As a creative, your best creativity will be applied to your own life. Yes, your gifts and talents contribute greatly to the world but it’s the way you manage your gifts and your talents in your creative business that will sustain you. How you manage the output of your creativity will allow you to build …
Transitioning into a full-time creative career? Three helpful things to keep in mind Read More »
SESI Mag understands, respects, and appreciates the Black girls in all of their glory. As the only teen magazine for Black girls in the country. the mag is edited and published by Andréa Butler. “Sesi” means “sister” in Sotho, a Bantu language mainly spoken in Southern Africa. The only teen magazine for Black girls on …
Nipsey Hussle affirmations are gold – we’ll forever cherish the insight and knowledge from the late great Ermias Joseph Asghedom. To commemorate the Rapper, Activist, and Entrepreneur’s 36th birthday, Gratuity Included and The Gates Preserve partnered to create the limited edition Hu$$le: a little book of affirmations. Filled with wise words from Nipsey’s interviews and …
Nipsey Hussle Affirmations x Hu$$le – a little book with a lot of heart Read More »
If “teaching you how to stand on your own two” were a city, for our Founder Melissa Kimble, it’d be Chicago. As a kid born on the Southside, she learned pretty quickly the value of hard work through her community – whether it was the lounge her grandma ran or the church her grandaddy led …
Ten gems from Chicago Black creatives that you didn’t know you needed Read More »
Chicago has always been known as an epicenter for Black creativity and business + we can’t wait to talk about what’s next for the Windy City. Join us Tuesday, July 13th at 7pm CST for our #blkcreatives Twitter chat on “Building The Future: Black Business in Chicago” in partnership with Square and The Culture LP. …
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