Pharrell Williams launches non-profit initiative for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs

hollywood.com:

Pharrell Williams has launched a non-profit initiative in a bid to address systematic inequality faced by Black and Latinx people.Black Ambition aims to provide a bridge to success for Black and Latinx entrepreneurs who are launching tech, design, healthcare, and consumer products/services start-up.

As part of the launch, Williams announced two prize competitions – The Black Ambition HBCU Prize and The Black Ambition Prize – which culminate in one major national event.“Recent events and tragedies have illustrated the always existent stark divisions in the American experience, and while entrepreneurship has long been a tenet of the American dream, marginalized people have faced long-standing barriers to success,” said the Happy hitmaker, in.