Father of Five Says REEP Changed His Life 
PRIDE Magazine, January 2022 (Pg. 42)

City Startup Labs facilitates success for Black entrepreneurs
The Business Journals, Dec 23, 2021

Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand Deliver $1 Million to Communities Fighting Racism
NIKE News, September 28, 2021

Fire Awards recap: Honorees talk innovation as Charlotte Inno’s ‘Blazers’ are revealed
The Charlotte Business Journals, August 27, 2021

These tech entrepreneurs are now business partners with their HBCU. What’s next for BatteryXchange?
Qcity Metro, August 17, 2021

Charlotte’s 1st AfroFuturism Fest Aims To Expand Minds
WFAE 90.7, August 13, 2021

Ventureprise, City Startup Labs launch a collaborative mentorship accelerator
The Business Journals, July 19, 2021

Charlotte Inno’s Fire Awards: Meet the 50 winners of 2021
The Charlotte Business Journals, July 19, 2021

Ally Community Corner highlights City Startup Labs , a local organization with a mission to create a new class of entrepreneurs and innovators.
Hornets Twitter, July 9, 2021

The Time For Talk Is Over
The Business Journals, June 02, 2021

The Great 28: Black Charlotteans who are shaping Charlotte
QCity Metro, February 22, 2021

City Startup Labs gives returning citizens tools for entrepreneurship
QCity Metro, August 20, 2020

These are 20 Charlotte startups to watch in 2020
Charlotte Inno, Jan 7, 2020

Entrepreneur Desmond Wiggan is charging toward the future with BatteryXchange
Q City Metro, April 24, 2019

Let’s reimagine African American millennials and returning citizens as a new class of entrepreneurs
The Renewal Project, October 12, 2018

How City Startup Labs is using grassroots action to tackle economic mobility in Charlotte
Charlotte Business Journal, September 21, 2018

The Encore Career Movement Barrels Into Building Businesses
Forbes, November 20, 2018

At City Startup Labs, a new program to guide former inmates into entrepreneurship
Q City Metro, May 18, 2018

City Startup Labs Snags Kauffman Foundation’s first Charlotte investment
Charlotte Business Journal, May 2, 2018

An American Dream for Some, but Not for All
VICE Impact, May 5, 2017

City Startup Labs to expand scope with $25,000 grant from Unite Charlotte
Charlotte Business Journal, March 28, 2017

Project aimed at ‘rebuilding trust’ after Charlotte protests boosts 20 charities
The Charlotte Observer, March 21, 2017

Academy Mentors Young, Black Men on Road to Entrepreneurship
Working Nation, March 15, 2017

Charlotte-area resources for small-business owners and entrepreneurs
The Charlotte Observer, September 01, 2016

See which startup idea took the top prize at pitch event in Charlotte
Charlotte Business Journal, August 25, 2016

City Startup Labs expects largest crowd yet at tonight’s pitch event
Charlotte Business Journal, August 24, 2016

These young men just might be a Black Bill Gates in the making
The Atlantic Monthly Renewal Project, June 27, 2016

City Startup Labs Taps University Partnership in Charlotte
NEXTCity, April 28, 2016

The 25 most important people in Charlotte’s startup community
Charlotte Agenda, November 4, 2015

City Startup Labs Establishing Center of Excellence at UNC Charlotte
The Collaborative, October 6, 2015

Empowering young Black men
Charlotte Observer, July 12, 2015

City Startup Labs is Featured in Charlotte’s PRIDE Magazine
January 2015

Hope for US economy: Young Black men as entrepreneurs
Christian Science Monitor, January 11, 2013

The Atlantic’s Renewal Series, Charlotte, June 14, 2016

Creating a New Class of Entrepreneurs, February 13, 2013