Ice Cube’s BIG3 Officially Certified As First Black-Owned Sports League

This week (October 14), it was announced that the BIG3 basketball league has been certified as a Black-owned and operated business by ByBlack and US Black Chambers, Inc. The announcement makes the BIG3, an innovative 3-on-3 competition, the first and only sports league to receive such official acknowledgment. The league was launched back in 2017Continue reading “Ice Cube’s BIG3 Officially Certified As First Black-Owned Sports League”

FREE PROMOTION FOR YOUR BUSINESS!

Hey, This is your boy @Khaos_iam with Queenie’s Blog! And we are offering a one-time free post to promote your business on our blog, which includes either a virtual interview over Instagram or Facebook or written interview where we send you a list of questions and you send the answers back. We do offer aContinue reading “FREE PROMOTION FOR YOUR BUSINESS!”

Instagram launches labels for Black-owned businesses

The new initiative is part of Instagram’s recently formed equity team’s ongoing investment in creating more economic opportunity for Black-owned businesses. Instagram is making it easier for people to discover Black-owned businesses directly on its platform. This week, the popular social media giant with over 1 billion monthly users launched a “Black-owned” label for companies on itsContinue reading “Instagram launches labels for Black-owned businesses”

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10 Black Inventors Who Changed Your Life

From the time European settlers began forcing Africans into the horrors of slavery in the early 17th-century American colonies, enslaver stole more than just these men and women’s freedom.  Over the course of American slavery’s nearly 250-year history, these particular slaveholders also attempted to take credit for their enslaveds’ inventions, and, as such, there’s noContinue reading “10 Black Inventors Who Changed Your Life”

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IPSY Provides Update To Its $5M Investment Into Black-Owned Beauty Brands

Essence.com HERE’S HOW THE ‘BEAUTY AMPLIFIED’ PROGRAM HAS HELPED THESE BUSINESS OWNERS. Black beauty business has all eyes on its market due to the monetized value our community brings in. Last year, we saw a well-needed boost of support from Black-owned brands and this summer IPSY – the largest beauty subscription service, made a commitment that theContinue reading “IPSY Provides Update To Its $5M Investment Into Black-Owned Beauty Brands”

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Pharrell Williams launches Black ambition non-profit initiative

“With Black Ambition, the goal is to help strengthen the pipeline of talented entrepreneurs and close the opportunity and wealth gaps derived from limited access to capital and resources,” Pharrell Williams said. Pharrell Williams has announced Black Ambition, a non-profit initiative that aims to provide a bridge to success for Black and Latino entrepreneurs who are launchingContinue reading “Pharrell Williams launches Black ambition non-profit initiative”