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BLACK ENTERPRISE has developed the Success Beyond Bars video series — sponsored by Koch Industries — to spotlight individuals who have been ...

Pigeonly, InmateAid and Flikshop are offering a cheaper way for families to connect with incarcerated loved ones.

While in federal prison, Frederick Hutson went through the tremendous difficulty that American inmates have trying to communicate with their family and friends ...

When Frederick Hutson went to prison in 2007 for selling marijuana — “lots and lots and lots of marijuana,” as he'll tell you — it became clear to him that staying ...

In spite of jail time, Pigeonly founder Frederick Hutson has flown to the top of the tech start-up heap with his prisoner-focused company that aims to make it ...

Like most entrepreneurs, Frederick Hutson cannot resist trying to solve a thorny problem. His company, Pigeonly, based in Las Vegas, taps an underserved and ...

Frederick Hutson is a man who sees business opportunities in everything. By his own admission, this doesn't always work out for the best. Hutson spent over ...

Several inmate messaging apps that were launched by enterprising ex-cons are changing the way that families communicate with their incarcerated loved ones.

Due to the lack of venture funding doled out to minority founders, many startups are finding success through equity crowdfunding, a process that allows everyday ...

An app that is being called “Instagram for Prisons” allows families to stay in connect with inmates simply by taking a cell phone picture.

In 2007, Frederick Hutson was sentenced to 51 months in prison for distributing marijuana. The operation had been netting him $500,000 annually -- and once ...

Ever since he was a teenager, Frederick Hutson has had a knack for business. When he was 19, he built a window-tinting business that he then turned around ...

New research suggests workers with criminal records stay in their jobs longer. Former inmates who struggled to find work tell Moneyish about starting their...

We talked to an ex-felon to hear about how he overcame the barriers of prison (and the stigma of having been a prisoner) and used it to his advantage.

Greeting cards will no longer be able to be directly mailed to inmates at Lancaster County Prison following a spate of illnesses at state prisons linked to synthetic ...

As a venture capitalist, Ben Jealous invested in education and social justice firms. Some were successes. At least one ran into trouble.

Facebook is changing the way it gives bonuses to employees to incentivize making the world a better place. How much will it matter?

ImpactAlpha, May 10 – Every investment firm aspires to rank in the top quartile of comparable firms. Not many achieve that rank by focusing exclusively on ...

With Pigeonly, Frederick Hutson is using technology to keep convicts connected to friends and family–and maybe turn their lives around.

Pigeonly creates a platform for photo-sharing, inexpensive calling and information services for an unusual consumer market.

Today on the show, a businessman goes to prison, and decides he is going to disrupt the biggest captive market in America.

“Meet the Drapers” is the world's first crowdfunding-based startup reality show which debuted with its first season last year. The show features the Drapers, ...

While serving their time, these men realized some of the problems within the prison industry and have now dedicated their adult lives to confronting them with ...

Ride-hailing, social interactions from behind tiny screens and fitness tracking are just a few of the things we've all become accustomed to thanks to innovative ...

For even the most well-connected first-time entrepreneur, pitching investors can be a rejection-filled exercise in angst. Now, swap the stereotypical Stanford ...

ATLANTA, May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) and Conscious Company Media (CCM) will host the inaugural SPECTRUM ...

ImpactAlpha, April 10 – If three makes a trend, startups aimed at reducing overincarceration are onto something. The most recent to raise capital is Edovo, based ...

With David Beavers and Daniel Lippman. NEW BUSINESS: Quicken Loans has added Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas to its lineup of Washington ...

Reentry has to begin the moment you're sentenced to prison. You've got to start planning to come home.” That's the motif of Teresa Hodge, who co-founded ...

Frederick Hutson spent four years in federal prison for a drug offense, and while inside he spent long hours crafting numerous business plans. Today he is a ...

Ama Marston is a strategy and leadership expert. She is the author of "Type R: Transformative Resilience for Thriving in a Turbulent World." The opinions ...

At a recent summer gathering, I caught up with an old family friend, a lawyer and leader in a mid-sized New England city. He had just run a tough campaign as ...

How Renea Royster gives prisoners access to the digital world.

TGIF, Agents of Impact! Featured: The Brief's Big 10. 1. Beyond Trade-offs: The debate moves on. Getting “beyond trade-offs” doesn't mean there are no ...

Pigeonly CEO, Frederick Hutson was just 24 when he became the Pigeonly owner and the Pigeonly founder connecting inmates with their families and loved ...

