‘I was Broke, Furloughed, and Scared’: Why a Former Recruiter Created an Initiative to Help Black Women Land Lucrative Jobs at Companies Like Disney and Amazon
Niani Tolbert, 29, is changing the workforce game and the job market by using her recruiting skills and passion for equity. In honor of Juneteenth, […]
Inflation Has Hit the Dating Game: Singles Find It Is Expensive Looking for Love
By Paulina Cachero and Craig Giammona Roaring inflation has made it more expensive to find love. With food and alcohol prices jumping, along with the […]
Kanye West Hits Back After Adidas Announces Yeezy Deal is ‘Under Review’ Following His ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt Incident
After weeks of publicly bashing Adidas, which was followed by his most recent headline-grabbing “White Lives Matter” fashion show, one of Kanye West’s most valuable […]
The Government Seized $311 Million in Bitcoin. Crypto Hackers Stole It Back
By David Voreacos Gary Harmon grinned as he lounged in a bathtub full of dollar bills surrounded by scantily clad women. The moment, captured in […]
From Picking Cotton to a $76 Million European Estate: How Tina Turner Left One Career With Two Cars and Her Name to Rebuild Another 100 Times More Successful
At 82 years old, Tina Turner continues to be at the top of her game, overcoming a life of extreme poverty and public domestic abuse […]
Floyd Mayweather Inks a Life-Rights Deal For Docuseries and Other Projects About His Life. Billionaire Robert F. Smith Involved
A docuseries chronicling the life of the professional boxing career of Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in the works. Mayweather has signed a life-rights deal with […]
Food Desert or Food Apartheid? The Loss of Three Grocery Stores on Chicago’s South and West Sides Draws Concern From Residents and Local Organizers
A recent string of grocery store closures throughout Chicago’s South and West Side neighborhoods is highlighting the inequities of food access throughout the city, areas […]
Did a Self-Proclaimed Multi-Millionaire Scam Her Social Media Followers? Some Who Bought Her Online Courses Say She Took Them for Thousands
Black influencer Ashley Grayson Massengill who sells an online credit repair course, is being accused of scamming her followers. Content creator Massengill is a self-proclaimed […]
Pinky Cole Is Returning to Harlem. After Losing Her NYC First Eatery to a Fire, Vegan Burger Sensation Slutty Vegan to Open Second Location In the Big Apple
After a successful opening in Brooklyn, Atlanta-based vegan burger chain Slutty Vegan has announced it will open an outpost in Harlem this fall. Owner Pinky […]
Rick Ross Wants to Turn His Massive Car Collection Into an Auto Museum
Rick Ross is an automobile fanatic, and he will soon have a museum to showcase his massive car collection. Announced on his Instagram on Oct. […]
How One Nonprofit Founded By Two Black Women Aims To Help Struggling Black Farmers
A federal government effort to assist Black farmers seeking loan forgiveness exclusively for them was met with lawsuits by white farmers who companied the program […]
Stocks are Up, But Traders Hold Off on Big Moves Ahead of Jobs Report
By Rita Nazareth The stock market found little encouragement to sustain any rebound attempt on the eve of the all-important US jobs report, with major […]
‘We Had a Great Product People Wanted to Buy’: How This Father-Daughter Duo Got Their Frozen Pudding Products Into Walgreens
A bit of buzz is starting to circulate about a pudding-making father-daughter duo from the South side of Chicago. Meet Lorenzo and Genesis Bencivenga, who […]
Kanye West Answers $7 Million Lawsuit: Company ‘Performed So Poorly Any Further Payment Would be Unreasonable’
Kanye West, or Ye, is officially calling out a more than $7 million lawsuit by a production company that claims he failed to pay them. […]
‘They Shut Us Down’: Houston Galleria Mall Forces Black-Owned Sneaker Shop Out After Major Big Name Competitor Wanted More Space
A Houston small business owner says his streetwear apparel store was pushed out of the city’s Galleria Mall because the property owner needed to make […]
Janet Jackson Sells Beloved New York City Condo for $8 Million; Makes a Profit of $6 Million
Music icon Janet Jackson recently sold her New York City apartment for $8.8 million, earning an estimated $6 million profit, despite falling short of the […]
Your Two Cents: Couple Jumps on Latest Wedding Trend, Registers For Money In Lieu of Traditional Gifts; Uses Cash For Home Downpayment
Here’s the scenario. You get invited to a wedding. You’ve psyched yourself up to find that absolutely perfect wedding gift. But it seems the couple […]
It’s Ali vs Ali: Muhammad Ali’s Daughter Lalia Is In a Trademark Battle with Company That Owns Trademark Rights to Late Champ’s Image and Name
An actual title fight between the late Muhammad Ali and one of his daughter is happening in 2022. But it is not what most think […]