Melinda Emerson

Forbes #1 Influential Woman for Entrepreneurs, Host The #SmallBizChat Podcast, Author, Fix Your Business & Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, 3rd Ed May 2021

[Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady]

@Lesdoggg Leslie Jones Is The HGTV Star You Didn’t Know You Needed https://t.co/jfaYgpJAK9

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George Johnnson, Black hair-care legend dies at 99 https://t.co/F7y172hWMr

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Want to leverage AI more effectively? Join me LIVE on June 4 at 6 PM ET for a FREE webinar: How to Use AI for Content Creation. Learn how to create content and contracts in minutes using AI. Register FREE:
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#AI #SmallBusiness #ChatGPT

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It's National Small Business Week. I am hosting a FREE Webinar tomorrow! How to Hire a B2B Salesperson on Tuesday, May 5, at 6 pm ET. Learn how to streamline your sales process. Register now: https://t.co/PaCsFF0AVT
#NSBW #SalesHiring #Webinar #SmallBizLady

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[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

May the Fourth be with YOU, from the Obama Presidential Center.

Opening June 19. @BarackObama @MarkHamill

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10 Bible Verses Every Small Business Owner Needs in 2026 https://t.co/uxHIU28e4M #faithbased #womeninbusiness #believer #businessbibleverses

[Caroline Castrillon @CarolineOnWork]

Corporate advancement for women has slowed.

At the same time, women now own 15.7 million U.S. businesses, representing 40% of all firms.

Here's why entrepreneurship is rising—and what could help more women-owned businesses scale:

https://t.co/AHkJl2FG3S
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[The Baltimore Sun @baltimoresun]

Aisha “Pinky” Cole, the Baltimore native behind plant-based restaurant chain Slutty Vegan, has filed for bankruptcy, court records show.

The Chapter 11 filing lists a total of $1.2 million owed to the United States Small Business Administration, as well as a total of $192,000 to the Georgia Department of Revenue.

Cole’s Slutty Vegan has six locations across the United States, including two that opened in late 2024 in Baltimore Peninsula: a Slutty Vegan location and dining and cocktail lounge Bar Vegan 2.0.

Representation of Cole did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://t.co/X9rOcSEeBy

📸Baltimore Sun staff

[Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @NotHoodlum]

Aretha Franklin was a surprise guest performer at the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “Natural Woman.” Aretha noted in a Vogue interview, “Carole didn’t know I was going to be there at all. That’s one reason she was excited.”

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@HBCUSports1 Love this.

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

Happy President’s Day to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama!

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

5 Black women have made history in St. Louis, rising to the rank of Fire Captain together. Licole McKinney, Jessica Jackson, Pamela Saunders-Isaac, Elizabeth McCormick, and Cicely Tucker are breaking barriers in a field where Black women remain vastly underrepresented. They are not just opening doors, they are redefining what leadership looks like.

[Rain Drops Media @Raindropsmedia1]

For the first time, five African American surgeons now lead the Trauma Service at the preeminent Johns Hopkins Hospital. 🏥

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

This #MLKDay, let’s join my father in having the AUDACITY TO BELIEVE…and to be love in acting according to our belief. #MLK #MartinLutherKingJr

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

Change has never been easy. It takes persistence and determination, and requires all of us to speak out and stand up for what we believe in. As we honor Dr. King today, let’s draw strength from his example, and do our part to build on his legacy.

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