Black Entrepreneur Success and Inspiration Highlighted at MOBE

quotToday you will get case study examples of Black excellence It39s a Black platformquot explained MOBE Founder and CEO Yvette Moyo at the start of the virtual gathering adding that while some diversity initiatives are created by ad agencies quotMOBE is Blackowned Black love in businessquot MOBE which stands for Marketing Opportunities in Business and Entertainment is now in its 30th yearThe panel quotPowering the HBCU Networkquot featured young entrepreneurs who graduated from historically Black colleges and universities and leveraged the connections they made in school to create businesses Among them was Murray of LegacyHistoryPride who explained that he decided to start his own company when he was a sophomore quotI wanted to design and develop apparel that truly embodied HBCU culture and really speaks to who we are on HBCU campusesquot he saidFor Murray it was about quottapping into my HBCU network to see how fashion creativity and collaboration can push the culture forwardquotAnother highlight of the day was a fireside chat with Curtis Symonds CEO of HBCUGOTV and Allen who is Founder Chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group Allen talked about his childhood in Detroit growing up during the civil rights movement He distinctly remembers the day Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated The moment forever changed him and has impacted his goals in lifequotI felt like I was a child of warquot Allen recalled quotI made it a point to become friendly with Coretta Scott King Martin Luther King39s widow I call her the true queen of America I got to know her and I bought the rights to her story to make a miniseries about her life with Martin because I think it39s one of the greatest love stories everquotCoretta King told Allen that there are four major challenges for Black people to overcome in America end slavery end Jim Crow discrimination and segregation laws and customs achieve civil rights and achieve economic inclusion In fact he explained that Martin Luther King39s fight for economic inclusion was the real reason why he was assassinatedThose discussions inspired Allen39s path in life quotIt changed my perspective it changed my passion my focus my trajectoryquot he said quotI decided to build the world39s biggest media company and in doing so effectuating change to achieve one AmericaquotIn Allen39s view quotthe most powerful person in the world is the person who controls the media because they control the flow of information and newsquot That leverage in turn ultimately controls how people behave he addedThe MOBE Symposium also featured quotboothsquot where sponsors could share information about their businesses and potential opportunities While it was a virtual event there were networking opportunities and a way for those attending the event to connect and potentially continue their relationships with other members of the MOBE familyThis year MOBE launched an added attraction the MOBE Independent Education Narrative MOBEed which took place the day before the symposium MOBEed hosted a separate networking event connecting independent Black institutions educational leaders teachers bloggers journalists and business entrepreneursquotWhat makes MOBE so special is we move forward with a sense of history purpose and vision with our culture always includedquot said Moyo as she closed out the day and encouraged everyone who participated to continue connectingThis article was written by Awa Badiane Executive in Residence at MediaVillage Click the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet

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