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Join CORE Elevate this Thursday at 5 PM EST for a mindful event into the mental health space with Naomi Hirabayashi, the co-founder and co-CEO of Shine — a BIPOC-led mental health app. Register here: https://t.co/iT15U0dNPx

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Born in Puerto Rico, Frances Solá-Santiago is a writer and producer based in NYC and has been published by The New York Times, Glamour Magazine, and many more. She’s the founder and editor-in-chief of Emperifollá, a style and beauty digital platform focused on Latinx communities.

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Tonight at 6 PM ET, we'll be hosting the final speaker event of our Líderes: Latinx Changemakers series featuring Djali Alessandra Brown-Cepeda, Founder of @nuevayorkinos, and Frances Solá-Santiago (@frances_sola), Co-Founder of @emperifolla_! RSVP Here:

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A second-generation Dominican-American from Inwood, Manhattan. Djali is the founder and curator of Nuevayorkinos, a digital archive dedicated to documenting & preserving the New York City Latinx experience. Her work has been featured at El Museo del Barrio and the MACLA.

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Colombia-native Lia Winograd co-founded Pepper, an unapologetic bra brand for cup sizes AA, A, and B. Prior to Pepper, she was a former management consultant from McKinsey & Co. and holds an MBA from Stern NYU.

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Tomorrow, October 13th at 6 PM ET, we will be hosting "La Visión Latinx: Redefining Inclusivity in Fashion, Beauty, and Branding" with co-speakers Danielle Alvarez, Founder of @TheBonitaPrjct, and Lia Winograd, Co-Founder & COO of @wearpepper. RSVP Here: https://t.co/pCMQBsfwrO

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A Peruvian-American raised in Miami. Danielle Alvarez founded The Bonita Project to bridge the gap between general and multicultural markets in order to effectively reach all women. She is determined to change the way fashion and beauty brands speak to the Latinx community.

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Brooklyn born and raised Ecuadorian-American Jesús Triviño Alarcón is a Webby-nominated content creator, who has covered music, TV, film, and more for over 17 years as a reporter, editor, producer, and curator.

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This Saturday from 2 PM to 3 PM ET, we will be hosting "El Sonido Latinx: The Evolution and Reach of Latinx Music and Culture Worldwide" with Jesús Triviño Alarcón, Senior Director for Global Latin, Culture & Content at Tidal. RSVP HERE: https://t.co/C2lCSXC1WE

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Join CORE in hearing from Barbara Dalton, VP of @pfizer. In addition to speaking about her role at Pfizer and venture capital broadly, Dalton will explore the ways in which Pfizer is pursuing responses to COVID-19; we will end with a Q&A.

RSVP here: https://t.co/iQBR3qG2O8

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SoLo Funds is a mobile lending exchange that connects lenders and borrowers for the purpose of providing more affordable access to loans under $1,000. SoLo was created to disintermediate the predatory payday lending system.

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Tomorrow August 24th at 5 PM ET, we will be hosting the final speaker of the 'Black Visionaries: Democratizing VC & Fintech', Travis Holoway @TravisHoloway, Co-Founder and CEO of SoLo Funds @solofunds. We are so excited about this!

Reserve tickets here: https://t.co/5kh6GVh3Wf

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MoCaFi is a start-up financial technology company that leverages mobile technologies, data analytics, and digital strategies to improve the financial behaviors of underbanked communities.

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Tomorrow August 21st at 3 PM ET, we will be hosting the second speaker of the 'Black Visionaries: Democratizing VC & Fintech', Wole Coaxum @WCoaxum, Founder and CEO of Mobility Capital Finance (MoCaFi) @mocafiapp
Reserve tickets here:
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On August 17th at 4PM ET, in partnership with Amplify, we will be hosting our first speaker of the 'Black Visionaries: Democratizing VC & Fintech', Henri Pierre-Jacques @hpierrejacques, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of @HarlemCapital !
Reserve tickets: https://t.co/QPNryrOkvT

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Before YC, Michael was the co-founder and CEO of https://t.co/l3dsgHzFdL (which later became Twitch and sold to Amazon for $1B), and Socialcam. Michael will cover some of the myths that exist around starting startups, starting a company while being a student, and how YC can help

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Join us on July 8 from 1 PM to 2PM EST for a talk with Y Combinator partner and CEO Michael Seibel! @mwseibel https://t.co/tO6Dtz1ciE

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Please visit this link for our full statement
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We are currently facing two pandemics. COVID-19 and the systemic marginalization of Black lives. As the largest entrepreneurial organization at Columbia University focused on launching the next generation of entrepreneurs, we have a duty to create spaces that uplift Black voices.

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Our CORE OCLs, Bella, Jessica, Lord, Maxwell, Maya, Justin, and Tyrese have individually organized a GoFundMe, The Black Innovation Fund, to support organizations fighting racial inequality and promoting black entrepreneurship in West Harlem and beyond.
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