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Sherrell Dorsey

She is the founder and CEO of The Plug—a distinctive, Black tech news and insights platform covering Black innovators in tech, venture capital, future of work policy, and more. Follow Sherrell on Twitter @Sherrell_Dorsey.

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We’re Partnering with WURD Radio to cover Philadelphia’s emerging Black innovation economy

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Welcoming Tyler Goodwin as The Plug’s New Tech Policy Reporter

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Welcoming Monica Melton as The Plug's New Managing Editor

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Welcoming Mirtha Donastorg as The Plug’s New HBCU Innovation Reporter

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We Partnered up with Fast Company To Take a Look at Tech Company Commitments One Year Later

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Virtual Office Hours: 3 Alternatives to Layoffs that Can Strengthen Your Startup

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Twilio, Box, Spotify, and Other Tech CEOs Speak Out Against Racism and Police Brutality; Others Stay Silent

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The Rise of Black-Owned Co-Working Spaces

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Pro Member Calls

The Plug's Pro Member Call: Understanding the Value of Black Assets with Dr. Andre Perry

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The Plug's PRO Member Call: Assessing Atlanta's Black Tech Startups

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The Plug’s Data-Driven News Examining Trends in Black Innovation now Available on The Bloomberg Terminal

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The Plug Welcomes Our Inaugural Data Fellows

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The Plug and New Profit Partner to Reach Entrepreneurs Powering the Future of Work

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The Plug 2020 Report: A Future For The Rest Of Us

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The Next Frontier of the Tech Worker Movement: Black Employees Organizing Against Racism in the Workplace

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Substantive or Spectacle? Black Entrepreneurs and Investors Weigh in on the Value of Pitch Competitions for Black Founders

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Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Tour Goes Virtual with $2 Million ‘Equity Edition’ Focused on Black Founders

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SoLo Funds' Investor Guarantee Protects Investors, Lifts the Riskiness of Peer-to-Peer Lending

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SCOOP: Presidents Resign from NAWBO Over Claims of Anti-Support for Black Women Businesses

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Resilia Raises $8 million in Series A round, Expands Hiring Across R&D, Sales, and Operations

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Reimagining The Roadmap to Black Generational Wealth

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Pro Member Calls

PRO Member Call: Policy and Entrepreneurship in the wake of the digital divide

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PopCom Raising $1 Million Crowdequity Fund, Places Bets on Future of Shopping through Contact-Less Intelligent Vending

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Introducing Our New Series with Morgan Stanley’s Multicultural Innovation Lab

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Introducing Mapping Inclusivity: An Examination of the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and the People and Communities Moving us Forward

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India.Arie Backs Meditation Streaming Device Company Core as Equity Partner

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Help Us Report Our Next Story

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Designing Water: Black Tech Startups Rethink Public Utilities and Social Justice

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Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund Delivers on Culture, Minimal Investment into Black-Led Startups

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Career Karma Closes $10M Series A, Prepares for Surge in Online Tech Job Training

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Breaking the Mold? Black-Owned Venture Capital Firms Mirror Traditional VC

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Breaking: Sixty8 Capital Closes $20 Million Fund To Invest In Underrepresented Founders

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Black Tech Startups to Watch at CES

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Research & Policy

Black Tech Founders Manage COVID-19 Impact, Get Smarter About Distributed Workforces

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Black Tech Conferences Offer a Lifeline in a Predominantly White Industry

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Black Tech Conferences Canceled, Financial Losses Mount as COVID-19 Fears Spread (LIST)

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WeatherCheck, BlocPower, bLENDOOR, and other Black Tech Startups Ramp Up Hiring Across Sales, Engineering, and IT Roles

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Black Founders Remain Optimistic About Survival Despite Running Out of Money (SURVEY)

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Black Coworking Space Operators Brace for Empty Desks, Event Revenue Decline as Virus Shutdowns Expand

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Bandwagon Adds NFT Experiences to Product Line Amid Raising $1.2MM

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As Tulsa Reckons with Its Past and Future, A Black Tech Movement Emerges

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Research & Policy

Are Black Mayors Adequately Future-Proofing Cities for Black Residents?

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Amid SXSW Cancellations, Opportunity Hub Pivots Festival Programming to Digital for HBCU Students

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Amazon Launches $150 Million Program to Grow Black Sellers on Platform

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Pro Articles

Journey Foods Predicts An Uptick In Use of Supply Chain Logistics Software This Winter

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PRO Member Story

Acquisition: Real Estate Tech Platform Compass Has Been on a Shopping Spree

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One Year Later, SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund Has Deployed 50% of Its Fund

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SVOD Services kweliTV, BlackOakTV Place Bets on U.S. Subscriber Revenue Growth, Slower International Market Expansion

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The Problem with Positioning Black Fund Managers as Saviors of Black Business

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Motley Fool Ventures Taps 13 Firms to Expand Investments into Underrepresented Founders

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EXCLUSIVE: Newly Launched RareBreed Ventures Plans Investments in Legacy Markets Traditionally Untouched by Innovation

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Google For Startups Black Founders Fund Awards $5MM to 76 Companies

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