The Woman Who Helped Make Juneteenth a National Holiday By N’dea Yancey-Bragg After spending a morning in April at her 13-acre farm, a food bank and a fundraiser for a Juneteenth museum, Opal Lee, 95, kicked off her shoes at her home in Fort Worth, Texas, and sat down to relax. She joked that the house looks like a museum with nearly…
I’m a Black Entrepreneur, Mom, and Wife. This is My Reality. Nyakio Grieco is the founder of nyakio Beauty (pronounced Neh-Kay-Oh), an award-winning skin-care brand that has been leading the clean beauty movement since 2002. This past month, Grieco fulfilled her lifelong dream of launching online at Target, only to face a profoundly challenging three months. This story was edited for length and clarity. Friday…
