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This father-son duo have closed over $2 billion in real estate transactions

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By Preta Peace Namasaba March 12, 2024
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A Black-owned stock exchange motivated by MLK’s dream: These genius investors are thinking outside the box

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By Preta Peace Namasaba March 11, 2024
Khamil Bailey and Samantha Black
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How two enterprising Black women are reviving Black businesses in Pittsburgh

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Remembering Ernesta Procope, the first Black woman to own a business on Wall Street

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By Preta Peace Namasaba February 7, 2024

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This father-son duo have closed over $2 billion in real estate transactions

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