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BWTT Presents Founder Friday Series: Shante Frazier

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Shante Frazier is the cofounder of WellCapped. This data-driven beauty company allows customers to discover emerging long-tail brands through a Netflix-Esque suggestion list from their select inventory. The company’s primary target market is hyper-consumers who purchase and rent high-quality lace-front wigs.  After joining Gener8tor’s Nmotion accelerator studio to build a company in 2020 and brainstorming …

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BWTT Presents Founder Friday Series: Ugochi Obidiegwu

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Ugochi Obidiegwu is the founder and CEO of The Safety Chic. The Safety Chic is a social enterprise that develops African-themed safety education products and programs for African children to increase safety consciousness and reduce preventable accidents affecting children.  Based in Nigeria, Ugochi specializes in policy advisory and products and program development to enhance the …

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BWTT Presents Founder Friday Series: Jasmine Lawrence

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Jasmine Lawrence is the Founder and CEO of EDEN Bodyworks. This company provides natural products that integrate wellness and beauty inspired by nature to restore and maintain the hair and body’s original design. After experiencing hair challenges at a young age, Jasmine shifted her challenge into purpose and began finding solutions independently. Almost two decades …

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Black Tech Startups

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Working around social issues has been the go-to way of functioning for many businesses in the past. Historically, Black-owned businesses were often overlooked and practically viewed as non-existent throughout crucial growth periods. Underserved and underrepresented communities were seen as ways companies could evolve their business without proper compensation (money, freedom, etc.). This gross mismanagement of …

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Here’s Five Black LGBTQIA+ Tech Founders and VCs You Should Know

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On June 28th, 1969, police raided The Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village in New York City. This moment would be the beginning of a six-day protest and riot and a significant catalyst for the gay rights movement in the United States and worldwide. The Stonewall Riots were an act of resistance against …

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The Up and Coming Young Black Entrepreneurs Making Changes

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The black community has a lot of people to thank when it comes to entrepreneurship. From innovating new businesses to creating jobs, the black community has been instrumental in shaping our current economic landscape. As the black community becomes more prosperous, so does its role as entrepreneurs. These up-and-coming young entrepreneurs prove that black businesses …

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10 Black Innovators in Technology You Should Know

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Black innovators have played a significant role in shaping the world’s technology development. Our ability to use everyday essentials like caller ID, traffic lights, and even the computer (or device) you’re reading this on, is due to the inventions and creative minds of Black leaders. We hear a lot about gender gaps in the business …

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