White State Comptroller Tried to Wipe Black Tennessee Town Off the Map; Citizens Fight Back
The Tennessee comptroller’s attempt at a hostile takeover of the predominantly Black town of Mason has been scaled down to temporarily monitoring its financial operations […]
Giants Owner John Mara Says He Will Not Settle Brian Flores Discrimination Lawsuit Over Unfair Hiring Practices ‘Because The Allegations Are False’
The NFL has descended on Palm Beach, Florida, for the owners meetings. Giants owner John Mara was asked about the Brian Flores discrimination lawsuit in which his […]
‘NASCAR Has Actually Opened The Door For Minorities To Come In And Own Their Teams’: Team Co-Owner Emmitt Smith On NASCAR As A Vehicle For Change
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith has bought into Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. The team will be competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Iwuji […]
New Report: Financial Health of Black Americans Has Never Recovered from Great Recession
Black households have never recovered from the Great Recession, according to a just-released report from the University of Wisconsin–Madison on racial wealth gaps. One of […]
‘We Intend to be the Number One Spender In Black Media’: Procter & Gamble Injects 9-Figure Investment In Black Media Accelerator
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has made a nine-figure investment in Group Black Inc., a collective and accelerator for Black-owned media. Although both parties declined […]
$50M Investment and Ratings Boost Couldn’t Save Black News Channel Founded By Conservative Former Congressman J.C. Watts
Despite a recent boost in viewership, the Black News Channel has shut down after just two years. The news came after BNC failed to meet payroll and […]
How Nation’s Oldest Black-Owned Business, E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co., Has Survived 141 Years
E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co. is not your run-of-the-mill moving company. John T. Ward founded it in 1881, in Columbus, Ohio, making it now […]
How Black STEM Students Are Keeping Philadelphia’s School Technology In Working Order, One Computer At a Time
West Philadelphia High School responded to the pandemic like many other school districts across the country by sending its nearly 198,000 students home to learn […]
Adidas Announces Landmark NIL Deal With Division I Schools
Since July 2021, when the NIL (name, image and likeness) deal became official, it has changed the landscape of college sports, especially from a recruiting […]
‘The New Migration’: What’s Behind Black People Leaving Traditional Urban Cities?
What were once traditional hubs of a bustling Black populations, urban metropolitan areas like Chicago, Detroit, New York, and even Washington, D.C., are seeing drops […]
Miami Heat NBA Star Jimmy Butler Seals Deal For His Big Face Coffee Brand to be Official Coffee for Tennis Players at Miami Open
On the court, Butler is a hothead at times, but off the court he’s been all smiles as he proves to be quite the businessman […]
‘Our Partnership With Nike Is Going To Continue!’: Vanessa Bryant And Nike Reach Deal To Honor Kobe And Gigi’s Legacy
In news that made sneakerheads and Kobe stans around the world rejoice; Nike and the Kobe Bryant estate, led by his widow Vanessa, have entered into a new […]
Can We Have It All?: Ursula Burns, the First Black Female CEO of a Fortune 500 Company, Says She ‘Outsourced’ Care for Her Children
Ursula Burns, who became the first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, said she never bought into the narrative that women lift a […]
Middle-Class Households Built $2 Trillion In Wealth from Homeownership. Many Blacks Missed Out.
Homeownership remains one of the tried-and-true ways to build wealth. Middle-class households made more than $2 trillion from homeownership over the 10 years, yet for […]
Finurah Funding Friday: Here are Steps to Stay on Track of Grant Deadlines, Plus Investment Opportunities and Pitch Competitions
Developing a strong grant package or preparing for a pitch competition takes lots of dedication. As an entrepreneur, you will need to carve out enough […]
Searching for Better Pay and Benefits, 44 Percent of Workers Look for a New Job
Droves of Americans quit their jobs during the pandemic — 68.9 million by some accounts. Now a new survey shows that 44 percent of working Americans are […]
White House Announces First Interagency Initiative to Address Racial Discriminatory Practices In Homeownership
On March 23, the Biden Administration launched a task force to eliminate racial discrimination in the home lending and appraisal process. In addition to ending […]
Meet Lise Birikundavyi, Who Launched the First Institutionally Backed Black-led Venture Fund In Canada
In June 2021 Lise Birikundavyi launched the first institutionally backed, Black woman-owned venture fund in Canada. And it is reportedly the only one. Canada has fewer […]