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Dad And Daughter, Owners Of Black-Owned Frozen Pudding Line Now In Walgreens
Random House Children’s Books To Partner With Ebony Jr! Brand On New Little Golden Books Publishing Program
Meet Lorenzo and Genesis Bencivenga, the father-daughter founders of Lorenzo’s Frozen Pud- ding, who started their business as a way to create not only income but upward financial mobility.
Selling their pudding on the streets of South Side Chicago, the Bencivengas have grown their business through ambition and de- termination, rocketing their prod- ucts on the shelves of local grocery stores and now, Walgreens.
The latest episode of Shelf Life tells their story and reveals how their success came with a price. Due to their inability to keep up with the demand, the family had to restart the business three times.
“But we couldn’t keep up with de- mand again. I knew we had a great product people wanted to buy, but we didn’t have the back-end infra- structure for manufacturing and dis- tribution that we needed, so I had to shut it down again.”
Genesis relaunched Lorenzo’s business for the third
GENESIS AND LORENZO BENCIVENGA
time in 2020 during the COVID pandemic. With Walgreens’ Top Shelf program, Genesis received the support she needed to improve the first two launches with Lorenzo’s Frozen Pudding. The program pro- vided access to capital vital for growth, connected her to a co- packer for manufacturing, and ulti- mately gave her distribution at Walgreens. The three-store pilot has
KRYSTAL ANDERSON AND TONY LEE BERRY
also announced “results in this in- vestigation have led investigators to obtaining an arrest warrant for Berry in relation to the disap- pearance of Krystal.”
The suspect was arrested and placed in police custody on Wednesday evening. Dateline re- ported that Captain Eric Abdul- lah, in an email to the media
since grown to more than 30 stores one year later.
Lack of resources stymies Black entrepreneurs, but Walgreens is aiming to help reverse that trend by creating equitable opportunities for diverse businesses. As a result, Wal- greens launched Shelf Life, a new web series showcasing its diverse suppliers and how they made it onto the retailer’s shelves.
RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Random House Children’s Books (RHCB) will publish a new line of books within the Little Golden Books imprint, in partnership with Ebony Media Publishing’s Ebony Jr. imprint, as announced today by Sonali Fry, vice president and co-publisher, Crown BFYR, and vice president and publisher, Little Golden Books and Sesame Street.
The books will be packaged by Lavette Books and written and illustrated by Black cre- ators. Titles will be geared to- ward children ages two to five and include nonfiction and fic-
tion.
RHCB’s new line of books
will support Ebony Media Publishing’s mission to ignite a love of reading and a love of self in Black children, profiling cultural icons and celebrating families and holiday tradi- tions. With an over 75-year history of amplifying Black voices, the Ebony brand is one of the most recognizable names in America. 7magazine was created in 1973 and re- mained in print until 1985, featuring stories, comics, puz- zles, and cartoons centering Black children.
250,000 Black Women Invited To Attend Powerful ‘Psychology Of Success’ Event
Have you ever wondered what it really takes to make someone suc- cessful? Why do some people seem to have the Midas touch and con- sistently create abundance and success with everything that they do while most struggle to get out of the gate?
Without question, how we think is the number one determining factor on whether we will succeed or fail. Both in business and in our personal lives. Bold Fortune: The Psychology of Success is an event that will share, how having a strong psychology is what gives us the confidence, certainty and in- ternal drive that is the common thread that runs through all suc- cessful people. How we think triggers our work ethic and gives
us the optimism and positive ex- pectancy that is critical for any success in life.
Procrastination, hesitation, fear of failure, fear of success, self- doubt, self-loathing, impostor syn- drome and fear of rejection are the thieves of our dreams. Overcom- ing these challenges requires a shift in our thinking and a restruc- turing of our psychology. Fortu-
nately, there are tools, strategies, and processes available to repro- gram ourselves to default to our best thinking, feelings and behav- iors. Bold Fortune: The Psychol- ogy of Success is a one-day virtual event aimed at helping those to take their lives to the next level. Dr. of Neuropsychology, Joseph McClendon III, and Vogue Magazine‘s first Black cover model, Beverly Johnson are joining forces to share their stories – and the science – behind their success.
The event will be held virtually on Oct. 15, 2022, and still has tick- ets available for purchase.
For more details about the event or to purchase tickets, visit My- BoldFortune.com.
Boyfriend Of Missing South Carolina Mother Of 4 Arrested And Charged With Kidnapping
The boyfriend of a missing Black woman who was last seen in August at her South Carolina home was arrested and charged with kidnapping her earlier this week.
According to NBC News, Krys- tal Anderson, 30, has not been seen since August 20. On Wednes- day, September 28, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office put out a release stating that her boyfriend, Tony Lee Berry, was listed on an arrest warrant for his alleged in- volvement in Anderson’s disap- pearance.
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Of- fice stated, “it was believed that Krystal was in the company of Tony Lee Berry at her home on Seivern Road in Wagener,” the last time she was seen alive. The office
outlet, said that they received a tip from a caller who allegedly saw Berry. Abdullah also revealed that the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office arrested Berry and he is presently in custody at the Lexing- ton County Detention Center.
WRDW reported that Abdul- lah said that Berry will stay at the facility until he is transferred to the Aiken County Detention Cen- ter.
“He [Berry] sat down with in- vestigators during that time, so ob- viously, you know, we followed every lead. Clues have come to- gether, all the facts have come to- gether and linked to where we were able to show that we had suf- ficient probable cause to have an arrest warrant issued,” the police captain also remarked.
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