Shop Black-Owned Businesses Founder : Shareef Abdul-Malikĭubbed the Black Amazon, We Buy Black was started in 2015 by Abdul-Malik with just $15,000. While this app allows users to cancel or edit a text message for up to 60 seconds after they press send, it also eliminates the issue drunk texters face with a curfew mode, which holds all text messages until the following day for your sober review. Backed by $1 million-plus in capital, On Second Thought has grown its product offerings. When she couldn’t find one, she decided to create it, and investors wanted in on it. Founded by Maci Peterson, after making one of those mistakes with an ex-boyfriend, Maci searched the APP store that would let her take back sent messages. Who hasn’t sent that text that we immediately regret sending? Now there’s an app that makes regretting text messages a thing of the past. In 2020 Shine was named one of Apple’s best apps for mental health and wellness. In 2019 Shine announced $2.5 million in seed funding and had surpassed over half a million users in its first year. In honour of the movement, Mental Health is a Human Right, 20% of the money from Shine Premium subscriptions will go to nonprofits supporting BIPOC mental health: the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM), the National Queer and TransTherapists of Colour Network, and the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness.

It talks to you like a friend who understands the highs and lows of everyday life. Part of Shine’s success has come from its ease and accessibility. The app also sends users daily motivational messages and meditation sessions. Now you can prioritize your self-care and mental health with the Shine app. Originally launched as a messaging bot that gave out life advice and motivation in real-time, Shine has now grown over the years to become a larger self-help platform aimed mainly at the millennial crowd. Take Care of Your Mental Health Founders : Marah Lidey and Naomi Hirabayshi ICYMI check out this list of Black founders who have created apps to improve your business and career. Support these Black founders who are providing the tech to boost your day. From an app to help you find other black businesses, a social network exclusively for people of color, and apps to help you with your mental health. This week we rounded up 8 Black-owned apps to improve your day-to-day.

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