friday nasdaq He hosted the New Voices Foundation and Essence Ventures, inviting some of the most prominent black professionals within the venture and startup space behind the podium to help open up the market.
It’s not the first time the Nasdaq has honored Black History Month, but some who were there commented that “history was made.” And certainly, this opening bell felt different. Shira Nieves Barney“We rang the bell for Zane and all the other black and brown people who built Wall Street but were denied access to wealth.”
For investors Tiana Tewkes, felt a greater experience than just ringing the bell. “On the surface, Friday’s ceremony was about the opening of the Nasdaq, but for us, the experience represented opening the door to current and future generations,” she told TechCrunch. told to “I imagined that when the bell rang, somewhere someone who looked like us would hear the call and one day they would know what was next and we would cheer them on.”
