Local entrepreneurs discuss Nipsey Hussle’s impact
While gentrification is impacting South Los Angeles and Inglewood, Nipsey Hussle was a symbol of Black people investing in their own communities.
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South Los Angeles is doing business with Africa
South Los Angeles Logistics and the Uganda Connection
BCIF creates a community investment fund
The Black Cooperative Investment Fund raises money through community donations and reinvests the funds to small-business owners.
TEC Leimert Spotlight: Isaiah Jackson, Cryptocurrency Champion
Bitcoin provides a way to transfer wealth between two people.
Digital marketing workshop: The pathway to multiple streams of income
This weekly course at The Los Angeles Urban League teaches people how to produce revenue on the Internet.
TEC Leimert Spotlight: Social Media Manager Monique Stennis
Social media represents a way for businesses to control their own message, and create relationships and bonds with the consumers before they even meet.
MetaCars and Coffee supports local business in front of Hot & Cool Cafe
The owners of The Metaphor Club created this monthly classic car meetup show to support Black-owned businesses.
Black Coffee is for The Culture
Five Xavier University of Louisiana classmates, three of which attended Washington Prep High School, created an investment group and coffee company.
The McFadzeans supplement their income with the car sharing company Turo
Turo allows car owners to rent out their own vehicles.
Airbnb helped a local save her house
The NAACP and Airbnb formed a partnership to help people of color use their homes to earn extra income.