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Keith Houlemard will take on an executive position at the Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA). According to a news release sent to AFROTECH, Houlemard will succeed Ken Bentley as the APGA Tour’s CEO. Bentley created the APGA in 2010 alongside…
The latest TikTok challenge taking over our timelines, the #NoSpendJanuary challenge, is a new approach to savings that urges individuals to resist unnecessary spending. Scrolling through the #NoSpendJanuary hashtag, you see a sneak peek into people’s regular spending habits. Although…
According to press release, veteran sports professional Raven Jemison has been appointed to serve as team president for the city’s Kansas City Current, its women’s soccer team. Moreover, Jemison will succeed the team’s first president Allison Howard, making her the first…
Seven diverse brands will soon be making their way into Target stores. This push is in part due to Diverse Powered Brands, a B2B global digital catalog that helps buyers connect with diverse suppliers and brands, according to its website.…
A nonprofit in East Point, GA, has distributed a grant to Black-Owned Georgia Farm, Local Lands, to expand local food production. “This past year has been very, very good for us,” Asa Ysrael, head farmer at Local Lands, told the…
Zachary Wallace is intertwining his passion for both food and music to grow in the business realm. Andscape reports Wallace was a contributing songwriter for some of the culture’s classic hits, which include songs such as “Goodies” and “Get It…
The BIPOC-founded marketing agency has been acquired by Stagwell, according to a press release. The acquisition marks the marketing and communications group’s first for 2024. “We’re excited to become a part of Stagwell and its Constellation network, a company that…
As AFROTECH previously mentioned, Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Cooper are the brains behind Eastside Golf. The duo created the brand in 2019 to bring more exposure to golf among youth and those who don’t play the sport. Within the first…
The tech YouTuber has joined Glystn, “the first AI-driven community engagement engine that helps creators scale their businesses through intelligent automation,” as an advisor, according to a press release shared with AFROTECH. Brownlee was among the platform’s early pilot partners…
Business Insider reports that the AI-backed video startup has raised new funding in a $8 million seed round. As previously reported by AFROTECH, Adventr had already closed on $5 million in seed funding in 2021 with investments from Paladin Capital,…
Franchise Times reports that former PepsiCo executive Derek Lewis has signed a franchise agreement with Derrick Hayes, founder of Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks, to build 10 restaurants across central Florida. This follows after Lewis spent 35 years at PepsiCo, most recently…
As AFROTECH previously reported, the basketball star launched Big Face Coffee in 2021, a venture that was a result of selling cups of coffee for $20 from his hotel room while in the NBA “Bubble” for the 2019–20 season during…
