Business
Camelback Ventures Releases First-Ever Camelback Fellowship Insights Report, Spotlighting How Proximate Leaders Are Redefining Innovation
Camelback Ventures announces the release of its first-ever Camelback Fellowship Insights Report. This is a data-driven analysis of 892 applications from early-stage social impact entrepreneurs across 44 states, who applied in the fall of 2025 for our latest Cohort 16, which started this month. The report offers a rare, in-depth look at how founders with lived experience are building scalable, sustainable ventures that address some of the nation’s most pressing challenges.
Black Women Founded Startup Byio Challenges Big Tech with the First Community Controlled Social Media Platform Where Users Decide Who Gets In
The rules of social media have been set by algorithms and tech corporations for nearly two decades. Those systems determine who gets seen, who gets paid, and whose voices are amplified.
The Rich Get Richer…
Recent reports say the economy is now the top concern in many American households. Families feel it at the grocery store, gas station, when paying utility bills, and when trying to stretch a monthly budget. Official inflation numbers may tell one story, but everyday experience sometimes tells another. For many people, the cost of necessities feels far higher than it did just a few years ago. That raises a simple question: do the economic signals we hear truly reflect what Black households are living through?
Women & wealth: Tips for navigating your lifelong financial journey
We are in the midst of a seismic shift in wealth. This phenomenon, often referred to as the “Great Wealth Transfer,” describes the unprecedented movement of assets from the Baby Boomer generation to their heirs – an estimated $105 trillion by 2048. And women are poised to inherit most of this.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK BOOKSTORES (NAB2) RELEASES INAUGURAL STATE OF THE BLACK BOOKSTORE REPORT AND NATIONAL DIRECTORY
The National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2) released its inaugural State of the Black Bookstore Report alongside the launch of the National Black-Owned Bookstore Directory, marking the first comprehensive, data-driven snapshot of Black-owned bookstores nationwide.
I Look Back and Wonder…
The content of this column will always let you know that I am a strong proponent of homeownership, it is the primary source of wealth in most American families. This week I’m going to provide you with some history on Black homeownership in Chicagoland.
Blueprint Capital Advisors Announces 2026 Power100
Blueprint Capital Advisors Announces Magic Johnson, Serena Williams, Gwyneth Paltrow, Shaquille O’Neal and Other Influential Leaders Named to the 2026 Power100
Republic Bank Announces New Inclusion and Diversity Lead in Human Resources
Republic Bank & Trust Company (“Republic” or the “Bank”) is proud to announce the promotion of Kenya Lacy to Associate Vice President, Inclusion and Diversity Manager.
Keeping Hope Alive Through Legacy Planning
Black History Month invites us to remember courage under pressure. It reminds us that our ancestors survived systems designed to exclude them. They built families, churches, businesses, and neighborhoods anyway. Survival was not optional. It was necessary.
Rising optimism among small and middle market business leaders suggests growth for Illinois
Business optimism is returning for small and midsize business leaders at the start of 2026, fueling confidence and growth plans.
Genius Factor Academy and National Black MBA Association Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch AI-Driven Career Intelligence Platform
Genius Factor Academy and the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) today announced a strategic partnership aimed at empowering professionals to align their talent, passion, career and income in the rapidly evolving age of artificial intelligence.
The Advanced Leadership Institute and Carnegie Mellon University Kick-Off the New Program Year with the 2026 Emerging Leaders Program
The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI), in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, announces the launch of its 2026 programming year with the fifth cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program – one of TALI's cohort-based programs designed to educate, develop, connect, and position Black leaders and their allies for success. The program welcomes a new class of talented professionals and introduces key enhancements for the year ahead.
Zelle® and Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, in Partnership with Community Development Investors, Launch New Scholarship to Invest in Black MBA Students Pursuing Small Business Ownership
As millions of American small business owners prepare to retire – and thousands of Main Street businesses face closure – popular person-to-person service Zelle® and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), in partnership with Community Development Investors (CDI), today announced a new scholarship for students at select Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) that aspire to keep those businesses alive, local and Black-owned.
Your Legacy Is Richer Than You Think
Many believe they will be remembered for what they owned—a house, a business, insurance, or a bank account. Yet when families gather—at repasts, reunions, holidays, or around the kitchen table—conversations rarely center on possessions. Instead, stories are shared, told and retold, bringing laughter, tears, and the warmth of memories coming alive.
