| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.11.2024 | ONE SUITE RETREAT Speakers & Special Guests Include: Will Packer, Felecia Hatcher, Morgan DeBaun, Felicia Pride, and More | ONE SUITE RETREAT
ONE SUITE RETREAT
ONE SUITE RETREAT Announces Remarkable Lineup of Speakers and Special Guests Exclusive Executive Conference to Feature Industry Titans: Will Packer, Felecia Hatcher, Morgan DeBaun, Felicia Pride, and More... |
| 17.04.2024 | Cherub, an angel investing community inspired by dating apps, entices investors and founders to pair up | Jaclyn Johnson and Angeline Vuong were on a hike deliberating how hard it can be for people to get started in angel investing when they realized they had stumbled upon a startup idea.
Today they are the co-founders of Cherub, a marketplace ... |
| 23.03.2024 | A white mob burned down Opal Lee's house in 1939. At 97, she's moving back. | Opal Lee was just a girl in 1939, when a white mob burned down her family's home in Fort Worth.
Habitat for Humanity volunteers are now building a new house on the same spot so the 97-year-old known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth can live... |
| 05.03.2024 | South Asian news startup The Juggernaut is struggling to stay afloat amid fundraising woes, disenchanted staffers, and a CEO in "constant crisis," ex-employees say | This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.
Redeem now
One Friday last September, two dozen prominent South Asian journalists, business leaders, and... |
| 09.01.2024 | 'Below Deck' is one of Bravo's top-rated reality shows. Cast members say they were underpaid, subject to racist comments, and cruelly manipulated. | This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Redeem now
Elizabeth Frankini knew sleeping in a guest cabin was off-limits. She'd worked as a stewardess on luxury yachts for fiv... |
| 10.08.2023 | Black street style is the nexus of fashion — give Black communities their flowers | Redeem now
This story is part of Black Ensemble, a series celebrating Black leaders, innovators, and trendsetters in the fashion industry.
As recently as 20 years ago, luxury fashion was synonymous with formalwear. Hollywood's elite arrived... |
| 04.11.2022 | AfroTech Conference heads to Austin for first in-person event since 2019 | The AfroTech Conference, one of the nation’s most prominent Black tech gatherings, will touch down in Austin on November 13 for its first in-person event since 2019.
The event is put on annually by the publication AfroTech, with this year’s... |
| 31.03.2022 | BoxedUp brings the sharing economy to high-end video production | The cameras, lenses and lighting equipment to shoot even a relatively modest production can cost in the millions of dollars. Rental is often the name of the game, but the latticework of mom-and-pop equipment rentals can be hard to navigate.... |
| 24.02.2022 | Reflections on the future of Black entrepreneurship | Jeannine A. Cook held a grand opening for Harriett’s Bookshop in Philadelphia on February 1, 2020, just before the start of the pandemic. Courtesy of Jeannine A. Cook
In 2020, a racial reckoning in the US led to a sociopolitical shift.
In 2... |
| 03.02.2022 | How a Georgia farmer is ensuring a sustainable, safe space for Black residents in a developing 500-acre town | Georgia farmer Wayne Swanson detailed the sustainable farming plans he has in mind for developing land (pictured above) near Toomsboro, Georgia. Courtesy of Freedom Georgia Initiative
Redeem now
Wayne Swanson, a Georgia farmer and sustainab... |
| 06.01.2022 | Former Office of Comptroller of the Currency Ombudsman Writes about Banks Developing a Fairer Business Model that “Wipes out Fees Altogether” in New Blavity.com article | Sam Golden really hits the nail on the head in his new Blavity article,” states Fair neobank Founder & CEO Khalid Parekh. “He points out that Americans pay over a billion dollars a month in overdraft fees."
HOUSTON (PRWEB) January ... |
| 28.10.2021 | Blavity Launches Blavity U To Help Foster The Voices Of Black Gen-Z’ers | OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 08: Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun attends AfroTech 2019 at Oakland ... [+] Marriott City Center on November 08, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for AfroTech)Getty Images for Af... |
| 29.07.2021 | Representation Matters: Leaders Share Racial Equality Quotes on the Importance of Using Your Platform | Hear from racial equality leaders and advocates at Representation Matters, our annual racial equality summit.
