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Aneshai Smith's Harriet platform allows sports venues to profit from leftover food, reduce waste, and feed the hungry.

In his new book, Afro Sheen, the legendary founder of the Johnson Products Company chronicles his creation of a business empire that spanned the Jim Crow era, the Civil Rights movement and the rise of Black economic power.

Jim Reynolds built Loop Capital into the biggest Black-owned investment bank in the world. Now, along with some of the NBA’s biggest stars, he’s helping Coco5 become a player in the premium hydration beverage market.

Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson was just sentenced to nearly 10 years for attempting to defraud investors. Counter to his claims, it doesn’t spell a downfall for all Black founders.

Gregory Shepherd, the founder and CEO of Kultivated Haircare, has poured his overtime pay from the FDNY into building a presence in fast-growing Black haircare market.

Musicbuk founder DuMarkus Davis is determined to build a billion-dollar company -- with a team aligned with his vision.

Lacey Reddix and Pilanda Watkins-Curry, the co-founders of Olokun Minerals, want to extract from the ocean the minerals key to the energy transition.

Dashell Laryea, the co-founder and CEO of Ezra Financial, believes that employer-supported emergency savings accounts will help workers gain financial security and access to the American Dream.

Lyle Adams, the founder and CEO of Spry, is on a mission to help college athletic departments manage the business of running their programs.

Aclima founder Davida Herzl is taking bold action against air pollution, leveraging rigorous science and purpose-driven technology to improve air quality and save lives.