Oct 27, 2021 | Starting A Business
By Rich Barlow COVID-19 was catastrophic for communities of color, but resulted in one welcome, if somewhat surprising, benefit: a boom in Black start-up firms. The virus medically ravaged minority communities, and last year closed with Black unemployment almost...
Oct 6, 2021 | Women In Business
By Nthabiseng Makgatho It has been a challenging year for all businesses, and with ongoing turbulence nationwide, it’s clear that the future will also involve challenges. Despite the setbacks, we’ve seen women business owners continuing to push our business community...
Sep 22, 2021 | Women In Business
By Alyssa Van Duyse When Sunem Beaton-Garcia took over as president of Chippewa Valley Technical College on July 1, she broke the mold, the glass ceiling, and new ground as she walked through the door. It’s not difficult to see that the 46-year-old Latina woman with a...
Aug 25, 2021 | Customer Experience
By Sonia Thompson It’s been a year since the murder of George Floyd, and what seemed to be a subsequent racial reckoning that hit people, organizations, and brands all around the world. Many brands expressed their support for Black Lives Matter, and their commitment...
Aug 9, 2021 | Women In Business
By Melissa Howell Tuesday is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day — the day Black women on average had to work into 2021 to make what white non-Hispanic men made in 2020 — and two nonprofits in D.C. are hoping to educate residents about the work they’ve done to address income...