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Rihanna is expanding her empire! It is no secret hair has been important to Rihanna’s identity. Now she is taking that passion into the business world. The mogul took to social media to announce Fenty Hair will launch on June…

Fearless Fund has been barred temporarily from providing funding to Black entrepreneurs. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, the venture capital fund had been sued by Edward Blum and his American Alliance for Equal Rights group in August 2023 for “explicit racial…

Keith Lee is back with another food review, but this one is special because it hits home. According to Dexerto, the beloved TikTok food reviewer left fans stunned after sharing a video of him testing out his brother’s new restaurant,…

Determined to have her voice heard in the financial sector, Sandra L. Richards now leads with over 20 years of experience. Since May 2007, she has been a dedicated member of Morgan Stanley. Initially hired as a director, diversity specialist,…

Steve Stoute forged his own lane in the music industry, rising to the cream of the crop. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, Stoute worked as a former Sony Music Entertainment executive serving as its president for urban music between 1990 and…

Vanessa Wyche is leading the way at NASA and made history in the process. Since 1989, the South Carolina native, with a Bachelor of Science in materials engineering and a Master of Science in bioengineering from Clemson University, has worked…

Wawa Gatheru is striving to make the world a better place. Changemaker As previously reported by AFROTECH™, the Connecticut native and Rhodes Scholar founded Black Girl Environmentalist (BGE), an organization creating a more equitable space in the climate sector by empowering…

In a world that’s been evolving constantly in the digital realm for as long as most of us can remember, it’s hard to deny the negative impacts smartphones and social media have on our attention span. Users can hardly sit…

A deeper dive into NASA’s research led Lisa Dyson to become an innovator leading a multi-million-dollar company. Call To Action Dyson founded Air Protein, a startup developing an alternative to animal protein using air fermentation. As previously reported by AFROTECH™,…

“I’d be lying if I told you I thought I would be where I am right now at this point in time,” he mentioned on the panel. “Did I think it was possible? Yes, but I thought it was going…

Melissa Bradley is a dynamic investor leading a multi-billion-dollar initiative to uplift minority entrepreneurs. She is the founder and managing partner of 1863 Ventures, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit accelerator and venture fund that began to realize its purpose once it…

Justin Shaifer, “Mr. Fascinate,” is enriching the minds of the younger generation. The Southside Chicago, IL, native raised in a single-parent household is dedicating his life towards educating the youth in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). “I was one…