Morris Brown to Graduate First Accredited Graduating Class Since 2003: HBCU Overcomes Millions In Bankruptcy to Regain Its Accreditation
One of Atlanta’s HBCUs is celebrating a comeback story 20 years in the making. “If not for HBCUs, many of us would not be here […]
Will Rate Hikes Cause a Recession? Here’s How to Prepare
By Claire Ballentine and Charlie Wells The U.S. Federal Reserve just raised interest rates by the most in 22 years, prompting fears that a recession […]
Meet One of the Most Powerful Women in Sports: Shannon Watkins Becomes CMO at Jordan Brand
The Jordan brand might be known for the legacy Air Jordan shoe and its Jumpman symbol of excellence, but now diversification of their employment ranks […]
Klarna to Report Payment Performance of Users to Credit Agencies
By Tom Metcalf Klarna will begin reporting the use of “buy now, pay later” products to U.K. credit reference agencies, which could see the increasingly […]
Inflation Pushes More African-Americans to Borrow from Family and Friends
Inflation has eaten away at pandemic savings Americans had managed to put away at times earlier on in the pandemic when they were challenged to […]
Bored Ape Thefts on Instagram Are Crypto’s Latest Hack Headaches
By Hannah Miller When it comes to crypto hacks, the story is often the same: Scammers take advantage of a vulnerability in a blockchain’s design […]
Want a Four-Day Workweek? It May Be Tough to Find One
By Matthew Boyle Everyone’s talking about the four-day workweek. So far, at least, hardly anyone’s actually doing it. Executives considered a shortened workweek the most-wanted […]
‘I Believe in Working Smarter, not Harder’: Boxer-Businessman Floyd Mayweather Writes Letter To Infant Grandson About Generational Wealth
Floyd Mayweather feels sentimental in retirement and has a good reason to, his grandson. The self-proclaimed “TBE” or “The Best Ever” took to Instagram to pen some advice […]
Tough-to-Crack Housing Market Has U.S. Buyers Eyeing Second Jobs
By Suzanne Woolley and Katherine Doherty Would-be homeowners are getting creative — or you might say desperate — in how they plan to save for downpayments and purchase […]
Do You Have Money Smarts? Challenge Your Financial IQ with This Quiz
Americans’ financial IQ has barely budged over the years, and it’s even worse for African-Americans. Financial literacy is still a growing challenge in America. Even […]
Hip Hop Icon Queen Latifah Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Project in Her Hometown of Newark
Multitalented rapper and actress Queen Latifiah recently broke ground on an affordable housing project in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Initially revealed to the public in […]
An Estate Attorney Tries to Block Transfer of Stolen Black Land Back to Bruce Beach Family Heirs; Court Said Not So Fast
A Black California family is on track to reclaim their beachfront property stolen from them by the government with racist motivations. Descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce […]
Retail Traders Respond to Selloff By Buying Oil, Options and Meme Stocks
By Claire Ballentine Market volatility is giving retail traders whiplash, and there’s little consensus among the meme-stock set on how to react. After two years of […]
Anonymous Donor Saves House of Detroit Grandmother Caught In a Rent-to-Own Housing Scam
A Michigan senior citizen embroiled in a fake “rent-to-own” house scam and, as a result, faced eviction in 2021, will now have the opportunity to […]
‘This Really Is Not Charity. This is Redress’: Philadelphia’s Germantown Quakers Offer Reparations to Black Homeowners
In Philadelphia, the Germantown Quakers are serious about reparations. And they have helped push through $50,000 per year on reparations work in Germantown over the […]
Americans More Pessimistic About Finances as Inflation Hits Home
By Emma Kinery Americans are increasingly pessimistic about their finances as inflation takes a greater toll on households. Less than half of Americans rate their […]
First Black Blender at Major Distillery Reportedly Sues Over ‘Severe’ Workplace Discrimination
Eboni Major was the “poster girl” for Bulleit Distillery and the first Black blender in the company’s history. She made waves with her award-winning bourbon, […]
Buy or Rent? The Decision Has Never Been Harder as Cost Gap Narrows
By Paulina Cachero The calculus on whether to rent an apartment or buy a home has gotten more difficult. That’s because the difference between median monthly rents and median monthly mortgage […]