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02/10/2025

Underneath the actress’ insecure comic persona lies the fearless heart of a serial entrepreneur. Issa Rae has parlayed a film and television career into a jewelry collection, a haircare company, a Prosecco brand—and counting. A portrait of a modern renaissance woman. http://on.forbes.com/6186ITSo0

02/10/2025

With an MVP performance by quarterback Jalen Hurts and a dominant showing by the defense, the Philadelphia usurped the crown, trouncing the , 40-22, to claim the franchise’s second title, and first since the 2017 season. http://on.forbes.com/6184ITSn4

02/10/2025

Prossy Muyingo is worried. Uganda announced an Ebola outbreak on Jan. 30, following the death of a nurse in Kampala.

Muyingo is an award-winning community health worker who lives in Uganda’s Mityana district, about 28 miles from Kampala. CHWs are generally from the same communities they serve, and they help to plug the gap where nurses and doctors are in short supply.

Uganda has beaten Ebola before. “We made sure that the information we had on the ground moved faster than the virus,"" Muyingo explains, reflecting on the work she and her fellow CHWs did in previous outbreaks. But the new outbreak comes during a fortnight of confusion and desperation in the global health community as a wave of orders from the new U.S. president and secretary of state abruptly cut off most aid. While people had been preparing for some sort of foreign aid review by the new administration, the rug-pulled-out part was that aid was immediately stopped while the review was pending.

HIV clinics have closed. Food aid sits in storage. Classrooms have shut down. Every day that the 90-day aid freeze continues, over 1,000 more people will die of malaria.

02/07/2025

From Forbes’ new CultureX series: At the dawn of the 20th century, Maggie L. Walker taught a generation of women how to achieve financial independence and enrich their lives.

02/06/2025

Donald Trump’s genius marketing instincts forged a political movement. Now his pugnacious style has inspired a more tribal business model. And nobody embodies that better than UFC’s combative chairman.

Full story: http://on.forbes.com/6182IEifC

02/05/2025

A century ago, O.W. Gurley built an empire of African American businesses in Tulsa. Though it all came burning down in the massacre of 1921, new generations of entrepreneurs rose from the ashes.

A century ago, O.W. Gurley built an empire of African American businesses in Tulsa. Though it all came burning down in the massacre of 1921, new generations ...

02/04/2025

The 119th Congress marked the first since 2016 with a decrease in women’s representation when it officially kicked off on January 3. It’s a slight decline: 150 women will serve, down from the 151 who were in office on Election Day. Of those lawmakers, 21 (18 House representatives and three senators) were sworn in for the first time.

While seniority largely rules the day in the halls of Congress, history has seen quite a few freshmen who’ve made an early mark. In 2019, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a former bartender from Queens, quickly became one of the most talked-about politicians in America, amassing a large social media following, starring in a Netflix documentary and even appearing on magazine covers. In 1987, 47-year-old Representative Nancy Pelosi had already made such an impression in her very first week of Congress her colleague Representative George Miller introduced her as “the future first woman speaker of the House.” Immediately after taking her oath in 2017, political pundits shortlisted freshman California Senator Kamala Harris as a party favorite for the White House.

02/04/2025

Be careful what you believe from the latest anti-DEI headlines. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is not going away. It’s forecasted to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 12% according to PR Newswire, primarily through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and partnerships.

Yes, there has been pushback from conservative lobbyist groups like the National Center for Public Policy Research. Meta, Walmart, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Ford, Toyota, Harley-Davidson, Indian Motorcycle, Polaris, Stanley Black & Decker, DeWalt Tools, Craftsman, Caterpillar, Boeing, Coors and Jack Daniel’s have notably pivoted their DEI strategies in recent months partially due to outside pressure.

However, there are two sides to every story. The story that is not being told is the one of positive support for DEI. At least 10 boards have pushed back on the lobbyists, urging shareholders to vote against DEI bans. Costco, Apple, Boeing, Cigna, Coca-Cola, Citigroup, John Deere, Progressive, MGM, and PepsiCo have vocalized their support in recent months publicly for DEI. Cisco and JP Morgan Chase’s CEOs have made public statements defending their corporate DEI programs.

02/04/2025

Beyoncé won Best Country Album for Cowboy Carter at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, cementing her place in country music history and becoming the first Black woman to win in this category.

The 43-year-old global superstar released Cowboy Carter on March 29, 2024, which included more than two dozen tracks and a range of collaborators, including Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone and more.

