‘Know Your Value’: Three Surefire Tips to Level Up Your Business Negotiation Skills
Negotiating is an art that can be used in various aspect of life — from getting a higher salary to bargaining down the piece of […]
Pro Athletes Aaron Donald & Jaylen Brown Sign With Kanye West’s Donda Sports to Expand Their Brands
Kanye West is playing a Jedi mind trick on professional sports. It’s a step-by-step process involving a lot of creativity, a large brand he built […]
Hip-Hop Star Nicki Minaj Steps Into Sports Betting Industry as MaximBet Names Her First Female Lead Ambassador/Executive
Nicki Minaj is taking monumental steps beyond her music career, and the iconic, barrier-breaking rapper is now making history in the sports betting industry and […]
‘Doing the Same Job’: Former TV Host Jemele Hill Says ESPN Paid Her $200,000 Less Than Her Male Co-Host
Jemele Hill revealed her former employer, ESPN, paid her $200,000 less than her male co-host during her time at the sports cable news network. Hill made […]
Finurah Funding Friday: TikTok Videos and Other Unconventional Business Grant Applications That Have Hefty Awards
Searching and applying for grants, pitch competitions and accelerators can be overwhelming if you do not develop a funding strategy and remain organized. Here are […]
US Bonds Extend Decline After Jump in Job Growth: Markets Wrap
By Isabelle Lee US stocks dropped and Treasury yields turned higher after a stronger-than-forecast hiring report sparked speculation the Federal Reserve has room to remain […]
One Black Family Business Needed Help Preparing for a Post-Pandemic Economy. An Entrepreneurial Program Stepped In.
When Karla Trotman was growing up, she watched her parents, Jim and Sheila Wallace, develop their business, Electro Soft Incorporated, from the family kitchen to […]
Google Shareholders Quash Racial-Equity Audit As Tech Giant Deals With Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
A racial-equity audit was one of 17 proposals rejected by Alphabet Inc. shareholders. Alphabet Inc. is Google’s parent company. The “no” decision was handed down […]
US Mortgage Rates Slip as Market Shows Signs of ‘Normalizing’
By Prashant Gopal US mortgage rates dipped slightly for the third straight week of declines. The average for a 30-year loan was 5.09%, down slightly […]
Warren, Booker Press USDA to Address Bias Against Black Farmers
By Jarrell Dillard A group of senators is demanding an accounting from the Agriculture Department on how much progress it’s made in addressing historic discrimination […]
U.S. Justice Department Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Two Rental Properties In Georgia
The U.S. Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit against two rental properties in Georgia that the DOJ claimed discriminated against Black elderly or disability […]
Should You Change Banks? Americans Hunt for New Banks as Inflation Stretches Their Budgets
By Paulina Cachero Roaring inflation is testing how loyal US consumers are to their banks. With soaring prices stretching household budgets, consumers are increasingly switching banks […]
Corporate Boards Used to be White and Male. Not Anymore. Blacks and Women See Major Boost on Boards
Over the past two years, there has been has been a focus on increasing diversity on the corporate boardrooms of the nation’s largest companies. So far, […]
Black-Owned Spirit Company Releases Bourbon Named After Legally Sanctioned Black Town In America
A Black-owned distillery has announced the release of a new bourbon whiskey brand named after the first North American settlement that allowed people of African […]
Snoop Dogg Buys Two NFTs Created By Ex-Trader at Barclays
By Abhinav Ramnarayan Rapper Snoop Dogg has bought two of the nonfungible tokens created by former Barclays Plc trader Ovie Faruq. The tokens, part of […]
Here’s How and Why Trillions of Dollars Are Bypassing Black-Run Funds
As the founder of the first Black-owned asset manager, John Rogers believes ethnically diverse managers are still not receiving adequate funding compared to their white […]
One-Third of Americans Making $250,000 Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck, Survey Finds
By Alex Tanzi More than a third of Americans earning at least $250,000 annually say they are living paycheck to paycheck, underscoring how inflation is […]
NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady Launches Ones Basketball League for Elite Players
NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is working to expose the world to the players overlooked in basketball through his newest venture, Ones Basketball League (OBL). The […]