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Project Black Fund Closes

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Ariel Alternatives Closes Inaugural $1.45 Billion “Project Black” Fund with Partners and Co-Investors

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Ariel Investments Introduces First Private Investment Initiative, Ariel Alternatives

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Introducing Ariel Alternatives and Project Black

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Mellody Hobson at Forbes Iconoclast

JUNE 12, 2023

3 Years After George Floyd, Has Anything Changed for Black Founders?

MAY 22, 2023

Ariel Investments Raises $1.45 Billion for Debut Private-Equity Fund

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Wall Street’s Most Connected Black Woman Has An Ingenious Idea To Narrow The Wealth Gap

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Ariel Alternatives raises $1.45 billion to fund diverse company founders

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Ariel launches bid to elevate minority-owned firms with $1.3bn deal

APRIL 4, 2022

Sorenson, America’s Leading Provider of Accessible Communication Services, Announces Strategic Transaction

APRIL 4, 2022

U.S. Firms must publish diversity numbers to be held accountable, Ariel Investments’ Hobson says

MARCH 18, 2021

Ariel and JPMorgan to invest in minority-owned companies

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Project Black Fund Closes

FEBRUARY 1, 2023