“It’s almost embarrassing, look at California doing this and you’ve got Mississippi, Georgia who can’t do anything,” said Dianne Stewart, Ph.D., African-American studies professor at […]

By Paulina Cachero With student-loan debts ballooning, American parents may be debating whether or not a college degree is worth the five-, sometimes six-figure price tag. Here’s […]

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against an online university, claiming it has predatory practices that target Blacks and women. Plaintiffs claim the school targets […]

By Jill Shah Americans who have put off their 2021 taxes have less than a week to file a return or an extension — and fill […]

Bridgeforth Farms is not just a Black-owned, fifth-generation crop operation in Tanner, Alabama — which in itself is a major accomplishment. The brand grows various […]

The nation’s top consumer watchdog Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is suing consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion and one of its former executives. The lawsuit […]

A Tennessee judge ruled not to halt the state comptroller’s financial takeover of Mason, a predominantly Black town whose economic viability has been under scrutiny. […]

By Shawn Donnan Ben Crump, the high-profile lawyer for the families of Black victims of police violence including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, has joined […]

By Paulina Cachero As top firms shell out millions in the battle for Wall Street’s best and brightest, even interns are seeing their compensation soar. […]

By Alice Kantor For some, working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic was a boon to their careers. Better pay, better titles, better hours. And […]

Pitch competitions, grants, and accelerators are all significant ways for entrepreneurs to position their businesses for growth. In addition to financial support, these programs also […]

Civil rights organization the National Urban League released its annual report on the State of Black America on April 12, and while its findings on such issues […]

Banking giant Wells Fargo has been embroiled in many discrimination lawsuits over the years, the most recent one in February for discriminatory lending practices. As […]

By Charlie Wells Their returns are high, their risks almost nil. They perform best during bouts of inflation and to some investors, they may simply […]

A Florida teenager has hit the academic jackpot, receiving more than $4 million in scholarship offers and 27 acceptance letters from some of the nation’s […]

By Molly Smith It’s not all doom and gloom for the U.S. economy. Thursday’s reports of retail sales and consumer sentiment offered a glimmer of […]

Hats are hot. The hat sales industry revenue is more than $2 billion a year, according to Statistic Brain. “Hats are certainly making a major […]

By Malathi Nayak, Joel Rosenblatt and Dana Hull A federal judge cut to $15 million a staggering $137 million in damages awarded by a jury […]