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 […]
Formula 1 Racer Lewis Hamilton and Tennis Great Serena Williams Each Ante Up $13M to Join Bid to Buy London-Based Soccer Franchise Chelsea
English professional soccer team Chelsea Football Club, based in London, is up for grabs. Two of the bidders are Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton and […]
‘I Said Me’: Hip-Hop Artist 2 Chainz Wants to Launch His Own Venture Capital Fund After Profitable Instacart Investment
Hip-hop artist 2 Chainz has not only established himself in the music business, the platinum-selling rapper has also proved himself to be a astute investor. With several […]
Employees Are Returning to the Office, Just to Sit on Zoom Calls
By Claire Ballentine and Allison McNeely It’s the 2022 return-to-office story: Figuring out childcare arrangements, digging work clothes out of storage, battling the morning commute […]
Upping the Sneaker Game: How a Former Pro Athlete Is Turning Collectible Million-Dollar Sneakers Into Investment Assets
Sneakers are big business. New or used, in today’s times sneakers are becoming an investment tool. In 2021, Sotheby’s auction house sold Kanye West’s Nike […]
Soaring Airfares Shock Travelers After Pandemic Bargains
By Claire Ballentine and Paulina Cachero After two years of a pandemic, all they wanted to do was take their long-delayed trips. Then flight prices […]
Serena Williams Invests in Startup to Boost Black Tech Talent
By Jennifer Zabasajja Tennis superstar Serena Williams is expanding her personal portfolio with a new investment in a Seattle-based startup that’s attempting to close the […]
Goldman’s Youngest Black Partner Leaving to Start His Own Fund
By Sridhar Natarajan Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s youngest Black partner, Darren Dixon, is leaving to start his own fund, adding to a string of exits […]
Hip-Hop Mogul Rick Ross: Giving Back ‘is How You Stay Rich Forever’
Last week, Rick Ross received backlash on social media after the rapper revealed that he was creating a reality show about wealth despite his past comments about television not being a […]
Fed Says High Inflation, Geopolitics Are Clouding Outlook
By Jonnelle Marte The U.S. economy grew at a moderate pace through mid-April, but rising prices and geopolitical developments created uncertainty and clouded the outlook […]
Making Moves on Ice: Former Super Bowl Winner Marshawn Lynch Becomes Minority Owner of NHL Team
Marshawn Lynch does everything in sports for the culture, and now that he has stepped into the NHL owner’s box he is keeping the same energy. […]
Is Coinbase’s New NFT Marketplace the Answer to Its Growth Problems?
By Yueqi Yang and Olga Kharif Coinbase Global Inc.’s marketplace for nonfungible tokens is finally here in what could be key to reviving the crypto […]