While grillz have long been a staple in hip-hop culture, their creation and design have predominantly remained within the hands of men, leaving little room for women, especially Black women, to carve out their place in the industry. Enter Dr. Melissa “Dr. Melz” JONES DDS, PC, and her daughter, Ariel Jones—two Black women who are breaking barriers in a predominantly male-dominated field.
Mothers and daughters are out here doing it, together.
Here are a list of a few celebs who were influenced by their parents talent to pursue their dreams in acting and music.
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(Newsweek) — The post-crisis numbers are in, and it paid off to be a patriarch. Think back to the height of the panic that was toppling global banks in late 2008, and a story from São Paulo sticks out. With its share price down more than 30 percent, Brazil’s Banco Itaú struck a deal to merge […]
(Black Enterprise) — When your business partner is your spouse it’s important to take extra measures to keep any work conflict from overflowing into the marriage. Take for example, Brian, 29, and Autumn Merritt, 27, co-owners of the fashion boutique Sir & Madame in Chicago. They also are the proud new parents of a very […]
(Inc) — Who better to put money into your brilliant business idea than people who can already vouch for you? Friends and family are an obvious source of funding. And in this era of ebbing small business lending by banks, if you don’t have an interested investor, why not turn to mom, pop, and the […]
(Black Enterprise) — elatives to work for your Family Biz can get quite touchy. Even if you need the extra help, there is always the risk that your family member might not be a good fit for your company, says Don Schwerzler, owner of the Lawrenceville, Georgia-based Family Business Institute, Inc. and Family-Business-experts.com, a multi-disciplined consulting resource […]
Tons of siblings have formed business partnerships that flourish!
(WSJ.com) — After converting a roller rink into a furniture and gift shop in 2006, Mary Liz Curtin sought to preserve the original essence of the 15,000-square-foot facility by hiring workers to serve fresh coffee to shoppers—while wearing skates. To handle the task, she hired several of her existing employees’ teenage kids. Read More…