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Durham-based black-led startup SpokeHub announced to WRAL TechWire last week that after closing its second seed round, it has raised $2 million. And most of those funds were raised by black investors. “This is huge. The message is there are some impactful and very intentional African-American investors across the country,” said Richard Berryman III, one of the SpokeHub founders. When asked about the investors, the company confirmed that investors were both local and from out-of-town. With the money invested, SpokeHub can now focus on growth, although the team didn’t disclose exactly how they intended to use the newly acquired funds. The app provides a place for users to have real conversations with people who care about the topics that are important to them. They can join or create different “hubs” and connect with like-minded people. On the flip side, SpokeHub also allows businesses to have access to real-time feedback on their products or services through their “Platform on...
Take a moment to think about your recent experience on Facebook. Your friend posted great news and you’re super excited for them! But when was the last time you actually spoke to that person? College? High School? You decide you’d like to learn more about their life since you two last connected, so you move on to Instagram only to find their curated life. Everyone who’s ever wished for an authentic, relevant social media experience can now join SpokeHub , a fast-growing platform that gives users a chance to engage in meaningful conversations about the subjects they care most about. SpokeHub sees social media differently, with hopes to bring real conversation back. Launched June 2017, the black-owned tech company is rapidly becoming a go-to platform for users to express views safely with like-minded individuals. Each of the five founders (Robert Hartsfield Jr., Richard Berryman III, John York, John McAdory and Terry Johnson) wanted to give users — called “hubsters” — something more...
If ever there was proof to the adage that success is the best revenge, Meghan Markle is it. The mere mention of her name makes certain royals and gossip mongers “incandescent with rage.” Her departure as a working member of the British Royal Family — alongside her husband, Prince Harry — ripped the Band-Aid off the festering wound of racism that only slightly bubbled below the surface of British high society. And at times, as she told Oprah, the horror of the non-stop attacks in the press made her want to end her life. Despite what seemed like a concerted effort to push her down, Meghan Markle rose up. She moved to California, began getting deeply involved in businesses and charities, and it wasn’t long before both she, and her husband, were thriving again. Every time the pair makes an announcement — such as when they revealed the first-ever photos of their new daughter, Lilibet Diana — they nearly break the Internet and become trending topics. And according to CheatSheet, she...
As CES 2021 draws to a close — during what is, undoubtedly, a most interesting time for the long-standing tech trade show — companies are wrapping up their presentations of the most innovative tech that they hope will make a difference in this year and beyond. While “big tech,” as an industry, has disproportionately favored well-monied white men, Black-owned companies are also starting to get their due. According to Deutsche Bank Research , the COVID-19 pandemic leveled the proverbial playing field between “big tech” and Black and Latinx developers. However, this research also showed that 76 percent of Black workers, and 62 percent of Hispanic workers, could get shut out or be under-prepared for 86 percent of jobs in the U.S. by 2045 — and but for the “COVID reckoning,” technology could leave Black people in what the report called “an unemployment abyss.” That’s why it’s all the more important to highlight Black-owned tech companies who are making waves at such trade shows as CES...
Since its opening night, Marvel’s movie Black Panther whisked viewers away into the fantasy utopia that is Wakanda. Director Ryan Coogler made sure that this fictional East African country came to life on the big screen. Wakanda, which was hidden from the outside world for centuries, depicts a civilization that remains free from colonialism’s ravaging grasp, where gender roles are transcended, technological advances abound, and natural resources are not pillaged. Wakanda’s beauty and development appear to have facilitated an atmosphere where its people can thrive, learn, and explore bold, new possibilities. So, how can we #Wakandaforever and make Wakanda our reality? There are many companies helping to facilitate an atmosphere where our community thrives in areas of technology, social justice, financial literacy, education, and group economics. The companies below have made it their mission to promote innovative change and help advance the community: Technology : SpokeHub SpokeHub...