While the end of a year is a great time to make plans and goals for the upcoming year, it is also the perfect time to reflect on events and accomplishments of the past year.
2015 was a remarkable year for us at Black Enterprise. We kicked off our first Tech ConneXt Summit in Silicon Valley, celebrated 10 years of empowering women with our annual Women of Power Summit, and marked 20 years of grooming entrepreneurs and businessmen and women with our annual Entrepreneurs Summit. We also partnered with the American Black Film Festival for their annual event in June, hosted the African American Festival in Baltimore, and had our annual Golf & Tennis Challenge in Florida.
But outside of 2015 being a great year for our events, our readers have helped us to be the leaders in delivering dynamic content pertaining to black business, careers, and wealth-building for African Americans. From Grant Hill purchasing the Atlanta Hawks to black farmers being shut out of the marijuana business to Gloria Steinem's declaration that black women invented the feminist movement, here are BlackEnterprise.com's top 20 stories of 2015.
While the end of a year is a great time to make plans and goals for the upcoming year, it is also the perfect time to reflect on events and accomplishments of the past year.
2015 was a remarkable year for us at Black Enterprise. We kicked off our first Tech ConneXt Summit in Silicon Valley, celebrated 10 years of empowering women with our annual Women of Power Summit, and marked 20 years of grooming entrepreneurs and businessmen and women with our annual Entrepreneurs Summit. We also partnered with the American Black Film Festival for their annual event in June, hosted the African American Festival in Baltimore, and had our annual Golf & Tennis Challenge in Florida.
But outside of 2015 being a great year for our events, our readers have helped us to be the leaders in delivering dynamic content pertaining to black business, careers, and wealth-building for African Americans. From Grant Hill purchasing the Atlanta Hawks to black farmers being shut out of the marijuana business to Gloria Steinem's declaration that black women invented the feminist movement, here are BlackEnterprise.com's top 20 stories of 2015.more
State laws could keep black farmers and black businesses out of the budding $10 billion medical marijuana industry.
Black Farmers Shut Out Of $10 Billion Legal Marijuana Business(Pictured: John W. Boyd Jr., President, National Black Farmers Association)more
ENVIRO AgScience has grown from a mom-and-pop landscaping business into a thriving construction company, one of the nation's top black firms.
$29 Million-Dollar, Family-Owned Construction Firm Celebrates 30 Years of Business(Pictured: Enviro AgScience founder Louis B. Lynn (seated, right), his wife (seated left) and their children Adrienne Lynn Sienkowski (standing, left), Bryan Lynn (standing, center), Krystal Lynn Conner (standing, right))more
How one entrepreneur is cashing in on the tastebuds of college students, with an innovative smoothie truck business.
On-Campus Smoothie Truck Business on Track for $1 Million(Pictured: Keon Davis, owner, Smooth and Groove smoothie truck)more
Texas will no longer treat hair braiders like barbers, ending a 20-year battle against unfair regulations.
Texas Governor Signs Law Abolishing Natural Hair Braiding Regulations(Pictured: Isis Brantley, master natural hair stylist and spokeswoman for black ancestral culture)more
Putting education over the quick buck, Rapper Bun B says he's turned down over six figures in performance offers to teach.
Bun B Talks Becoming a Lecturer at Rice University(Pictured: Rapper and educator Bun B)more