Pivoting off recently announced new leadership at the Greater Memphis Chamber, conversations were called for with Black Business Association’s Ernest D. Strickland, Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum’s Jozelle Booker and Stephanie Alexander with the Memphis Area Minority Contractors Association.
The...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) are front and center of hiring at BlueOval City, Ford Motor Company prepares to open its s new mega plant in Stanton, Tennessee, in 2025.
“Around the BlueOval City project, our goal is to have...
Somehow Shannon A. Brown’s mother knew, even when he was very young, that he would become a man with great responsibility.
“Mother would always be pinning money in my pocket with a safety pin and saying, ‘Here, take this and...
A “Celebration of Diversity” was the theme as the Mid-South Minority Business Council (MMBC) Continuum held its annual Robert R. Church, Sr. Achievement Awards luncheon and celebration at the Holiday Inn – University of Memphis last week (Nov. 16).
The...
Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) held its 25th annual Flame and Spark Awards on Nov. 3 at Downtown’s Halloran Center for Education and Performing Arts.
The event kicked off with a red carpet and reception for attendees to meet...
Rebecca Matlock Hutchinson knows that it has “become quite common for young people to create businesses.” She also knows many need help.
On Saturday (November 19), the SCORE CDC will offer such help during the Youth Entrepreneur Workshop at their...
Social and economic mobility – along with “general community betterment” – form the underpinning for the $1M capital grant program that the Ford Motor Company Fund has rolled out for West Tennessee nonprofits.
The Ford Motor Company Fund is the...
As the administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, Isabella Casillas Guzman travels the country to promote business ownership and encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to access SBA resources and tools.
That mission landed her in the Hall of Mayors at Memphis City...
Black radio always has been important and, in some cases, life changing.
Programs explicitly targeted to Black audiences brought together their music, stories, and culture, propelling Black artists into the mainstream while broadcasting news of the ever-growing civil rights movement.
It's...
Financial investment momentum is building in Memphis as more developers look to plant their flags in the Bluff City.
One minority-owned equity firm is joining the anticipated progression, with plans to invest hundreds of millions in the city they consider...