‘I Have Looked Forward to Leading a Company’: Five Business Lessons Ramona Hood Learned On Her Path to Becoming a CEO
Ramona Hood became the first African-American woman to lead a FedEx division in February 2020. Along the way, Hood, now the CEO of FedEx Custom […]
See the $1.5 million Watch Rick Ross Received in an Armored Truck
Talk about special delivery. Hip-hop boss Rick Ross bought a $1.5 million watch from the famed Jacob & Co. jewelry brand and it was delivered in […]
Actress Tichina Arnold Reveals Memorable ‘Everybody Hates Chris’ Food Stamp Episode Was Based on Her Life
Actress Tichina Arnold is revealing a bit of on-the-set trivia regarding one of the most classic episodes of the hit television sitcom on which she […]
100 Million Americans Didn’t Go to Work in October. Here’s Why.
About 100 million Americans weren’t working in early October, according the Census Bureau, and some of the reasons may come as a surprise. Almost half […]
Todd Tucker’s New Jersey Condo Revamp Looks Impressive, But Wife Kandi Burruss Won’t Stay There
Todd Tucker of the hit reality show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” is proud of his newly renovated New Jersey condo, much to the dismay of his […]
Why Some Expects Say the U.S. Might Have Avoided a Recession
By Claire Ballentine Are we heading for a recession or did we just avoid one? That’s the question everyone’s asking after gross domestic product rose at a 2.6% annualized […]
Black-Owned Funeral Homes Are a Dying Breed In the U.S. Here’s How Gentrification Sparked the Closure on One D.C. Establishment
Black-owned funeral homes were already struggling for decades long before the COVID-19 pandemic. Until a recent shift, the rate of Black Americans dying from COVID-19 […]
‘I Lost 2 Billion Dollars in One Day’: Kanye West Might Still Get Royalty Payments from Adidas, But the Company Claims the Rights to the Yeezy Designs
The business relationship between Kanye West and Adidas has come to an end, but that change doesn’t reflect on the sports apparel giant and its […]
Drake Raffles Off at Least $150,000 In Cash and Prizes at His Celebrity Birthday Bash
Hip-hop mogul Drake has just celebrated his 36th rotation around the sun, hosting a party for his celebrity friends and chosen family. However, instead of […]
‘Wealth in the U.S. is Aging’: Why Young Americans Can’t Match the Wealth Gains of Baby Boomers
Ben Steverman An epic four-decade boom in housing and stock prices made Baby Boomers the richest generation in US history. A new study shows just how difficult […]
How Rick Ross ‘Run It’: Five of the Hip-Hop Mogul’s Most Expensive Buys
Rick Ross is one of hip-hop’s biggest bosses, but he also likes to treat himself. The Maybach Music mogul and business owner has a net […]
Report: Magic Johnson Looking to Buy Minority Stake In the Las Vegas Raiders
Basketball legend and businessman Earvin “Magic” Johnson reportedly is interested in getting into NFL ownership. He may be looking to buy a stake in the […]
Moroccan-Born French Montana Receives Award for Raising Money for Uganda’s Poor
Turns out French Montana is a champion for charitable causes due to his humanitarian efforts in Africa. He was recently honored with the 2022 Innovator […]
How a Black Detroit Homeowner Unknowingly Lost Her Home Over Unpaid Property Taxes, Only to Have it Given Away For Free
Detroit resident Tomeka Langford couldn’t have imagined having the home she thought she owned taken from her and then awarded to someone else for free. […]
Here’s How Kickstarter’s New 33-Year-Old CEO Wants to Make Crowdfunding More Diverse
By Omose Ighodaro Kickstarter, the crowd-funding platform, is looking to Everette Taylor, its new chief executive officer, to return the company to its core values. […]
Inside Shonda Rhimes’ Expansive $15.17 Million Connecticut Compound — Complete with an Ice Cream Parlor, Bowling Alley, and Indoor Basketball Court
Media mogul Shonda Rhimes is enhancing her East Coast real estate portfolio with the purchase of a Connecticut compound. Located in the affluent town of […]
‘I Got Ex-Husbands and Things to Take Care of’: Sherri Shepherd Refuses to Bid at Auctions Again After Unexpectedly Winning More Than the Shirt Off Hugh Jackman’s Back at His Charity Event
Talk show host Sherri Shepherd explained to her “Sherri” studio audience on Oct. 24 that her expenses are the reason why she is hesitant to […]
Actor Michael B. Jordan Pays Off Tuition Debt for Spelman Student During Homecoming Week
Actor Michael B. Jordan seized the spirit of homecoming to promote his new boxing film and change the lives of a few young people attending […]