Category Archive: Lifestyle

King Kai: The 13-Year-Old CEO

The #kidboss hashtag on Instagram highlights kids from around the world that have turned a passion or hobby into a profitable business. Whether it be in the field of cooking, design, or in this case, a children’s book and apparel company, kids have been utilizing social media to let their voices be heard. Meet Jakai Fountain, a 13-year-old kid boss in Atlanta and the owner and CEO of King Kai LLC.

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Black and Mobile: The Power in Black Partnership

Running a small business that specializes in food service or retail can be difficult. Almost every day we see advertisements for small businesses that struggle to gain publicity. This applies to many growing Black-owned businesses, which according to CNBC have historically been found to be twice more likely to fail within the first 18 months in comparison to white-owned businesses.

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Dasia Taylor: Beeting the Odds

Imagine being extremely excited about entering your first science fair in high school, and as soon as you get there you notice that you’re the only Black girl in the room. This was Dasia Taylor’s experience at age 16. 

Dasia and her mom live in a predominantly white suburb near Iowa City, IA. Dasia is an avid Black History buff, and spends a lot of her time after school in the Black History Game Show club. She also attends district and school board meetings in order to advocate for an anti-racist curriculum in schools. Dasia has a strong interest in science, and as a junior she took an honors chemistry class where that passion was able to flourish. 

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Patina Miller: Born to Perform

Shy, reserved, soft-spoken – not often are these words associated with a Tony-Award-winning actress and performer. Growing up, Patina Miller would watch from the pews as her grandmother sang for the church that she ministered for. Although she and her family knew that she too could sing, Patina took a little convincing from her mother and grandmother to let her voice be heard.  Once she began singing in front of her peers in the church that she fell in love with performing in front of a crowd.

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