Jul 28, 20214 min read
Over the last year, our society experienced a racial reckoning that was long overdue where deep inequalitie... |
| 19.06.2021 | Under Trump, Juneteenth was marred by controversy — with Biden, it's a federal holiday | The contrast between former President Donald Trump's final Juneteenth in the White House and the lead-up to President Joe Biden's first could hardly be more stark.
Biden signed into law a bill making Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end ... |
| 31.03.2021 | Two years after his passing, Nipsey Hussle’s work ethic and ingenuity still inspires these entrepreneurs | Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle’s untimely death on March 31, 2019 sent shockwaves through the music world. But his work as an entrepreneur and forward-thinking philanthropist is what has continued to define his legacy for many fans and pr... |
| 31.03.2021 | A Black Superman? Why People Don’t Understand The Science | Henry Cavill as Superman in 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'.HBO Max |
| 28.03.2021 | Data-driven cancer care platform Preveta raises US $ 2 million | Preveta, a California (United States) based startup, announced on 26th March 2021 that it has raised US $ 2 million in its seed funding round. The round was co-led by TSVC and MaC Venture Capital. |
| 14.01.2021 | Apple invests $10 million in venture capital firm focused on diverse founders | Early-stage venture capital firm Harlem Capital will receive a $10 million investment over two decades as part of Apple’s diversity push.
Apple announced Wednesday how it will allocate $100 million to address racial equity and justice.
Acco... |
| 18.11.2020 | These Entrepreneurs Are Helping Essential Workers Find Jobs | QuickHire Co-Founders, Angela Muhwezi-Hall & Deborah Muhwezi-GladneyKeshia Ezerendu Photography |
| 22.09.2020 | Despite a rough year for digital media, Blavity and The Shade Room are thriving | Last week at TechCrunch Disrupt, TechCrunch media and advertising reporter Anthony Ha sat down with Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun and The Shade Room CEO Angelica Nwandu to chat about their respective media companies, 2020 in the media world and... |
| 20.08.2020 | The founders of Blavity and The Shade Room are coming to Disrupt 2020 | Although the media industry is currently in the midst of a long-overdue reckoning over diversity, representation and racism, Morgan DeBaun and Angie Nwandu have been building a more diverse digital media landscape for years. And we’re excit... |
| 20.07.2020 | 19 media startups that top VCs say are poised to take off in 2020, as the pandemic reshapes the industry | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Business Insider asked 11 top venture-capital investors which media startups they thought would thrive in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemi... |
| 18.07.2020 | For Seattle’s cop-free protest zone, tech is both a revolutionary asset and disastrous liability | The police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor were sparks that reignited smoldering fury against authorities across the globe. One of the most watched locations has been Seattle, where protestors barricaded off a cop-free zone, dra... |
| 07.07.2020 | Blavity has a big opportunity with Black millennials, despite struggling to fit the VC ‘formula’ | Black Lives Matter may be the largest movement in U.S. history, according to four different polls cited recently by The New York Times that suggest anywhere from 15 million to 26 million people in the U.S. have participated in demonstration... |
| 10.06.2020 | The Crypto Community Needs to Stand Up and Fight Racism | Robert Greenfield is the CEO of Emerging Impact, a benefit corporation that supports NGOs and government agencies to leverage blockchain technology in social protection. Previously he was head of Social Impact & Diversity Programming at... |
| 02.06.2020 | Blavity CEO: 'Employ Black People. Fund Black Entrepreneurs. Do SOMEthing' | Minneapolis is burning. Just like Ferguson burned. Just like Baltimore burned. Just like countless other cities before them, swallowed by the rage of black protestors fed up seeing the lives of our brothers and sisters robbed by racism.
We ... |
| 02.06.2020 | 'This is a Turning Point in America.' Blavity CEO Calls on Investors to Put Their Money Where Their Mouth is | Minneapolis is burning. Just like Ferguson burned. Just like Baltimore burned. Just like countless other cities before them, swallowed by the rage of black protestors fed up seeing the lives of our brothers and sisters robbed by racism.
