ForbesBLK Summit closes out three-year residency in Atlanta as entrepreneurs face funding hurdles

Two people sitting on stage having a chat in front of an audience.
TV personality Stephen A. Smith (right) held a fireside chat with Randall Lane (left) chief content officer of Forbes. (Marlon Hyde/WABE)

At the ForbesBLK Summit in Atlanta, the city’s entrepreneurs continue to seek ways to overcome challenges, such as equal access to capital. That’s as the conference’s three-year residency here comes to an end.

Celebrities, innovators and artists were among the sea of entrepreneurs moving between sessions on the campus of Morehouse College.

Candace Mitchell runs Myavana, an artificial intelligence company that recommends hair products based in Atlanta. She was one of the speakers during a Thursday panel on AI.