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 […]
Inflation Is Draining Consumers’ Savings, National Bank CEO Says
By Kevin Orland Interest-rate increases and surging inflation may totally wipe out the extra savings that consumers built up during the pandemic by 2023, National […]
Move Over Instacart: Former HBCU Frat Brothers Launch Country’s First Black-Owned Alcohol Delivery Service
Navarr Grevious and Mikael Pyles started their journey together as Clark Atlanta University students and fraternity brothers. Those joint experiences helped cement their bond as […]
Black Investor Survey: Young Black Investors Love Crypto, Hate Stock Market
Black people have historically shied away from investing in the stock market, but findings from Ariel Investments and Charles Schwab’s 2022 Black Investor Survey discovered there […]
Reality TV Star Nene Leakes Sues Bravo, Andy Cohen. Lawsuit Claims They Fostered a Racist and Hostile Work Environment at ‘RHOA’
NeNe Leakes has officially accused Bravo, Andy Cohen, and “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” production of racism in a new lawsuit. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former reality star […]
Detroit Overtaxed Majority Black Homeowners $600 Million–Stripping Them of the American Dream.
About 100,000 Detroit’s residents lost their homes to foreclosures because the city overcharged them for property taxes. The city owned up to the mistake, but the residents […]
‘It Could Destroy Your Life’: Crypto Trading Goes to Rehab
By Charlie Wells and Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou The old cravings sometimes creep up on Stevie Rojas and work on his nerves and start to hijack his […]
New York State and U.S. Government Say MoneyGram Left Families High and Dry. They Are Suing Money Transfer Giant For Unfair Practices.
New York state and the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are accusing MoneyGram International Inc. of harming customers by delaying international money transfers, failing to […]
Finurah Funding Friday: Businesses, Look Local For Grants. Here Are Regional Grants to Consider.
Corporate grants often come with significant financial rewards and national promotional opportunities for entrepreneurs. However, entrepreneurs should also be aware of local grants–those offered within […]