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Lynnise E. Phillips Pantin  Mar 22, 2019 5:07PM EDT

From Fyre Fest to Theranos, the Invisible Racial Subtext of Raising Capital [Op-Ed]

Lynnise Pantin, director of the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic at Columbia Law School, argues that it is possible to create an environment that prioritizes equality of access to capital for entrepreneurs of color.
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 25, 2016 4:14PM EDT

New Study Says Immigrants Fuel American Innovation

Researchers found that more than half of the nation’s $1 billion startups were founded by immigrants.
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 21, 2015 11:16AM EDT

Report: Women of Color are Starting More Businesses Than Ever Before

There are 9.9 million women-owned businesses in the United States, and increasingly, they are run by women of color.
Qimmah Saafir  Mar 26, 2015 12:13PM EDT

Jay Z Now the Owner of Tidal Streaming Services

And his dynasty expands.
Miriam Zoila Pérez  Jan 21, 2015 7:00AM EST

Duo Creates Maternity Line Especially for Butches

“Pregnant butches aren’t unicorns,” says Vanessa Newman, cofounder of Butchbaby & Co., a new maternity line for pregnant masculine people.
Carla Murphy  Jan 23, 2014 1:37PM EST

Wash. Study Finds White Women No Longer Face Discrimination

“This is a war on white women, and we’re not going to take it sitting down,” one business owner reportedly said.