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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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Angie González Reflects on an Afro-Colombiana Perspective of Black Resilience

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Angie Melissa González Chaverra  In the late 2000s, I was with my mother and my sister at home in El Carmen de Atrato Chocó of Colombia, South America. My mother received a scary call from one of her friends. A military group had come into the town. The armed soldiers were burning houses and shooting people indiscriminately. My mother’s friend told her to hide with us under the beds if we wanted to survive. People were running like crazy. Buildings were destroyed. I vividly remember dead bodies on the floor. The attack continued for days. It was gruesome! Still, it…

25-Year-Old Zimbabwean Education Activist Vee Kativhu Raising Advocacy for Girls’ Education 

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Varaidzo (Vee) Kativhu, a 25-year-old education activist from Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, has been making waves with her impactful work in advocating for girls’ education and empowerment. Founder of Empowered By Vee, a youth empowerment organization, Vee utilizes her social media platform, boasting over 300,000 followers, to provide practical study advice and uplift underprivileged and underrepresented young people worldwide to realize their academic potential. Vee’s journey as an education activist has been marked by numerous accolades and honors, including being appointed as a Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations. She holds degrees from Oxford…

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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DC Extends Hours for Local Businesses During Olympics

As the world prepares for the Seine cruise opening at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Washington, D.C. is not left out as it has announced an extended hours program for local businesses during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as for the city’s popular Dine All Night and Art All…

From Hustle to Thrive: Empowering Women to Lead Without Sacrificing Themselves

Forget the “lean in” grind, ladies. It’s time to thrive up. On a crisp day at Eko House in Rockville, Maryland, witnessed a paradigm shift. Empowering Initiatives’ “Career Growth & Leadership” event wasn’t just another networking mixer; it was a clarion call for professional women to ascend without self-sacrifice. Gone…