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Hope Global Forum Hosts First Women’s Pitch Competition with MasterCard and Square

Recently, Atlanta was the site for Hope Global Forum to host the first women’s entrepreneurial pitch competition for nationwide upstart businesses. Along with financial institutions MasterCard and Square, the turnout to pitch new and existing ideas was a long-awaited forum. What made it especially timely was MasterCard has recently launched a new initiative based on the United Nations fifth Sustainable …

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Keisha Lance-Bottoms is New Belle of Mayor’s Masked Ball for 2018

Once again, UNCF held its 35th annual Masked Mayor’s Ball in Atlanta. The usual suspects and other influencers showed up and showed out in support of the auspicious United Negro College Fund’s efforts to promote and extoll the virtues of just how important a cause it was. Many who attended were either directly or indirectly affected by the UNCF by …

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Jeff Johnson Lives Up To His New Role As Man Of Impact And Host Of ‘Man Cave’

“Other people define my impact” In case you missed it, Jeff Johnson @JEFFSNATION is now on BET’s newest Thursday late-night talk show called “Man Cave.” This is just the latest in a long line of high-profile programs that make impacts whenever he’s involved. Which could also explain why Impact Magazine honored him this year at their 1st annual dinner celebrating …

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Actor Isaiah Washington Reflects On Career, Black Panther Movie And Gives Advice To Aspiring Actors

The acting phenomenon known as Isaiah Washington @THE REALISAIAHWASHINGTON is an African-American treasure who was in Atlanta recently as an honoree for the first Impact Magazine celebration for men of color who have contributed and uplifted the African-American community. The Houston-born native, a graduate of Howard University has been in the industry since 1991, both on the big and small …

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Chris Tucker and John Hope Bryant Lighten Up the ‘Hope Global Forum’

“The opposite of positive relationship capital is if you hang around nine broke people, you’ll be the tenth. If you hang around nine engineers, you’ll be the tenth.” Comedian and entrepreneur Chris Tucker has a handle on finances. John Hope Bryant @JOHNHOPEBRYANT can hold his own comedically. It’s an odd juxtaposition considering they are good friends, so maybe it’s through …

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