The Environmental Working Group and Follain have established a new partnership together to offer joint support to Black-owned beauty brands and diversify retail store shelves. Follain — a EWG VERIFIED brand that went through the organization’s rigorous approval process — recently announced a breakthrough move to both mentor and sponsor Black-owned partner brands that wish to earn the mark for their own products.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Environmental Working Group (@environmentalworkinggroup) “While researching new Black-owned brands to add to our assortment, we realized that the EWG VERIFIED mark would offer other brands the same level of credibility we were seeking for our own line,” said Follain founder and CEO, Tara Foley in a statement. “We’ll be working alongside our Black-owned partners to sponsor them – to help them meet the rigorous EWG VERIFIED criteria and earn the mark.” This news arrives just as Follain is recognized as the first EWG VERIFIED...

Becoming an investment banker is a sought-after career goal for those interested in finance, mergers, acquisitions, and high-stakes deal-making. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that the financial sectors that include investment banking are going to grow by about 7% from 2022 to 2032, meaning it’s a field that will continue to hire on new talent as the 2020s roll onward. Investment bankers help companies, governments, and other entities raise capital, manage financial assets, and advise on major financial transactions. This field is known for offering lucrative pay and high levels of responsibility, making it competitive to enter. Here’s what investment bankers do, the steps to become one, the expected salary and a breakdown of the pros and cons. What Does An Investment Banker Do? Investment bankers are financial advisors who help their clients raise money through public or private markets, advise on mergers and acquisitions, and develop strategies to grow their...

As a result of the overt racial injustice in the U.S., a major push to #BuyBlack has gained fresh energy. The news cycle is on overdrive with Black businesses you should support. While there have been several lists of Black-owned businesses to pop up across Instagram and Twitter, there are some forgotten companies that have a Black founder at the helm unknowingly. Some owners are just super low-key while some brands boast such diverse and inclusive marketing that it’s easy to miss whose in charge. Here are eight well-known beauty, fashion, and food businesses that you didn’t know were Black-owned. Briogeo Hair Care Often seen while scrolling through the Sephora app or YouTube hair tutorials, Briogeo is a clean-ingredient collection founded by Nancy Twine. The daughter of a chemist, Twine learned to make beauty products from scratch at a young age. Later, the University of Virginia alumna used that knowledge combined with her finance degree to launch a customizable line for several...

Thanks to the magic of a free and open Internet and social networking, this generation has the ability to document every day of their entire lives. On the flip side, once posted there’s no way to erase the occasional stupid comment, regretful photo or random rookie mistake…or, is there? Photo: Giphy As co-founder of On Second Thought , Maci Peterson has patented a system that allows users to recall and edit their messages in real time. The inspiration came to the 30-year-old entrepreneur three years ago, when she accidentally texted an ex-boyfriend something she later wished she could take back. I mean, who hasn’t been there? In 2014, that inspiration lead Peterson to launch an app used to recall text messages. Now she and her partner are taking it a step further and expanding the technology for use on social networking platforms. In fact, the patented recall system will be made available on all forms of telecommunications. Brilliance! No one deserves a permanent, easily sharable...