Category: Food, Lifestyle & Culture

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Our Worth Is OURS

Our Worth Is OURS

Communication amongst anyone can be quite convoluted. For me, being Autistic adds quite a bit more complexity. Whether it be with someone else on the spectrum or not, my skills vary. I find that I am pretty literal when it comes to my understanding in most things. The fact that this is the case for...

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Plant-based manufacturer close $6M series A funding

Plant-based manufacturer close $6M series A funding

Meet Duane “Myko” Cheers and Danita Claytor, the co-founders of Everything Legendary, a Black-owned plant-based food brand with legendary flavor, that have just closed $6 million dollars in Series A funding. The round was led by CircleUp Growth Partners with additional investments from the venture capital arm of General Mills, 301 INC, and Mark Cuban. Also,...

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Standing Wrong, Moving Right

Standing Wrong, Moving Right

As people who study human conditions and behaviors, certain things are easier to notice for us, like a firefly on a hot summer’s night in the middle of a dark field. Fear has caused so many deaths of the mind, heart and more. Standing Wrong, Moving Right has also caused the death of the physical,...

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An Autistic Perspective

An Autistic Perspective

It’s different. Being Autistic; it’s different. The term neurodivergent; it literally means to differ in mental or neurological function. It seems as if from the beginning, we are supposed to feel separated from the pack. Funny thing is, we do not really need anybody to make us feel different, we can do that ourselves.            ...

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Black Neuroscientist on a world changing mission

Black Neuroscientist on a world changing mission

Shonté Jovan-Taylor is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and success strategist who is on a mission to change the world through the power of neuroscience so that more people can unleash their human potential. As a TEDx speaker and a member of the ForbesCoaches Council, she firmly believes that there is nothing more important than stretching your skill and knowledge...

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White families create new website to make amends 

White families create new website to make amends 

An Individual Reckoning and a Path to National Reconciliation A new website, SpeakingTruth.org, provides a platform for descendants of slave owners to examine their relatives’ beliefs, evaluate those actions and offer a concrete plan to make amends — thereby contributing their voices to renounce America’s history of slavery. “Speaking Truth opens a new space for individual...

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Black Dentist launches mobile Dental service for children

Black Dentist launches mobile Dental service for children

Children who live in the Mississippi Delta can now experience state-of-the-art mobile dentistry provided by Dr. LaMonica Davis Taylor, a pediatric dentist with a private practice called Smiles on Broadway Dental Care located in the city of Jackson. Dr. Taylor has been providing dental services to children in the Delta since 2015. Currently, students in Boyle, Shelby,...

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Entrepreneur turned Artist launches greeting card collection

Entrepreneur turned Artist launches greeting card collection

A world-renowned speaker, coach, and entrepreneur, Tera Carissa Hodges has been building an empowerment empire since 2006. Since initially launching her empowerment endeavors, she has coached over 10,000 women in over 25 countries and has spoken on over 100 platforms throughout the US, Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, and Africa. Her business is focused on empowering...

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Jessica Myers, says she is ‘The Dealmaker’

Jessica Myers, says she is ‘The Dealmaker’

Jessica Myers wears a lot of hats. Entrepreneur. House flipper. Real estate investor. Even history-making hotel owner is an accurate distinction. But the 34-year-old, says she prefers to be known simply as “the dealmaker” (a.k.a. #TheDealMkr). Piad Advertisement And looking at her professional track record the moniker is fitting. Since 2015, she has renovated more...