02/04/2025

The 119th Congress marked the first since 2016 with a decrease in women's representation when it officially kicked off on January 3. It’s a slight decline: 150 women will serve, down from the 151 who were in office on Election Day. Of those lawmakers, 21 (18 House representatives and three senators) were sworn in for the first time.

While seniority largely rules the day in the halls of Congress, history has seen quite a few freshmen who’ve made an early mark. In 2019, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a former bartender from Queens, quickly became one of the most talked-about politicians in America, amassing a large social media following, starring in a Netflix documentary and even appearing on magazine covers. In 1987, 47-year-old Representative Nancy Pelosi had already made such an impression in her very first week of Congress her colleague Representative George Miller introduced her as “the future first woman speaker of the House.” Immediately after taking her oath in 2017, political pundits shortlisted freshman California Senator Kamala Harris as a party favorite for the White House.

As work in the new Congressional calendar gets underway, here are some of the newcomers who could, like Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi and Harris, become future political heavyweights.

The 119th Congress officially kicked off on January 3rd with 21 women being sworn in for the first time. Here are some of the newcomers who could become future political heavyweights.

02/03/2025

Beyoncé won Best Country Album for Cowboy Carter at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, cementing her place in country music history and becoming the first Black woman to win in this category.

The 43-year-old global superstar released Cowboy Carter on March 29, 2024, which included more than two dozen tracks and a range of collaborators, including Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone and more.

Beyoncé made history at the 2025 Grammy Awards by winning Best Country Album for "Cowboy Carter," becoming the first Black woman to achieve this milestone.

01/31/2025

As several leading brands reconsider their DEI commitments, a new report published on Wednesday highlights the significant buying power of Black Americans, who are on pace to spend more than $2 trillion by 2026.

Global measurement company Nielsen released its annual report, Engaging Black Audiences: How brands impact, grow and win with inclusion, which pushed the figure. The diverse intelligence series has been published since 2011 and used by top advertisers for insights on trends and behaviors of U.S. consumers, in this case, Black Americans. The report notes that in 2024, Black Americans consumed an average of 84 hours per week of media (digital, television, radio). That’s up from an average of 81 hours in 2023.

In comparison, the overall U.S. population consumed an average of 72 hours and 39 minutes of media in 2024 and approximately 69 hours the year prior.

01/27/2025

Tope Awotona is the founder and CEO of the scheduling software startup Calendly, which private investors valued at $3 billion in 2021. https://t.co/LXYvWLVnGd

01/27/2025

Join us for the highly anticipated return of the 2025 ForbesBLK Summit in Atlanta this April! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this luxurious and unforgettable event. Sign-up now to receive notifications when the second registration opens: http://on.forbes.com/6188xy3jq

01/24/2025

Join us for the highly anticipated return of the 2025 ForbesBLK Summit in Atlanta this April! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this luxurious and unforgettable event. Sign-up now to receive notifications when the second registration opens.

01/20/2025

Amidst the ongoing crisis of the California Wildfires, ForbesBLK LA is teaming up with the & Lives to support affected residents. Together, they’re setting up a large-scale operation to mobilize volunteers, collect essential products, nonperishable foods, and monetary donations – help residents transition to temporary housing. Let’s come together to rebuild LA! To donate, volunteer or learn more, visit https://www.stronghomenetwork.com.

01/15/2025

Last Month, for ForbesBLK Lagos Members joined the Rural Purity Outreach at the Jesus Command Orphanage School for a community service event. Over 20 volunteers, participated in a charity cleaning exercise to improve the living conditions of 200+ children at the orphanage. The event enhanced environmental hygiene, fostered community engagement, and showcased the impact of partnerships for social good. A donation of N50,000 was raised by a ForbesBLK member, ensuring cleaner and more hygienic classrooms for the children.

01/13/2025

Tamira Chapman (), the CEO of Storehouse In A Box, leads off the 2025 ForbesBLK newsletter CEO Series with a Q&A discussing a new endeavor with Penguin Random House to create Storehouse Voices. The new publishing line specifically targets Black authors and plans to release 20 books annually through Penguin Random House (PRH) subsidiary Crown Publishing Group. Under the partnership, Chapman, 45, will lead Storehouse Voices. The imprint also made three editorial hires to oversee projects.

“We are focusing on diverse storytellers,” Chapman tells Forbes. “Prior to now, this publishing landscape has been inaccessible to those that do not have a platform. Our goal with Storehouse Voices is to amplify the storytellers that have canon-level work, so work that’s missing from bookshelves that succinctly centers Black folks and the categories of things we care about.”