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How 3 Female ‘Black Angels’ Are Working to Close the Racial Funding Gap

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Featured on the cover of Fast Company in late 2018, Hamilton gained attention when she announced that Backstage Capital would raise a $36 million fund exclusively for startups founded by African-American women. Her story is shared in her autobiography It’s About Damn Time. Her story is shared in her autobiography It’s About Damn Time.

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Executive Leader Bozoma Saint John Shares 3 Tips to Live Unapologetically Right Now

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I want big things in my life,” says Saint John, a Hall of Fame marketer with a resume that spans executive roles at Netflix, Apple Music and Uber. She spent about one year as the first chief brand officer at Uber before accepting a position as chief marketing officer at Endeavor, a global leader in entertainment, in 2018. “It

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