‘We’re Going to Give People Access So They Can Tap Into Generational Wealth’: First Black-Owned Bank Opens In Minneapolis
Minnesota just got its first Black-owned bank as First Independence Bank opens in Minneapolis. Detroit-based First Independence Bank has opened its first-ever branch outside of Michigan. The […]
Employee Sues Texas Company For Fostering a Racially Hostile Workplace
A Texas man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that he was fired for complaining about his co-worker’s racist behavior. Christoper Vickers’ supervisor at Bison […]
How This Money Maverick Went From Homelessness to Being Tapped By the Government to Help Small Business Owners Navigate Their Bottom Line
It took hitting financial rock bottom for Sharita Humphrey to realize that she needed to get serious about money management. “I had lost everything in […]
Funny Business Success: Comedy Star Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network And Hartbeat Productions Merge and Land $100M Investment
Actor/comedian Kevin Hart is making major moves with his two entertainment businesses. He will be merging his two companies, Hartbeat Productions and Laugh Out Loud. They will become […]
Investors Are Snapping Up Homes, Purchasing 33 Percent of Properties on the Market
Traditional home buyers are not the only ones interested in purchasing properties in residential communities, reveals a recent analysis of public sales records. The analysis […]
NFL Star Derrick Henry Joins Minority Ownership Group Of Nashville SC Major League Soccer Team
Derrick Henry is stepping into the professional ownership box in Major League Soccer. Recently, Nashville SC announced that the Tennessee Titans running back and Nashville native […]
The Business of Hip Hop: Snoop Dogg Reveals He Charges A Quarter Of A Million for a Feature
Snoop Dogg knows his worth! The legendary West Coast rapper recently shocked fans online after revealing what he charges for musical collaboration — and it doesn’t […]
How a Black-Owned Bandage Company Landed on ‘Shark Tank’ and Raked In $130,000 In Six Days
It’s not unheard of to be familiar with someone annoyed by the challenge of finding bandages that match that person’s skin tone. As a solution […]
Black Homeownership Still Facing Obstacles Despite Crowded Housing Market, Especially In These Metro Areas
As mortgage rates hit 5 percent, homeownership is becoming increasingly challenging for Black Americans, who already lag sorely behind whites in homeownership. “The housing gap” […]
Black Entrepreneurs in California Forced To Show Proof of Store Ownership to Police Get $150K Settlement
A California town has agreed to pay a Black couple $150,000 and implement reforms to settle claims police officers racially profiled them in their own […]
Meet NASA Scientist Dr. Moogega Cooper, A Planetary Protection Engineer
A NASA scientist says she is a real-life “guardian of the galaxy.” The duties of her job include stopping earthly microbes from spreading to other planets, as […]
Former NBA Player Turned Entrepreneur Al Harrington Wants to Create 100 Black Cannabis Millionaires Through His Incubator
Al Harrington is a man on a mission to create 100 millionaires in the legal cannabis industry. The owner of Viola has led the meager 2 […]
What Happens to Twitter Stock After Musk Deal? Retail Traders Lose Out
By Claire Ballentine and Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou Avid Elon Musk fans won’t be able to follow him into Twitter Inc. In the aftermath of the Tesla Inc. […]
‘Housing Is Especially Difficult for Entry-Level Buyers’: Mortgage Rates Climb to 5.11 Percent, Highest Since 2010
Mortgage rates are on the rise–reachind their highest level in more than 10 years. U.S. mortgage rates have risen to 5.11 percent, a 12-year high. The […]
Founding Member of Legendary Hip-Hop Group N.W.A. Wants to Disrupt Healthcare Industry With Creation of the First Medical Metaverse
Kim Renard Nazel might have once been known as hip-hop artist Arabian Prince, a founding member of the West Coast rap group N.W.A., but today […]
Wealth Among Africa’s Rich Poised to Jump to $3 Trillion by 2031
By Janice Kew Private wealth held in Africa is expected to leap 38% over the next decade to $3 trillion, fueled by growth in the […]
Report: Millennials Most Confident Generation Financially, But Also Stressed Out
Millennials are a more complicated generation than some would think. A new study found that while this Americans between 26 and 41 years old complain […]
Vontélle Becomes First Black Women-Owned Eyewear Brand To Ink Deal to Create a Nickelodeon Children’s Eyewear Line
The global eyewear market was valued at around $140 billion in 2020 and is forecast to ballon to $197 billion by 2027. A growing number of […]