Imagine new possibilities : Plan emerging for new Wooster Square monument in New Haven
middletownpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from middletownpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
City Of New Haven Sponsors Anti-Racism Conference For BIPOC Artists And Advocates
wnpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wnpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Posted on 228
Fearless Fund, the first VC fund built by women of color, for women of color, has received a $1 Million investment from Costco Wholesale Corporation (Nasdaq: COST) as a sign of support for the fund’s mission to address the disparity that exists in venture capital funding for women of color-led businesses.
Launched in 2019, Fearless Fund invests in WOC-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing. Its mission is to bridge the gap in venture capital funding for female founders of color building scalable, growth aggressive companies. The Fearless Fund team also runs The Fearless Foundation, a 501c3 organization with a goal to educate entrepreneurs through training, reduce racial inequities, and empower African-Americans to gain access to capital, as well as the Get Ready Venture Program, a 12-month training program for WOC business owners to acquire the needed training, mentorship, know
Murals keeping New Haven streets vibrant during a difficult time
FacebookTwitterEmail
Walking the streets of the New Haven, you never know what’s around the next corner.
Chances are it’s something beautiful.
Bright, cheerful, thought-provoking or simply joyful murals have been springing up throughout the city, unslowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the pandemic may be bringing more artistic vision into the open air.
“There has been this renaissance of public art and murals coming up in the city,” said Adriane Jefferson, director of arts and cultural affairs for the city. “I think these murals do a lot culturally during a time when people feel very disconnected from the world.”