New funding options make it easier for women and minority entrepreneurs to raising financing.
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Hispanic Female Founder Raises $1 Million Via Reg CF To Improve Cancer Detection
New funding options make it easier for women and minority entrepreneurs to raising financing.
How Twice Is Changing The Conversation Around Toothpaste (With Lenny Kravitz As A Cofounder)
Brothers turned cofounders, Julian and Cody Levine, along with partner and cofounder Lenny Kravitz, are on a mission to flip the script on toothpaste with their brand, Twice. Learn about their journey and recent partnership with CVS.
Meet The Forgotten Woman Who Forever Changed The Lives Of LGBTQ+ Workers
As a civil rights activist, feminist and attorney, Pauli Murray influenced Martin Luther King, Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Friedan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And with a single word in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, she bent the arc of the moral universe.
Planned Parenthood Names Alexis McGill Johnson Leader Ahead Of A Major Supreme Court Decision
Alexis McGill Johnson is Planned Parenthood’s second Black president which is notable because of the current climate and the organization’s past.
How A Nurse’s Perinatal Startup Is Working To Eliminate Healthcare Inequality For Black Mothers
Driven by what she saw as a disproportionate difference in healthcare between Black women and others, a Washington D.C. nurse started Wolomi to support women of color through their maternity journeys. It offers courses, virtual gatherings, one-on-one t…
Inside Calibrate, The Telehealth Newcomer Using Doctors And Coaches To Disrupt The $70 Billion Weight Loss Industry
On Wednesday, 30 Under 30 alumnae Isabelle Kenyon unveiled Calibrate, a telehealth company meant to change the conversation around metabolic health. It launches with $5.1 million in a seed round led by Kirsten Green’s Forerunner Ventures.
How The FDA Cut Bureaucratic Red Tape To Make Coronavirus Home Testing Available
By foreseeing the need — and cutting through the red tape at the FDA — an Julia Cheek of Everlywell brought coronavirus home tests to market.
The HBCU Professor Racing To Develop An Antiviral Drug For Covid-19
With his antiviral drug on its way towards receiving FDA approval, Meharry Medical College’s Dr. Donald Alcendor has a plan to help combat the disproportionate coronavirus mortality rates plaguing vulnerable communities.
Strong Father-Daughter Relationships Lead To Healthier, Happier Women
Research at Wake Forest University has concluded that women perform better in what they refer to as the 3Ms = Money, Men, and Mental Health if the father-daughter relationship is strong. Father figures make a world of difference in the lives of little …
