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14-year-old founder and CEO of Islande Beauty, searching for her own solution for slow hair growth when she formulated a multi-use, plant-based hair growth oil for natural hair, is poised to break into the $2.5 billion Black haircare market. https://www.blackenterprise.com/14-year-old-black-hair-ca/

With passage of Proposition 22 in California codifying the lack of protections a small number of venues in the Bay Area have chosen to go with a local delivery option, one with a completely different ownership structure. That service is called the Candlestick Courier Collective (CCC). And it was started not by eager web entrepreneurs with infusions of venture funding a full-fledged co-op in which every rider has a share of ownership. https://www.kqed.org//tired-of-big-tech-co-ops-appeal-to-d

As digital dollars in the form of cryptocurrency continues to become more popular, a football player has become the first NFL player to be paid partly in bitcoin, according to Coin Desk. https://www.blackenterprise.com/carolina-panthers-russell/

Philadelphia-based Afrofuturist artist and researcher survey questions about time and memory are included in the new anthology Black Futures, featuring the work of more than 100 esteemed Black creatives in the U.S. and abroad. https://www.inquirer.com//black-futures-book-afrofuturist-

Considered one of the region’s cultural leaders, Ben Caldwell is an artist, director, educator, independent filmmaker and mentor, offering professional advice and support through his KAOS Network media lab and open mic hip-hop workshops. https://www.kcet.org/l/meet-local-hero-nominee-ben-caldwell

Ranging in age from 7 to 27, The Critics have become social media sensations in the West African country by using their mobile phones to create short films with visual effects, or VFX. https://www.cnn.com//critics-company-young-film/index.html

According to the International Gamers Developers Association, less than 4% of game designers in the industry are Black. For one mother, it was important to change that narrative. https://www.blackenterprise.com/this-mother-daugther-duo-/

Blue Ivy Carter, the child of Beyonce and Jay-Z, will narrate the audiobook for Hair Love, based on Matthew A. Cherry’s Oscar-winning short film. https://variety.com//blue-ivy-carter-hair-love-audiobook-/

Consumer Reports reports that a new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will allow debt collectors to contact consumers by email, text message, and social media platforms. The ruling would permit collectors to place up to seven debt-collection phone calls per week with an unlimited number of attempts through messaging platforms as well as email. https://www.blackenterprise.com/debt-collectors-will-now-/

The African American Arts Alliance (AAAA) has announced the honorees for its 20th annual Black Excellence Awards, which will celebrate Black artists, voices, and stories across artistic disciplines. The virtual celebration will take place on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live for free on AAAA’s Facebook and YouTube pages. https://www.americantheatre.org//african-american-arts-al/

@Radha Blank wrote, directed, produced and stars in The Forty-Year-Old Version, a semi-autobiographical film in which she plays a struggling New York playwright who breaks out as a rapper named RadhaMUSprime just before turning 40. In this piece, she talks about her writing process. https://www.moviemaker.com/forty-year-old-version-writer-d/

The representation and symbolism that is deeply ingrained in Brother Voodoo’s story and identity hopes to make visible the entirety of the Black diaspora and unlocks conversations of hope, acceptance, respect, and normalization of Black spiritual and religious practices. https://www.syfy.com//brother-voodoo-doctor-strange-multiv