It was late 2019 when CryptoBoxers, the very first boxing video game with an ecosystem in cryptocurrency, based on the blockchain. announced a projected entry date into the gaming market. Then Covid hit, and the world was propelled into an unexpected twelfth round. Cryptocurrency however, emerged from the pandemic, becoming a mainstream force, and CryptoBoxers […]
Tracy Vontélle Green and Nancey Harris founded Vontélle eyewear brand with the focus to bring fashionable eyewear to the masses. Today, Vontélle is one of the few thriving Black-owned brands. The two entrepreneurs gave The New York Trend insight into how they did it. Q: What have been some of the challenges you faced during […]
By John Tschohl By the end of 2021, the labor shortage had reached epic proportions, with an estimated 10.7 million unfilled jobs. Everywhere I went, businesses displayed signs saying they were hiring. Restaurants and other businesses reduced their hours of operations because they didn’t have enough employees to take care of their customers. Considering this […]
360NFT, the first of its kind Black owned music NFT platform, powered by Trapchain, Inc., has collaborated with indie music artist and native Chicagoan, Willie Taylor, to drop his first NFT for his music project, “Write My Wrongs.” Taylor first gained notoriety as a contestant from MTV’s “Making the Band 4,” where he was chosen […]
SuperRare, the pioneering marketplace for curated NFT artwork, is pleased to announce the first-ever NFT artwork by three-time Academy Award nominated composer, producer, artist, and activist J. Ralph, Wu-Tang Clan legend Method Man and artist Robbie Shilstone. The NFT artwork “Twenty Five Years Later…” features an original song, “93 Bells,” by J. Ralph and Method […]
Recently making national headlines with his pup-turned-Christmas-Grinch on USA Today, we would love to arrange an interview with you and pioneering creative dog groomer Gabriel Feitosa who is going viral transforming dogs into art and gaining nearly 1 million TikTok followers. Feitosa appeared as a finalist on ABC’s “Pooch Perfect” where he impressed judges Rebel […]
The Alliance for Coney Island has announced that Chase Bank is reopening a full-service branch in Coney Island for the first time since 2016. As a neighborhood that currently only has one full-service bank at the Western end of Mermaid Avenue, the opening of Chase, which closed its branch shortly after Superstorm Sandy, is an […]
Chef Liz Rogers has launched the only Black-owned national ice cream brand into Walmart, Target, and supermarkets across the country. Chef Liz is behind America’s fastest-growing new ice cream Creamalicisous. She is sharing her Southern family heritage through her ice cream about her four generation family recipes, baked from scratch in their entirety and intertwined […]
An innovative new company, Cherry Monkeys is making their way to the top with its interactive lifestyle brand that educates self-mastery and potty training for children to learn and have fun. Cherry Monkeys consists of potty training while educating children through coloring and storybooks about geography, history, math, English, multicultural backgrounds, cleanliness, sharing, and learning […]
Krystle Coleman, owner of Midori Star Media Group, is continuing to make waves in the media industry and shows no signs of slowing down. Krystle’s Midori Star Media is in its seventh year of operation, representing clients both in the Miami area and across the country. Her boutique firm, Midori Star Media Group, showcases her […]
Wealth inequality has long existed in America – particularly for members of the Black community, and furthermore, Black women – and is largely attributed to barriers in property ownership through real estate investment. To help bridge this gap, tech entrepreneur and former venture capitalist Calvin Cooper is on a mission to make investing possible for […]
The hotel industry is projected to end 2021 down more than $59 billion in business travel revenue compared to 2019, according to a new report released today by the American Hotel & Lodging Association and Kalibri Labs. That comes after losing nearly $49 billion in business travel revenue in 2020. Business travel is the hotel […]
For two decades, the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) has honored over 860 Asian American corporate executives and entrepreneurs, representing scores of industries, nationwide, through its annual Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business flagship awards program. The 2021 Pinnacle Awards were awarded to Anne Chow, CEO of AT&T Business, and Krishnan Rajagapolan, CEO of […]
Caressa Brow Artistry is “The Queen of Eyebrows for Women Of Color.” This self-taught queen has evolved into a licensed aesthetician and has mastered the skill of shaping natural eyebrows. She started her reign in this industry five and a half years ago, there was absolutely no representation for Black women in the eyebrow industry. […]
If the Land Of Changemaking had a queen, it would surely be Lauren deLisa Coleman, and her castle would be found in the mystical land known as the Hudson Yards section of New York City. Yet far from admiring her jewels and walking around in fine gowns, she’s more like a warrior queen leveraging emerging […]
Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson returns to MTC for the
Broadway debut of his brilliant solo play celebrating the strong,
big-hearted woman who raised him: Miss Rachel. In a 1950s boarding
house outside Buffalo, Nanny, as she was affectionately called, opened
her doors to anyone and everyone in need of kindness, hope, compassion
and care. Giving a tour-de-force performance accompanied by live music
written by acclaimed composer Bill Sims, Jr. and performed by Blues
Hall of Fame Guitarist Junior Mack, Santiago-Hudson embodies more than
20 vibrant characters, creating a richly textured reminiscence that’s
inspiring, uplifting and right at home on Broadway.
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Episode 124: Stopping The “Miseducation” With NY Edge CEO Rachael Gazdick The Trend With Justin A Williams With more than 20 years of experience in education advocacy, guest Rachael Gazdick has dedicated her career to building equity in education. As CEO of NYC’s largest school-based afterschool and summer program provider, Gazdick leads New York Edge’s mission to provide thousands of K-12 public school students with free, engaging programs that enhance their learning and help them to achieve their full potential. Gazdick and I discuss the rigors of trying to change the stigma surrounding urban education, how has NY been the perfect community for their programs and why believing in the kids and staff is always the first place we start any dialogue! Come and listen!
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