A Black-Owned National Ice Cream Company Chef Liz Rogers is the founder and executive chef of Creamalicious Ice Creams. The brand just launched in grocery stores nationwide including Walmart. It is the only African-American-owned national ice cream brand in production. Chef Liz crafts her blissfully Southern artisan desserts by celebrating her roots and community. Making Read More…
Meet Marcia Paige, the founder and CEO of Melanin-RX.com, a comprehensive online directory that houses culturally competent doctors, medical professionals, and Black-owned businesses that are allied to the medical community. These include Doulas, Trichologists, Medical Staffing Agencies, Medical Suppliers, and Wellness Products to name a few. Her goal is to bridge the gap between sought-after Black Read More…
Nationwide — Capt. Sandy Campbell has circumnavigated the globe at the helm of the world’s largest gas tankers as a merchant mariner and seafarer. Being a woman in a male-dominated industry, she’s no stranger to taking on challenges and breaking down barriers. But today the young seafarer has traded her seat in the captain’s bridge for Read More…
Amazon workers in Staten Island, N.Y., voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive. Warehouse workers cast 2,654 votes – or about 55% – in favor of a union, giving the fledgling Read More…
Nationwide — What do you do when you are in the middle of a pandemic, and your 20-year-old daughter asks you to host a talk show with her? “You do it,” said Deanna Johnson Cauthen, producer and co-host of a new television show and YouTube channel called The Elevate Talk Show. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, Deanna, Read More…
Nationwide — Rosa Higgs, an African American educator and the author of Read in 40 Hours or Less workbook series, is celebrating that her books are being used by teachers, parents, and students all across the U.S. and all over the world. She is receiving orders from as far away as Ghana, Haiti, Mexico, and South Korea. According Read More…
