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Black Girls Code and haircare brand The Doux have partnered to launch a competition for girls and young women to use AI to create original videos that reflect their self-perception.

Tennis star Coco Gauff and entrepreneur Emma Grede, co-founder of SKIMS and Good American, are partnering with UPS to mentor small-business owners through the "UPS Unlocking Potential" campaign.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook is joining the anime industry by partnering with Studio Azuki, a new Web3 anime studio.

Nyamakop Game Studio recently announced the launch of its latest project, Relooted, a side-scrolling puzzle platformer where users can join a group of thieves who reclaim stolen artifacts from Western museums and return them to their countries of origin.

Desange Kuenihira, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been announced as UNHCR’s featured storyteller.

Yelp introduced "Black-owned" tags to boost visibility for Black-owned businesses, but it .had an unexpected impact. While it increased visibility and customer engagement, a new study reveals that it also led to lower average ratings in Detroit.

The Financial Times has released its ranking of the fastest-growing African countries. The ranking, now in its fourth year, revealed that Nigerian and South African companies dominate the list, with 79 businesses from both countries featured.

Workplace surveillance is surging in the Global South, according to a new report. The term “Little Tech” was made popular by the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), which argues that excessive regulation was stifling innovation.

Michigan's Black economic development groups got a $300,000 state grant to support Black businesses, boosting local economic growth and opportunities.

Wisdom Kaye has earned a coveted spot on Forbes’ Top Creators 2025 list. The 24-year-old was pursuing a degree in electrical engineering when he stepped away to focus on fashion. 🔗

Is The Black VC Pipeline Drying Up? . Fewer Black professionals are entering venture capital and even fewer are rising through the ranks, the 2025 Black Venture report finds.

Redemption Bank is now the first Black-owned bank west of Texas following Redemption Holding Company's acquisition of Utah-based Holladay Bank and Trust. The acquisition also marks the first time Black investors have acquired a white-owned bank. 🔗

The Southern Environmental Law Center, representing the NAACP, have warned Elon Musk’s xAI they plan to sue over illegal gas turbines at a South Memphis supercomputer. 🔗

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Cluely, the “cheat at everything” AI app, just raised $15m in a Series A round led by a16z

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Sundial Media & Technology Group (the parent company of ESSENCE, AFROPUNK, and Refinery29) has partnered with Creator Currency Networks to launch CreateHer Network. The creator platform aims to help women creators get paid fairly.

Book clubs are surging in popularity, especially among Gen Z and millennials. But most still spotlight books by white authors. That’s where Mylitcorner comes in. We spoke with founder & author Ifeoma Igwe about how she’s using AI to reimagine book clubs.

Baltimore’s Mayor’s Office of Small and Minority Business Advocacy & Development has partnered with the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., to enhance access to certification programs, contracting opportunities, and business development resources.

Nahom Worku, a 21-year-old Ethiopian student, won Apple’s Swift Student Challenge with his app AccessEd, which provides learning resources accessible with or without Wi-Fi, addressing global education gaps.