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Memphis-based content creator nets $200,000 prize and a $25,000 gift for CodeCrew
By Special to TSDMemphis.com - 08/09/2022 by Najee El-Amin — This year Doritos selected four Black community leaders for their SOLID...
NBA Foundation Grant Round Six – August 2022
August 8, 2022 Total Grant Docket: $20 million Number of grantees: 40 Below is a full list of the new and renewed grant recipients:...

NBA Foundation celebrates 2nd anniversary, announces $20M grant round
Created in August 2020, the NBA Foundation continues to focus on driving economic opportunity and empowerment in the Black community....

Doritos recognizes local gamer as ‘Changemaker’
By Mikayla Higgins, Daily Memphian Updated: August 02, 2022 4:00 AM CT | Published: August 02, 2022 4:00 AM CT “Having something you...

Memphian honored as ‘Doritos SOLID BLACK Changemaker’
FOX13 Memphis News Staff | Jul 14, 2022 Memphis-based content creator Katie Robinson has been named a ‘SOLID BLACK Changemaker' by...

Doritos® Teams Up With Ego Nwodim To Highlight The Second Year Of Solid Black™ Initiative
Doritos® Teams Up With Ego Nwodim To Highlight The Second Year Of Solid Black™ Initiative That Supports Black Changemakers Jul 13,...

Local nonprofit Families Matter is set to receive a $25M grant from the State of Tennessee to launch
By John Klyce – Reporter, Memphis Business Journal Jul 7, 2022 Updated Jul 7, 2022, 3:05pm CDT In April, Carol Jackson received an...

DORITOS® And Ego Nwodim Announce $200,000 To Support ‘SOLID BLACK’ Initiative
Find out who made this year’s class of inspirational Black changemakers. By Dustin J. Seibert July 6, 2022 / 3:17 PM Doritos’ SOLID BLACK...
DORITOS® AND EGO NWODIM ANNOUNCE RETURN OF SOLID BLACK™ INITIATIVE SUPPORTING BLACK CHANGEMAKERS
NEWS PROVIDED BY Frito-Lay North America 22 Jun, 2022, 09:00 ET Doritos to invest $5 million to provide a platform and funding for this...

Memphis People in Business: April 7, 2022
From submitted press releases Published 6:00 a.m. CT April 7, 2022 Here's a look at promotions, hirings, movers and newsmakers in the...


Op-Ed: Big tech doesn't require 4-year degrees
There have long been systematic barriers to Black Americans securing well-paying jobs and constructing a Black middle class. While there...

Big tech doesn’t require four-year college degrees. Other companies should take the hint
Meka Egwuekwe April 1, 2022Updated: April 1, 2022 2:32 p.m. There have long been systematic barriers to Black Americans securing...

Black Business Association of Memphis, CodeCrew leaders on the local impact of Nike grants
By Corey Davis – Reporter, Memphis Business Journal Feb 28, 2022 A key Memphis employer is continuing an initiative — and providing...

Celebrating Black History Month
By Colleen Kendle Diversity, equity, and inclusion is more than just what you say. It’s what you do. That’s why we’re putting the small...

Ten organizations receive Nike Black Community Commitment Grants
By Christin Yates, Special to the Daily Memphian Updated: February 19, 2022 7:22 PM CT | Published: February 19, 2022 4:00 AM CT Ten...
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