A venture capital firm has closed down a grant contest for Black women business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was ...

(L to R) Fearless leaders Will Seamans, Alka Bhave, Delali Dzirasa and John Foster. On the heels of securing a large contract to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with its ...

The Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in supporting women of color entrepreneurs, has agreed to shut down its grant program for Black women as part of a settlement with the ...

The Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture capital fund, announced it will permanently close its grant program for Black women business owners after a year-long battle over racial discrimination. In ...

The Atlanta-based VC firm Fearless Fund and the American Alliance for Equal Rights announced that they have settled a lawsuit waged against the Fearless Fund's grant program for Black female ...

Fearless Fund will end a grant program for Black women, settling a closely watched case challenging corporate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. As part of a legal settlement, the Fearless Fund ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bowermaster covers global trends in philanthropy and ESG. The United States Court of Appeals for the 11 th Circuit recently ...

In a closely watched civil rights case, a panel on the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals blocked Fearless Fund from awarding $20,000 grants to businesses owned by Black women while the case is ...