After being released from a 10-year sentence, Walter Price was “determined to do something for that community.” Meet Jail Mail. This app helps inmates stay ...

Getty Images. Carolyn Esparza, executive director of Community Solutions of El Paso, fights for every penny of her budget, and has for many years. To pay for ...

The former NAACP chief wants to turn Maryland into a progressive beacon, fusing Bernie-style economic policy with racial justice. But first he has to win his ...

Venture capital has a bigger stake in tech's diversity problem than many recognize. Now's the time to own up.

These venture capitalists are not only some of the top investors but many of them are committed to spending dollars with black-owned businesses.

Large or small, social enterprises that focus on building a successful for-profit company can change the world for the better.

While women and minorities make up 70 percent of the population, less than two percent of the tens of trillions of dollars in the asset management.

This article appears in the Fall 2018 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Thirty-six governor's mansions are up for grabs this November, ...

Frederick Hutson looked like he had everything going for him: he had a clean record, built some businesses, served in the U.S. Air Force and had been ...

It's that time again! Today was Demo Day 1 (of 2) for Y Combinator's Winter 2015 class — when investors and reporters get their first in-person look at many of ...

Many of those serving time for cannabis in prison are fathers. Read about all the ways you can help fathers in prison for cannabis this Father's Day.

Black women are the most educated and entrepreneurial group in the U.S., yet they receive less than 1% of VC funding.

Democratic nominee for Maryland governor has struggled to build a coalition against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Las Vegas - Frederick Hutson always wanted to be a businessman. "I always knew I'll be doing something entrepreneurial," he said. After graduating from high ...

Youth today are not just *content* competing in the corporate steeplechase. They also want to make a difference.

Y Combinator is an accelerator that hosts what are widely considered the most coveted tech startups in the world, and this most recent class is no different.

“Vetrepreneurship” is sweeping the country. The SBA reports that 25% of Post-9/11 veterans want to start their own businesses. Over the past two months, we ...

Studies show that a more diverse workforce helps companies think and earn outside the box.

How Renea Royster gives prisoners access to the digital world.

Liz Luckett is pioneering a new kind of investment fund, aimed at low-margin businesses solving social problems.

Going to prison could leave a lifelong scar on one's life. Nevertheless, there are people who have proved, whatever may be the circumstances, if there is a will ...

A former inmate's determination to change life's course and his bold request to be mentored has yielded uplifting results.

The former NAACP president has been a partner at social impact investing firm Kapor Capital since 2014. Ben Jealous is the second candidate for Maryland ...

No launch capital? Don't let it stop you. See what these entrepreneurs did.

"I want to see people coming at solving problems from an angle that you don't commonly see."

Mitch Kapor and Ben Jealous worry that a lack of diversity in tech is stalling innovation. Capitalism is America's operating system but it needs an upgrade.

TechCrunch Disrupt is the world's biggest and most impactful tech startup conference, and this year, we're upping the stakes even more. Taking place at ...

Money can be confusing, and the vast majority of us don't have nearly enough of it — or at least not as much as we'd like. That's why those folks who find a way ...

The bank plans to use a vacant floor in its Baltimore headquarters to open a new co-lab space to serve as part-incubator/accelerator and part-community ...

The traditional model of judging a person's professional worth is broken. These qualities matter more.

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) August 11, 2014 -- Fotopigeon, a cost effective photo-sharing *service*, has re-launched its system with new, distinctive features,

A pitch event at Harbor Bank and the Baltimore Black Tech Mixer highlight a growing network of local resources for entrepreneurs of color. Creating space for ...

The social science behind implicit bias isn't new, but an NPR podcast talks to people approaching it from very new angles.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (PRWEB) October 15, 2013 -- Telepigeon, a new telephone calling *service* for prison inmates and families recently launched, making it ...

Meet Brian Dixon, Partner at Kapor Capital. An interview with one of the newest partners at Kapor, an Oakland-based and social-focused firm by Ronny Kerr on ...

The first full day of autumn felt like midsummer in West Baltimore, and Ben Jealous was sweating with his blazer off. Jealous is running for governor, and he had ...

Almost one year ago, Google released its diversity data, kicking off a wide-ranging industry conversation about why tech companies and venture capital firms are ...

Proud century for Lise Nørgaard, the creator of 'Matador'

At 17, Phebe Novakovic knew she was bound for the defense world. Now 57 years old, she is the CEO of a $30 billion dollar defense company, General ...

Leadership is an evolving journey. The rough-and-tumble lying before you is often unpredictable. But, that doesn't mean that you need to lead without a map.