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Tag: Black History

The Funding Crisis for Black Entrepreneurs: A Five-Part Guide for Philanthropy & Private Investors

February 3, 2025 | By

Fay Horwitt, President & CEO of Forward Cities

  For decades, efforts to close the racial wealth gap have focused on training, mentorship, and ecosystem-building-but too often, without real investment in Black entrepreneurs and….

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The Black Economic Renaissance: History in the Making

February 27, 2023 | By

Fay Horwitt

"For this Black History Month I want to flip the narrative and uplift the economic history of Blacks and their impact on our national economy." Fay….

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Juneteenth Gave Integrity to Entrepreneurship

June 17, 2022 | By

Deryle Daniels

About the Author Deryle Daniels Deryle Daniels is the Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications at Forward Cities and the owner of Daniels Development & Branding,….

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It’s (Been) Time to Reinvest in Black Wall Street

February 1, 2022 | By

Deryle Daniels

"We would be remiss to not identify that, before the term 'entrepreneurial ecosystem' was coined, Black communities were building them." Deryle Daniels Born at what was….

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