‘You’re Taking the American Dream from Us’: Detroit Overtaxes Property Owners By $600 Million; City Will Not Pay For Mistake
In 2011, Detroit native Anna Bolden purchased her first home. She purchased the brick bungalow in a tax foreclosure auction for $4,800, according to the […]
‘I Want To Ensure Communities Like The One I Come From Are Not Left Behind’: LeBron James Partners With Crypto.com To Teach Akron Kids About Blockchain
NBA superstar LeBron James, through the LeBron James Family Foundation, has partnered with Crypto.com to support educational and workforce development opportunities focused on Web3. With a […]
Work-From-Home Spurs Blue-Collar Americans to Seek Career Shifts
By Alex Tanzi The pandemic shift to working at home has spurred blue-collar Americans -– who’ve largely been left out of that trend -– to […]
Grambling State Becomes First NCAA School To Give NIL Deals To All Scholarship Athletes
On Jan. 31, Grambling State took things to the next level and became the first program to utilize NIL (Name, Image & Likeness) opportunities as a tool to uplift […]
Lucky Online Bettor With FanDuel Wins $579,000 With $20 Wager on NFL Championship Games
By Paulina Cachero A lucky fan won a $579,020 payout from a $20 parlay bet predicting the final scores of Sunday’s NFL championship games. The bettor […]
The Top 5 Questions Investors Ask Before Investing In Your Business
Getting funding for your business is highly competitive, so it is crucial to be prepared to answer questions your potential investor may have. There are […]
‘We Know How It’s Perceived to Take Down a Black Person’: Black Girls Code Founder Indefinitely Suspended During Internal Investigation
The co-founder of Black Girls Code has been suspended from the organization, and according to her, the reason she was suspended was “a calculated effort […]
NFTs: Are They a Good Investment or Risky Business? How Some Black Artists Are Cashing In.
For the past two years, the tech world has been abuzz about NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. However, some people who aren’t as digitally savvy still […]
Former NBA Guard J.R. Smith Bags Six Figure NIL Deal As A Student-Athlete Golfer At North Carolina A&T
As the NIL deals round out the new landscape for collegiate students, an NBA veteran is getting his collegiate flowers after his professional basketball career. […]
NFL Boosts its Exec Diversity: League Now Has Record Five Black General Managers
The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings both hired Black candidates to fill their vacant GM positions. Ryan Poles, 36, will lead the “Monsters of the Midway,” after 13 years […]
Community Raises Almost $116K In Eight Days to Keep London’s Oldest Black Book Store Open
After taking a hit during the global pandemic and the emergence of online competitors like Amazon and Alibris offering cheaper prices and faster shipping services, […]
Two Years Following Discrimination Suit, YouTube Names Second Class of Creators In Its Black Voices Fund
YouTube has announced YouTube’s Black Voices Creator Class of 2022 for its multi-million funding program. They range in profession from music artists to entrepreneurs to […]
Why Budgeting Tips Are Booming on TikTok’s Discover Page
By Alice Kantor For the U.S., the housing shortage is a crisis. For Wall Street, it’s a land rush. Institutional investors from JPMorgan Chase & […]
Rental Home Demand From Wall Street has Land Prices Soaring
By Prashant Gopal and Patrick Clark For the U.S., the housing shortage is a crisis. For Wall Street, it’s a land rush. Institutional investors from […]
HBCU Football Star Shedeur Sanders Inks Historic NIL with Gatorade
Jackson State’s Shedeur Sanders has become the first Historically Black College and University student-athlete to sign a deal with popular sports drink brand Gatorade. Sanders […]
Finurah Funding Friday: Pitch Competitions, Grants for Veteran-Owned Businesses, and Other Funding Opportunities
Grants and pitch competitions are more than just strategies to identify funding sources that do not need to be repaid. They are also opportunities to […]
New Jersey and New York Ranked as the Worst U.S. States to Retire In
By Alicia Diaz New Jersey is the worst U.S. state to retire in, according to a new ranking, with Mississippi and New York rounding out […]
Former NBA Player Al Harrington’s Viola Cannabis Brand Gets $13M In All-New Funding Round
NBA veteran Al Harrington cannabis company, Viola Brands, announced a $13 million bridge funding round on Jan. 12. Santa Monica, Calif.-based investment bank DelMorgan & Co. served […]