African entrepreneurs
(TheLoop21) — Nonprofit organization Kiva has made a name for itself by pairing microfinance and the Internet. Its website,Kiva.org, features entrepreneurs around the world in need of loans. The great thing about Kiva is that you aren’t required to lend a lot of money, which means anyone from the working class to the wealthy can […]
(New York Times) — As he sat behind his humming Singer sewing machine, a cascade of traditional African dresses and dashikis on the walls around him, Abdou Diop’s face glowed as he recounted the history of his shop, the Senegalese Fashion Center. Embroidered, tie-dye, and colorfully printed fabrics are transformed into formfitting dresses for women […]
by Alexander Cain Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, or BET founder Robert Johnson come to mind when thinking of some of the most affluent black people in the world. However, there is another black billionaire who isn’t a household name here in the United States but is making headlines throughout the world with his business organizing a […]
(Washington Informer) — Black Americans perceive the occupational roles and personality characteristics portrayed on American media about Africa as real or true to life. Operating under gross delusions, Black Americans think of themselves as “the world’s richest Blacks.” But, if African Americans took at look at Black Africans they’d see who’s moving ahead in building […]
Birame Sock has snagged the likes of Whole Foods with an alternative to paper receipts.
(The Network Journal) — The fashion world used to be a closed society, but over the years the industry has grown more diverse. And African fashion designers are being noticed. So much so, there is now Africa Fashion Week in New York City, showcasing African-American and Afro-Caribbean emerging designers. Africa Fashion Week was formed in […]
(AOL Black Voices) — Did you know that a black man owns the second-largest airport in London? According to an article from The Network Journal, a Nigerian entrepreneur with an impressive resume of accomplishments recently purchased a British airport. Adebayo Ogunlesi, chairman and managing partner of Global Infrastructure Partners, purchased Gatwick Airport, the second largest airport […]