Want a Four-Day Workweek? It May Be Tough to Find One
By Matthew Boyle Everyone’s talking about the four-day workweek. So far, at least, hardly anyone’s actually doing it. Executives considered a shortened workweek the most-wanted […]
‘I Believe in Working Smarter, not Harder’: Boxer-Businessman Floyd Mayweather Writes Letter To Infant Grandson About Generational Wealth
Floyd Mayweather feels sentimental in retirement and has a good reason to, his grandson. The self-proclaimed “TBE” or “The Best Ever” took to Instagram to pen some advice […]
Tough-to-Crack Housing Market Has U.S. Buyers Eyeing Second Jobs
By Suzanne Woolley and Katherine Doherty Would-be homeowners are getting creative — or you might say desperate — in how they plan to save for downpayments and purchase […]
Do You Have Money Smarts? Challenge Your Financial IQ with This Quiz
Americans’ financial IQ has barely budged over the years, and it’s even worse for African-Americans. Financial literacy is still a growing challenge in America. Even […]
Hip Hop Icon Queen Latifah Breaks Ground on Affordable Housing Project in Her Hometown of Newark
Multitalented rapper and actress Queen Latifiah recently broke ground on an affordable housing project in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Initially revealed to the public in […]
An Estate Attorney Tries to Block Transfer of Stolen Black Land Back to Bruce Beach Family Heirs; Court Said Not So Fast
A Black California family is on track to reclaim their beachfront property stolen from them by the government with racist motivations. Descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce […]
Retail Traders Respond to Selloff By Buying Oil, Options and Meme Stocks
By Claire Ballentine Market volatility is giving retail traders whiplash, and there’s little consensus among the meme-stock set on how to react. After two years of […]
Anonymous Donor Saves House of Detroit Grandmother Caught In a Rent-to-Own Housing Scam
A Michigan senior citizen embroiled in a fake “rent-to-own” house scam and, as a result, faced eviction in 2021, will now have the opportunity to […]
‘This Really Is Not Charity. This is Redress’: Philadelphia’s Germantown Quakers Offer Reparations to Black Homeowners
In Philadelphia, the Germantown Quakers are serious about reparations. And they have helped push through $50,000 per year on reparations work in Germantown over the […]
Americans More Pessimistic About Finances as Inflation Hits Home
By Emma Kinery Americans are increasingly pessimistic about their finances as inflation takes a greater toll on households. Less than half of Americans rate their […]
First Black Blender at Major Distillery Reportedly Sues Over ‘Severe’ Workplace Discrimination
Eboni Major was the “poster girl” for Bulleit Distillery and the first Black blender in the company’s history. She made waves with her award-winning bourbon, […]
Buy or Rent? The Decision Has Never Been Harder as Cost Gap Narrows
By Paulina Cachero The calculus on whether to rent an apartment or buy a home has gotten more difficult. That’s because the difference between median monthly rents and median monthly mortgage […]
University of Georgia: Black Residents Displaced to Make Room for Dormitories Due An Estimated $5M In Reparations
Black residents who were pushed out of their Georgia homes in the 1960s for student housing are entitled to upwards of $5 million, a new […]
SportsCenter Anchor Sage Steele Sues ESPN. Claims Network Breached Her Contract and Violated Her Freedom of Speech
Sage Steele is not feeling her employer, ESPN. After a controversial appearance on a Jay Cutler podcast last year, Steele has felt her role diminished on […]
Hip-Hop Star Drake Loses $400K on a Sports Bet that Could Have Bagged Him $2.2M
Rapper Drake, an avid gambler, is filthy rich, but he still does not like losing and missing out on the opportunity to win big money. […]
Finurah Funding Friday: Entrepreneurs, Obtain Funding from these Accelerators, Competitions and Microbusiness Grants
Entrepreneurship is a demanding and liberating experience. Entrepreneurship presents several unique problems for the two million Black American business owners in the United States. One […]
Harvard Approves $100 Million Endowment Fund to Study the Ivy League Institution’s Ties to Slavery
Harvard, the oldest college in America, has made another effort to redress its ugly past. The ivy league institution has set up a multimillion-dollar fund […]
Billionaire Hip-Hop Mogul Jay-Z Pumps $33 Million Into Subscription-Based Beauty Brand Madison Reed
Billionaire hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is adding to his long list of investments. He has made a $33 million investment in hair-care company Madison Reed Inc. […]