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Howard University Names
Entrepreneur Nic King Launches First Black-Owned Cereal Company
Alumna Phylicia Rashad As
Dean Of College Of Fine Arts
DARIEN, Conn -- Eating breakfast together whether at home with your family, or in the classroom with your peers, has always been a way to start the day. Why not start off with Proud Puffs! A product inspired by one man's journey to make a positive impact in our diverse culture. In 2020 Nic King launched the first black-owned cereal company in the US Legacy Cereal Company one of the biggest emerging startup brands in the last few decades.
After the George Floyd protests, Nic King wanted to find a way to amplify black rep- resentation. After a dream one morning he searched online for a Black owned cereal brand and nothing came up, so he decided to start his own company, Legacy Cereal, through Legacy Cereal Nic launched Proud Puffs a cereal that promotes em- powerment through its inclusive artwork and uplifting word search. In 2019, Black entrepre- neurs were thriving. Despite challenges like a lack of venture capital funding compared to non-black counterparts, Black businesses were flourishing.
The actress behind Clair Huxtable is returning to her alma mater, as a dean.
Howard University on Wednesday named multi- award winning TV, stage and film actress and director Phylicia Rashad as dean of its College of Fine Arts.
Rashad, who began her ca- reer on Broadway before mov- ing on to play Bill Cosby’s TV wife on the long-running 1980s hit “The Cosby Show,” was a theater acting major at Howard when she graduated magna cum laude with a bach- elor’s in fine arts in 1970.
Now, Rashad, 72, said she looks forward to returning to the Northwest Washington
PHYLICIA RASHAD
school that shaped her theatri- cal skills while she also studied courses such as psychology, French history and Greek the- ater.
NIC KING AND HIS PROUD PUFFS
Women Entrepreneurs Launch 'HellaBlack,' A Marketplace For Black-Owned Businesses
HELLABLACK
Then Covid-19 happened. The pandemic ravaged Black-owned businesses causing them to be twice as likely to shut down com- pared to white businesses. De- spite these frightening facts, Nic King decided to pursue social entrepreneurship in the middle of the pandemic.
King is the creator of Proud Puffs cereal, a vegan, gluten-free chocolate-flavored cereal. King shared "there were no minorities that occupied this space, which also ties into another big point for me about the lack of repre-
sentation. Besides a Wheaties box, the types of brands we had before Proud Puffs showing black representation were Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima something new and relevant was well overdue, especially a prod- uct that we own."
May 2021 Legacy Cereal Com- pany launches their first annual Legacy Cereal HBCU Scholar- ship. Part of Legacy Cereal Com- pany's mission is to inspire future black entrepreneurs by offering college scholarships so they can manifest their dreams.
Derek Jeter Bags $22.5 Million For Tampa Mansion He Rented To Tom Brady
All women, Black-owned technology company launches HellaBlack, an e- commerce marketplace for Black retailers and Black en- thusiasts. To celebrate, HellaBlack hosted an Insta- gram Live launch party via @shophellablack.
A community-curated marketplace where Black- owned businesses are show- cased, celebrated, and highly sought after by conscious consumers, HellaBlack dis- rupts the status quo and re- defines the meaning of being “HellaBlack.” Powered by a savvy collective of business operations and digital mar-
keting experts, HellaBlack systematically drives revenue and global brand influence across digital platforms. The premier retail shopping expe- rience where discovering your favorite Black busi- nesses is made simple, no matter the product you are seeking. Retail categories in- clude:
• Women
• Men
• Kids
• Fabrics
• Celebrations • Beauty
• Home • Art
Tom Brady’s going to have to find a new place to stay. His landlord, Yankees legend Derek Jeter, just sold the 22,000-square-foot Florida mansion he was renting for $22.5 million.
It’s a blockbuster sale not only for its ties to the two fa-
JETER MANSION
mous athletes but also because of the estate’s impressive size. The listing claims it’s the largest home in south Tampa and also the largest waterfront property ever assembled in the posh neighborhood of Davis Islands, with 345 feet of bay frontage across 1.25 acres.
Kobe Bryant’s Parents Didn’t Attend Hall Of Fame Ceremony Because They Were ‘Disrespected’ And Not ‘Personally Invited’
Apparently, there’s still fric- tion between Vanessa Bryant and Kobe’s parents, Joe and Pamela Bryant.
During Saturday night’s Nai- smith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony, Vanessa thanked Kobe’s parents, Pamela and Joe Bryant, and said she had invited them to the enshrinement because that’s what Kobe had wanted. Vanessa has received Kobe's estate of $600 million and the parents haven't received a dime of the money, who played a huge part in Kobe's success. Espe- cially his dad Joe Bryant, a former NBA player, taught Kobe the game .
KOBE BRYANT WITH HIS MOTHER PAMELA AND JOE BRYANT
Model Anansa Sims, who happens to be Matt Barnes’ ex-wife and best friends with Kobe’s sister Shaya, revealed why Pamela and Joe were missing from the ceremony on Saturday night.
After posting a message on be- half of Shaya Bryant on her Instagram page, Anansa re- sponded to a comment bashing Kobe’s parents for not being at the memorial. According to Anansa, Kobe’s parents chose not to attend the ceremony be- cause they felt “disrespected” at his memorial, were not “person- ally invited” to the event, and had no idea Kobe had wanted them to go to his Hall of Fame ceremony.
“His parents didn’t just choose not to go to the HOF. His parents were totally disre- spected at the memorial. They weren’t personally invited to the HOF.”
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