Fueling Momentum in the South

Jewel Burks Solomon (left), Candace Mitchell, and Horace Williams are part of Atlanta’s thriving black entrepreneur scene, which is grappling with how to expand funding opportunities for founders of color. As Williams, who launched political engagement tool Empowrd in 2015, puts it: “It’s like the ultimate black conundrum: I want to help people, but I really want to make some money, too.”