Landlords Are Less Likely to Reply to Applicants with Black Names
By Kelsey Butler Across the U.S., landlords are less likely to respond to applicants with African American and Latino-sounding names when renting properties, a practice that contributes to rising […]
Team of Young Inventors Develop Innovative Mobile App to Address Education Crisis In Their Native Nigeria
As students across the country prepare to head back to school, a group of young Nigerian inventors are working to ensure children like them are […]
Crypto Executives to Face House Lawmakers at Dec. 8 Hearing
By Ben Bain Some of the biggest names in crypto will head to Capitol Hill next week as lawmakers weigh new rules for the white-hot […]
White Kids Used to Make Fun of Her African Dress. Now, Busayo Michelle Olupona’s Designs are Sold in Saks Fifth Avenue
Former Black Panther Dr. Angela Davis, Madonna, “The View” show co-host Sunny Hostin, and actress Lupita Nyong’o. What do these seemingly different women have in […]
U.S. Companies Added 534,000 Jobs in November, ADP Data Show
By Molly Smith U.S. companies added workers at a healthy clip in November, suggesting employers continue to chip away at filling a near-record number of […]
Will Biden Follow Through On Making the Fed Diverse? He Has Choices
By Steve Matthews President Joe Biden has pledged that his nominations to the U.S. central bank will bring “new diversity” to the Federal Reserve, which […]
Your New Office Set-Up Is Going to Look a Lot Like the Old One
By Emily Cadman As companies prepare for a post-pandemic world, the much-mooted “hub and spoke” workplace model is evolving in unexpected ways. Forget the idea […]
Muni Strategists See Average of $470 Billion of Supply in 2022
By Danielle Moran Bankers in the $4 trillion municipal-bond market should prepare for a busy 2022 with issuance that’s mostly expected to be on par […]
Why It’s Still So Hard for Black Americans to Increase Home Ownership. New Report Finds Biased Home Buying Practices Get ‘Creative’
Housing has always been an explosive subject in Black America. Following slavery, Black Americans were restricted to where they could live in a segregated America. […]
Remembered For Disrupting The Fashion Industry, Designer Virgil Abloh Took a ‘3 Percent Rule’ to Transform Luxury Athletic Wear
If Virgil Abloh were a noun, his name would be ubiquity. The 41-year-old designer passed away Nov. 28, leaving an indelible mark on the world […]
‘Field of Dreams’: Meet the Black-Owned Distillery Named After Former Enslaved Man Who Taught Jack Daniels to Make Whiskey
Uncle Nearest, a rapidly growing Tennessee-based whiskey brand, recently closed on a $2.1 million deal that expands its footprint from 270 acres to 323.12 acres. […]
NYC’s First-Ever Vinyl Record Craft Beer Bar Survives Pandemic and Readies for Expansion
Who would have thought a business that combined craft beers and vinyl records would be a winning concept? It’s been working for NYC-based Chris Maestro, […]
Fired from the Company He Co-Founded, Stacy Spikes Just Bought the Now-Defunct MoviePass and Is Bringing It Back to Life
The theater-subscription company MoviePass is making a comeback, thanks to its cofounder Stacy Spikes who was recently granted full ownership of the company. It had shut […]
Ex-NFL Star Teaches Current Black Athletes How to Manage Money and Not Go Broke
Who hasn’t heard a story about a professional athlete with a multi-million contract who ends up destitute just a few years later? Sixteen percent of […]
How Jerome Powell as Fed Chair Will Affect Crypto, Hot Housing and Inflation
By Claire Ballentine, Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou and Francesca Maglione The man who helped rescue the U.S. stock market from the pandemic’s chaos is headed for another […]
Tax Tactic of the Ultra-Wealthy: Split the Masterpiece in Two
By Heather Perlberg For billionaire art lovers, the Rothko, Basquiat or Banksy hanging in the front hall can be a source of pride and joy. […]
‘We Wanted Extra Money To Buy Toys…and Help the Homeless’: Three Young Brothers Build A Successful Candle Brand
Three young brothers from the Washington, D.C, area have achieved a dream not every business owner can. Collin, Ryan and Austin Gill are the owners […]
Global Travel Industry is Already Being Disrupted by the New COVID-19 Variant
By Claire Ballentine and Alice Kantor Fallout from the new, potentially riskier COVID-19 variant detected in southern Africa is adding fresh frustrations for travelers, just […]