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Kei Henderson Pays Her Artists to Take Care of Themselves
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Dr. John Harmon Sr. Face-To-Face With Students At HAX In Newark
Marilyn D. Davis: Community is the Only Real Infrastructure
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The Third + Hayden founder built a no-strings wellness fund into every deal she signs — and calls it the smartest money she spends....
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On Juneteenth, the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey turned a soccer watch party into a statement about freedom and the diaspora....
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After more than two decades representing his own work, the visual artist takes his company public Ricardo Osmondo Francis has bet on himself since...
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Pitch competitions, corporate matchmaking, and a hall full of Black founders: inside the chamber’s 2026 Juneteenth Innovation Expo. Sharon Benjamin almost let the moment...
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On a hot spring afternoon at TikTok’s headquarters, a room of founders and agency operators broke down social commerce. The mechanics were new but...
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What The Next Generation Is Actually Paying Attention To NEWARK, N.J. – May 27, the founder, president and CEO of the African American Chamber...
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Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony and performed with Emerge125, Waters’ debut was one for the books. Becoming a mother is a miracle....
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Phillip Johnson Richardson is the masterclass in the art of being human My daughter has watched The Wiz on Netflix no less than 20...