We ... |
| 06.05.2020 | COVID-19 Is Fundamentally Reshaping The Porn Industry — For The Better | Adult stars discuss how to make it in 'premiums' on an industry Zoom session. (Clockwise from top ... [+] left: Romi Rain, MelRose Michaels, Kristofer Weston, Lotus Lain)Free Speech Coalition |
| 17.06.2019 | The future of diversity and inclusion in tech | Silicon Valley is entering a new phase in its quest for diversity and inclusion in the technology industry. Some advocates call this part “the end of the beginning,” Code2040 CEO Karla Monterroso tells TechCrunch.
At first, advocates were f... |
| 16.11.2018 | Remodelmate wins first place at AfroTech Cup pitch competition | D.C.–based Remodelmate, a platform facilitating home renovation and remodeling projects, won first place in the final pitch competition at the 2018 AfroTech Conference, a gathering for African American technologists, startups and entreprene... |
| 25.10.2018 | The Bombs in the Mail: What We Know | UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested and is in FBI custody. The full criminal complaint is available here.
A lot of people are getting ahead of the facts concerning the spree of explosive devices sent to political figures over the past few d... |
| 26.07.2018 | Media Company Blavity Raises $6.5M in First Funding Round | Blavity, a Los Angeles, CA-based digital lifestyle media company focused on black millenials, raised $6.5m in its first funding round.
Backers included Google Ventures, Macro Ventures, Baron Davis, Comcast Ventures and Plexo Capital.
Founde... |
| 24.07.2018 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, July 24 | PE BUBBLE?
I read an interesting article titled, “Everything About Private Equity Reeks of Bubble. Party On!” It lays out the concerns of private equity’s record fundraising that’s pushed the industry’s dry powder to more than $1 trillion —... |
| 20.07.2018 | Blavity raises $6.5 million Series A round led by GV | Blavity, the digital lifestyle media company geared toward black millennials, recently closed a $6.5 million Series A round led by GV with participation from Comcast Ventures, Plexo Capital and Baron Davis Enterprises. As part of the invest... |
| 02.04.2018 | The Departed: D.C. Area Startups That Were Acquired, Merged or Shut Down in Q1 2018 | Each day, DC Inno highlights the moves companies are making—from mergers and acquisitions to shutdowns—in our daily newsletter, The Beat. Trust us, though, we know how difficult it is to keep up. Each quarter we round up "The Departed,... |
| 22.01.2018 | Putting a Pink Pussy Hat on a Harriet Tubman Statue Is Disrespectful | On Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people across the country attended various Women’s Marches, an unknown person took it upon themselves to place a pink “pussy hat” on the Harriet Tubman Memorial in Harlem. The 13-foot statue, designe... |
| 18.09.2017 | Blavity acquires Travel Noire, a travel and discovery platform for black millennials | Blavity, the media and events startup focused on black millennials and black culture, has acquired travel startup Travel Noire for an undisclosed amount.
Travel Noire, which offers up traveling tips and guidance for black millennials, reach... |
| 28.07.2017 | Morgan DeBaun on Reaching 20M Millennials – With Kat Manalac at the Female Founders Conference | Morgan DeBaun is the founder and CEO of Blavity.
Kat Manalac is a Partner at YC. Subscribe
iTunes
Google Play
Stitcher
SoundCloud
RSS Transcript
Kat Manalac – And now I’m really, really excited to introduce you to our next speaker, M... |
| 28.07.2017 | Morgan DeBaun on Reaching 20M Millennials - With Kat Manalac at the Female Founders Conference
Subscribe
Transcript | Morgan DeBaun is the founder and CEO of Blavity.
Kat Manalac is a Partner at YC. Subscribe
iTunes
Google Play
Stitcher
SoundCloud
RSS Transcript
Kat Manalac – And now I’m really, really excited to introduce you to our next speaker, M... |
| 26.07.2017 | The Fight for Equal Media Representation Puts Power in Hands of the Fans | Growing up a nerd of color, you're not just imagining yourself saving cities or exploring enchanted ruins; it often takes just as much creativity to envision yourself in those worlds at all. As a tween, I had a nearly encyclopedic knowledge... |
| 29.06.2017 | Watch the Female Founders Conference Live Stream | The stream will begin at 2PM PST on June 29, 2017.
