxury hatline that offers a vegan-friendly range of materials.

The article offers information on the increase in number of Black women businessowners raising venture capital in 2018, as reported by the ProjectDiane study in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase and Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Topics discussed include increase in number of Black women-owned business enterprises which raised venture capital; increase in number of startups founded by Black women; and underinvestment in the companies owned by women.

This article discusses Feelmore Adult Gallery, the boutique sex toy shop, art gallery, and community resource center located in Oakland, California. The author comments on founder Nenna Joiner, a queer woman of color, and her history in the business world as an entrepreneur beginning in the 1990s. Her hopes for expansion of Feelmore are also outlined.

The article gives and overview about black businesswomen including Mosunmula (Mo) Abudu, her talk show, “Moment with Mo" and the company she founded, EbonyLIfe TV. It also discusses Nelly Tuikong and the cosmetics company, Pauline Cosmetics as well as Monica Musonda and the food processing company, Java Foods that each of them founded.

An interview with African American mother-and-daughter businesswomen Ellen and Lana Ector, owners of the private women's fitness studio Gymnetics Fitness in Atlanta, Georgia, is presented. Topics discussed include the personal workout routines of the Ectors, how they maintain their wellness aside from exercise, and the benefits of fitness and exercise to professional lives.

The article presents the view of Mandela Schumacher-Hodge of Founder Gym, an online resource for underrepresented entrepreneurs, on the challenges facing entrepreneurs of color in starting up their businesses. Schumacher-Hodge shares how she overcame the prejudices in the high technology industry, the need for people of color to always have to adapt and to code-switch to win over investors, and the failure of investors to recognize entrepreneurs based on their merits.

The article profiles successful African American women professionals in the technology industry. Michelle Dutton of Verizon Communications is responsible for leading a team of engineers in the Global Network Systems and Support division of her firm. Angela Benton of NewME Accelerator managed to provide assistance to more than 200 entrepreneurs through her startup firm. Rebecca Enonchong of AppsTech Inc. successfully founded the Africa Technology Forum for the benefit technology entrepreneurs.

BEAUTY * The Black-owned beauty brand's products are designed for women with hair types between 3a and 4c Sephora's latest cool-girl brand is pro frizz. Heim designed Bread specifically for Black women with textured hair who have curl types between 3a and 4c. The product lineup includes Hair Wash with argan oil and aloe vera for $20; Hair Mask,a deep conditioner with starflower oil and Australian kakadu plum -- which Heim notes moisturizes without being heavy -- for $28,and Hair Oil, marketed as "like a lip-gloss but for your hair", with kakadu plum and safflower oil, $24. Bread becomes the eighth Black-owned brand at Sephora, and the third Black-owned brand in hair. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the increasing number of minority- and female-owned cosmetic brands in the U.S. driven by the growing spending of women tired of waiting for companies to create products for them. Topics include the beauty spending of African Americans according to Packaged Facts research, a comparison of the spending on hair and beauty care by African American and non-Hispanic white women and some of the female founders who are reforming the market such as Lisa Price of Carol's Daughter.

The article presents the proclamation 2013-305 issued by Pat Quinn, Governor of the State of Illinois, on August 13, 2013 in which he has proclaimed to celebrate August 28, 2013 as the Black Women in Business Appreciation Day in Illinois. The request for the proclamation was filed by the Illinois Office of the Secretary of State on August 21, 2013. The proclamation has been made to highlight the work carried out by African American women in the state.

The article profiles television mogul Sheila Johnson, co-founder of the television company BET Networks, who owns a series of businesses based on her personal interests. Topics include how she has diversified her business to include women's sports teams, a golf course, and private jet companies, her plans to open a line of hotels, and her work with films like "The Butler" and "Kicking It."

The article offers information on the 12th annual Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit to be held in Phoenix, Arizona from March 9 to 12, 2017 in which executives such as Phylicia Rashad, Ursula Burns and Bernard Tyson will be the key speakers.

The article highlights the business presentation of nonprofit organization RegiMe co-founder Kyra Seay, providing business education and social services programs for African-American women to ease their personal transition to natural hair at the annual Innovation EXPO on October 20, 2016.

The article announces that executive Denise Siele and Dr. Afua Cooper have received awards from the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the "Ottawa Business Journal" for their business accomplishments in Ontario.

The article focuses on the steps suggested by businesswoman Alice Barnes for the financial wellness of African American women such as the importance of goals, the creation of a budget, and getting more out of the money.

The article profiles C. J. Walker, hair products business owner and the first African American female millionaire in the U.S. Topics discussed include the career history of Walker, her contributions to the African American communities of Indiana and the opportunities and jobs she provided to African American women in the state.