Marcus Bullock Is a Former Inmate Turned Entrepreneur. Now He Hopes His Mobile App Will Reduce Recidivism Rate
Marcus Bullock of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is the founder of Flikshop, a mobile app for people to upload and send digital postcards with […]
Grammy-Winning Artist/Producer Pharrell Williams Calls Out the Void of Black Ownership In the Music Industry
Grammy Award-winning producer Pharrell Williams is calling out the music industry for its lack of diversity at the top. “There’s not enough Black leadership. There’s not enough […]
U.S. Hiring Stays Robust as Jobless Rate Falls, Wages Pick Up
By Olivia Rockeman The U.S. added close to half a million jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell by more than expected, highlighting a […]
Finurah Funding Friday: Get Documents Ready for Grant Applications and Funding From GoFundMe, Comcast, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Have you ever looked at a grant application and been completely overwhelmed with all of the items you are asked to include? Many grant-funding organizations […]
Facebook Parent Meta Completes Over Half of Recommended Civil Rights Measures
By Ilena Peng and Kurt Wagner Meta Platforms Inc. has completed more than half of the recommended measures that resulted from a civil rights audit, […]
American Express, T-Mobile Join Companies That Agree to Share Data on Race, Gender With NYC
By Jeff Green American Express Co., T-Mobile US Inc. and nine other companies agreed to provide data on gender and race to the New York City […]
Making History: All-Black Developers Secure Property for Massive Housing Development In Birmingham
The city of Birmingham has sold 222 acres of land to an all-Black development team for $1.5 million to Green Meadow Apartments. The team will […]
Homeowners Spin Soaring Prices Into U.S. Real Estate Riches
By Prashant Gopal The U.S. housing boom is creating a new class of real estate tycoons with an easy source of financing: their own homes. […]
Roc-A-Fella Records Co-Founder Dame Dash Must Cough Up $805K in Copyright Infringement and Defamation Lawsuit Over Film ‘Dear Frank’
Dame Dash’s legal issues don’t appear to be simmering down anytime soon after the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder took a colossal hit in court this week […]
‘Berkeley Can Become a Leader In Righting the Wrongs of Our History’: City Approves Reparations Initiative for Descendants of Slaves
The City of Berkeley recently passed its first phase of Berkeley Reparations, an initiative spearheaded by local lawmakers to address the legacy of slavery and […]
Successful Partnership: Ralph Lauren Collaboration with HBCUs Spelman and Morehouse Sold Out In Less Than a Day
American fashion brand Polo Ralph Lauren launched a new capsule inspired by two prestigious and historic Black colleges. The release was unprecedented as thousands of […]
Florida Becomes Latest State to Require Financial Literacy Classes In High Schools
Starting with the Fall 2023 school year, high school students in Florida will be taught financial literacy with classes that will be mandatory. Students must […]
Need Help Picking a Cryptocurrency Exchange? Here Are 10 Picks
As the popularity of cryptocurrency has exploded in recent years, so too has the number of platforms anyone can use to buy and trade the […]
This 27-Year-Old Daughter of Caribbean Immigrants Turned $10K Investment Into $2M. Now She’s Teaching Other Young Black Women How to Invest.
Modern Blk Gir started out as a room in the Clubhouse to discuss building wealth for Black women. It grew into an online community with more […]
How Rada Griffin Went From NASA Engineer to Owner of Alabama’s First Certified Black Female Wine Brand
A senior subject matter expert at NASA and private chef has added wine vintner to her list of accomplishments. After taking an online course and […]
Crypto Capital: 3 Tips For Reporting Cryptocurrency On Your Taxes
If you managed to cash in on cryptocurrency last year, it’s now time to report those profits to Uncle Sam on your tax return. Roughly […]
Nearly Half of Millennials Live Paycheck to Paycheck, But Black Millennials Are Optimistic About Their Financial Future
The median millennial household pretax income was $71,566 in 2020, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Black millennials earn less, depending on the state. For example, New […]
The NFL’s Rooney Rule on Hiring Evolves To Include Women
The NFL is continuing to address its diversity in hiring practices, and yesterday, the league took new corrective measures to level the playing field. For […]