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The Next Generation of Champions: Afrotech Press | Nude Barre

The Next Generation of Champions: Afrotech Press | Nude Barre

In a recent Afrotech article, writer Bernadette Giacomazzo, covers the whopping $111 million inaugural fund raised for Serena Williams’s investment company Serena Ventures. A recent press release announcement disclosed that the millions raised will be used to spread the wealth, helping finance s...
The Racist History of Black Maternal Health

The Racist History of Black Maternal Health

America’s Black maternal health issues can be traced to its long history of subjugating and brutalizing Black bodies. Within the framework of slavery, Black women’s childbearing abilities added to the objectification of their bodies. Women were treated as animals, forced to reproduce to create a...
Nude Barre Sets the Tone: Cheddar News Press

Nude Barre Sets the Tone: Cheddar News Press

In Cheddar News’s All Hands, correspondent Alicia Nieves sat down with our founder, Erin Carpenter, to discuss how Nude Barre’s shade range and sizing are “setting the tone” for the future of the hosiery industry. This interview details Erin’s motivations to start her own business, the challenge...
Fast Company Press: A Business Woman in Bloom

Fast Company Press: A Business Woman in Bloom

Photo: Djeneba Aduayom In this article by Nicole Laporte, Fast Company documents all the things that keep the multi-faceted Serena Williams busy off the court. Apart from being a mother, tennis champion, and wife, Williams has also started investing through her company Serena Ventures. Founded ...