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TEDCO EXPO 2025: Maryland’s Innovation Engine Drives Global Partnerships & Local Growth

On October 21, 2025, over 1,000 entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and ecosystem supporters convened at The Hotel at the University of Maryland for the highly anticipated TEDCO EXPO 2025—the 11th annual gathering of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO). The event, widely recognized as the state’s flagship platform for innovation-driven companies, delivered a…

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Ami Colé’s Diarrha N’Diaye Named EVP of Beauty and Fragrance at Skims

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After closing her acclaimed Ami Colé beauty brand in September 2025, Diarrha N'Diaye has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Beauty and Fragrance at Skims, leading the brand's expansion into the beauty market. The hire signals a major strategic push by Kim Kardashian's shapewear empire into cosmetics and fragrance.…

TEDCO EXPO 2025: Maryland’s Innovation Engine Drives Global Partnerships & Local Growth

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On October 21, 2025, over 1,000 entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and ecosystem supporters convened at The Hotel at the University of Maryland for the highly anticipated TEDCO EXPO 2025—the 11th annual gathering of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO). The event, widely recognized as the state’s flagship platform for innovation-driven companies, delivered a vibrant showcase of Maryland’s entrepreneurial spirit, technological advancements, and expanding international reach. This year’s Expo featured more than 100 exhibitors representing tech, life science, and emerging industries; keynote addresses from Governor Wes Moore and TEDCO CEO Troy LeMaile-Stovall; and four significant global partnership announcements with Jordan, Taiwan, and…

Rwandan-American CEO Marylise Kana Uwabideli

Rwandan-American Designer & CEO Disrupts Undergarment Industry with Inclusive Breast-Lifting Tape Designed for Multicultural Women

Meet Marylise Kana Uwabideli, the visionary founder behind Kana Company, rethinking women's undergarments with her innovative Breast Lifting Tape. Embracing body inclusivity and body positivity, her tape offers support, comfort, and style for women of all shapes and colors, filling a gap in the women’s undergarment industry. Her company Kana company empowers…

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Prosper Africa, USAID to Support Black Businesses

USAID and Prosper Africa have joined forces with the National Alliance for Black Business to strengthen trade ties between the United States and Africa by connecting Black entrepreneurs across the Pan-African diaspora. Representing the former parties, USAID Counselor Clinton White signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the 124th National…

Can You Get a Staphylococcus Infection by Sitting on Gym Equipment?

Hello, my village people! It’s Dr. Okenye, your village doctor, here again. The first thing you need to know is that certain strains of staphylococcus commonly live in your nose and on your skin. It is part of the normal flora, which means that it is part of the microorganisms…

Eni Aluko Makes History as First Black Female Football Club Owner

Nigerian-born Eni Aluko has made history by becoming the first Black female football club owner in Italy. The 37-year-old Nigerian purchased a controlling stake in Italian women’s team Como Women as part of an investment group called Mercury 13.  Mercury 13 plans to invest $100 million to acquire several women’s…

TANTV Celebrates National Black Business Month

In recent years, the rise of black-owned businesses in the United States has been nothing short of remarkable. As part of the celebration of #NationalBlackBusinessMonth in August 2023, TANTV, the leading editorial and subscription streaming service catering to the Africans and multicultural global diaspora, is gearing up to shine a…

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