The world needs more women-led companies.
One way we will get there faster is by building a community where successful women can share their stories and advice for those who are in earlie... |
| 04.05.2017 | Female Founders Conference 2017 Speakers | We’re excited to announce the full speaker lineup for the 2017 Female Founders Conference on June 29.
FEMALE FOUNDERS CONFERENCE 2017 SPEAKERS:
Laura Behrens-Wu · Co-Founder & CEO, Shippo
Morgan DeBaun · Co-Founder & CEO, Blavity... |
| 09.01.2017 | The Importance of Investing in Black and Latino Entrepreneurs | The article originally appeared on BlackEnterprise.
Despite the statistics, black women in the venture capital investing community are starting to be a more frequent occurrence. Additionally, they are working tenaciously to ensure that blac... |
| 17.10.2016 | This Local Startup Won Forbes' Under 30 Pitch Competition | Somerville-based Pillar Technologies, along with California environmental startup Opus 12, won the for-profit track of Forbes’ Change the World Competition at the Under 30 Summit. Both ventures took home $425,000 in funding and grants. Pill... |
| 06.10.2016 | Dang, this is actually the most big-time lineup we’ve ever seen for Founder Factory | At the upcoming Founder Factory, the well-known entrepreneurship conference put together by Philly Startup Leaders, Program Director Yuval Yarden wants people to go home with more than startup-y anecdotes.
“Attendees are going to leave with... |
| 12.09.2016 | Blavity, the BuzzFeed for black millennials, is raising $1 million and gets a redesign | Blavity, the new media and lifestyle site for the young and black in America, takes on meaningful subjects like the Black Lives Matter movement, NFL player protests and discrimination from Airbnb.
The site, which showcases BuzzFeed-like con... |
| 20.07.2016 | raceAhead: Muslims, Political Correctness and the RNC | Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
It’s the one about the Muslim girl named Maysoon Zayid, from New Jersey, of all places, who’s a stand-up comic – well, “sit down,” really, because she’s got cerebral palsy. (You know this one?) The f... |
| 15.06.2016 | Blavity’s Morgan DeBaun is speaking at Disrupt SF 2016 | Blavity is the bee’s knees — the cream of the crop media platform and community for black millennials in the digital age. Founded by Morgan DeBaun, Aaron Samuels, Jonathan Jackson and Jeff Nelson, Blavity ultimately aims to become a lifesty... |
| 16.05.2016 | Meet the 17th class of 500 Startups companies | 500 Startups’ 16th demo day just wrapped up, and the firm is already turning its eyes to its next batch of companies. More than 40 startups are participating in this batch of companies.
From softer baby products to tools for creating and di... |
| 07.09.2015 | Blavity Hopes To Be The Digital Voice of Black Millennials | Millennials are the most diverse generation in history. According to the White House Millennial Report, 40 percent of millennials are people of color. Blavity, a media startup founded by Morgan Debaun, is hoping to give a voice to this gene... |
| 11.08.2015 | #FergusonTaughtMe Touches On Race, Police Brutality And Privilege | A year ago this past Sunday, police in Ferguson, Missouri, shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old. Over the last couple of days, people haven taken to Twitter using the hashtag #FergusonTaughtMe to reflect on Brown’s u... |
| - | Murder of Alika Ogorchukwu: Is Europe just as racist as America? | On July 29, a white Italian man beat to death Alika Ogorchukwu, a disabled Nigerian street vendor from Civitanova Marche in Italy, as bystanders looked on and merely recorded the homicide.
On finding out about Ogorchukwu’s demise, I contemp... |
| - | How Black business leaders are thinking about a coming Trump administration | Black business leaders are trying to figure out why Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential race.
Many of them are also planning their next moves and how to approach a second Trump administration.
“To make this a crisis really is... |
| - | Morgan DeBaun, AfroTech and How Black Tech Innovators Can Take Advantage of the Moment | Seven years ago, Morgan DeBaun left her job in Silicon Valley to help create Blavity, a news and events company geared toward Black millennials.
The name comes from the concept of "Black gravity"— the force that pulls people of co... |
