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A new commercial space has been established for 14 small Black businesses in southeast Raleigh, NC. The city’s ABC11 reports the Montague Plaza has opened its doors to tenants through a $4 million project led by real estate developer James Montague in partnership with Raleigh-based software company GlobalXperts. The property is only two minutes from the project apartment where he and his family used to live.
It’s a family affair! Kaavia James Union-Wade is following in her parent’s entrepreneurial footsteps at just three-years-old. She joins her parents, NBA star and business boss Dwyane Wade , a nd actress and best-selling author Gabrielle Union-Wade to launch a spring 2022 collection for Janie and Jack. According to a press release, the Kaavia James Union-Wade x Janie and Jack collection was designed by the inseparable trio and will encapsulate how Kaavia imagines the world through the lens of optimism and fun. “We are such fans of Janie and Jack and are thrilled to be partnering with them on this collection,” said Gabrielle and Dwyane, according to a press release. “The colors and patterns perfectly encapsulate the personality of our ‘Shady Baby’ Kaavia James and we cannot wait to share it with the world!”
Chris Bennett’s childcare management platform Wonderschool is ready to tackle the national childcare crisis. According to a press release, $25 million was raised in a Series B round led by Goldman Sachs for Wonderschool. Citi Impact Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Uncork Capital, Unusual Ventures, Imaginable Futures, and Gaingels also participated in the round. The funds will help Wonderschool’s childcare program provide flexible and top-of-the-line care for children and families with the help of its childcare entrepreneurs. “Child care is, perhaps, our most important public investment. And yet, we have historically relied on a fragmented, outdated system to make good on its promise,” said Bennett , co-founder and CEO, of Wonderschool in a press release. “Policymakers have precious little data to understand where public funds are having an impact. Empowering providers to serve families and children and providing state leaders with better data to understand what’s happening are two sides...
Have you ever been on the hunt to find good-quality images of people of color but didn’t really have much luck? This founder is on a mission to help. To change that reality and showcase representation, Steve Jones launched a diverse media agency embracing the distinct and touching stories of minority groups overlooked by the media. The ideation for a media agency began in 2013. Jones’ career was small-business focused and aimed to help businesses build and execute high-impact experiences through engaging digital strategies. Over the tenure of Jones’ career, he noticed it was difficult to find great quality images of minority groups despite the heightened priority for diversity among people and corporations. “We go to work, we wear suits, we dress professionally, we have different styles, and different ways that we look. Yet, there was no place you could find these variations in looks and people,” Steve Jones told AfroTech. Once Jones closed his company, The Circl, in 2017, he...