IN THE NEWS
Winsome Sears becomes first female and woman of color elected as Virginia’s lieutenant governor
CBS News
Sears is a conservative who ran alongside Republican Glenn Youngkin.
BLK BIZ
Steve Harvey, Billionaire Robert F. Smith Team Up to Help HBCU Students Enjoy More ‘Freedom’
Black Enterprise
Steve Harvey has always had soft spot for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Now the acclaimed comedian, television show host, entrepreneur and philanthropist is taking his longstanding passion to new heights and officially signed on as a strategic partner with the Student Freedom Initiative.
Fund Inspired by Mansa Musa Gives Black Entrepreneurs an Alternative Path to Acquiring Capital
Yahoo News
Black business owners can receive $15,000 in funds. As part of the application criteria, entrepreneurs have to be 18 years old and identify as an underrepresented minority.
How to Raise Venture Capital as a Black Female Founder
Business Insider
Insider spoke with some Black female founders who’ve raised over $1 million in venture capital to find out how that feat could be accomplished.
ANOTHER VIEWS
Black Republicans walk a fine line toward election victory
NPR
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with professor Leah Wright Rigueur, author of The Loneliness of the Black Republican, about what this week’s elections signal for Black conservatives.
HBCU
Oldest HBCU rivalry game ends in brawl
HBCU Gameday
Livingstone College and Johnson C. Smith are the two oldest HBCU football rivalries. Prior to Saturday’s game, JCSU had won nine of the last 11 matchups including the 2019 game.
