After Fearless Fund was blocked from awarding grants to Black women, co-founder Ayana Parsons resigned AdminJuly 4, 2024090 views Ayana Parsons is the co-founder of Fearless Fund, a firm that provides venture capital financing, grants, and financial education to startups founded by Black women. Parsons and co-founder Arian Simone… Read more
Hello Alice Wins Lawsuit After Being Sued For Awarding Grants To Black-Owned Businesses AdminJune 5, 2024033 views Hello Alice can continue on its mission to support small businesses. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, the company, created by Elizabeth Gore and Carolyn Rodz, was named in a class action… Read more
After Being Named In Class-Action Lawsuit For Awarding Grants To Black-Owned Businesses, Hello Alice Closes Series C Funding Round AdminApril 24, 2024049 views Amid the attack on venture capital investments to Black businesses, Hello Alice has come out on top. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, the fintech platform — created by Elizabeth Gore and… Read more
Carolyn Rodz And Elizabeth Gore’s Hello Alice Named In A Class-Action Lawsuit For Awarding Grants To Black-Owned Businesses AdminOctober 10, 2023042 views Roberts claims he was unaware that Progressive Insurance’s Driving Small Business Forward fund program was only for Black-owned businesses. America First Legal vice president and general counsel Gene Hamilton described… Read more
NASA Is Awarding $11.7M To Eight HBCUs To Improve Representation In Aeronautics AdminApril 3, 2023071 views NASA recently announced they’ll be awarding $11.7 million dollars to eight HBCUs through their new Data Science Equity, Access, and Priority in Research and Education (DEAP) initiative, Essence reports. Bethune-Cookman University; Florida… Read more