‘All Hail The Queen’: Inside Queen Latifah’s $70 Million Empire
When it comes to hip-hop royalty, there is probably no one with a more revered reign than the multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah. One of the first […]
Sportswear Brand Actively Black Valued at $30 Million Reinvests In Black Community
Actively Black is a sportswear company whose mission expands beyond trendy apparel reflecting popular culture. Instead, the company reinvests financially and in kind to the […]
Marketing Fail? Cardi B’s Date-Night McDonald’s Meal Offends Some Franchisees
By Leslie Patton Some McDonald’s Corp. franchisees are criticizing the fast-food chain for featuring rapper Cardi B in its advertising. The Grammy-winning performer starred in […]
Media Company Diamond Diaspora Media Invests In EdTech Content Startup Rap Plug
Many Americans are upskilling, looking to learn new skills and industries. One of the major sectors of interest is entertainment, but it is also one […]
HBCU Bowie State Awarded $1.5M for Black Male Educators Project
Bowie State University in Prince George’s County, one of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, is the oldest HBCU in the state of Maryland. […]
Home Lenders Seek Out New Ways to Make 6% Mortgages More Attractive
By Jennifer Epstein and Paige Smith Homebuyers and lenders adjusting to a doubling of US mortgage rates in the past year are finding workarounds to […]
Disney Music and Black-Led Platform Andscape Form Good Company Records, Giving Boost to Projects Like Shyne Documentary
Disney Music Group and a Black-led media platform Andscape, are joining forces and creating an entertainment label called Good Company Records. Although Disney owns DMG […]
Educator’s Philly Second-Hand Clothes Store Doubles as a Shoppable Museum Commemorating the Civil Rights Movement
The city of Philadelphia has always been an important marker of Black liberation and the civil rights movement, dating back to the early years of […]
Census Bureau: Older Americans Are Richer Than Previously Thought
By Alex Tanz Older Americans may have higher incomes than previously thought, according to new experimental data that’s being developed by the US Census Bureau. […]
How This Former Teacher Rakes In $250K a Year with Her Vending Machine Company
Black entrepreneur Crystal Warren is helping others find their place in the vending machine business, a career that started as her side job. A former full-time […]
Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Debuts Lingerie Line with Victoria’s Secret
Naomi Osaka, who is expecting her first child with her partner Cordae, is currently delivering a different kind of collaborative project. The Victoria’s Secret x […]
‘That Cemetery is Part of Our History’: How One of the Oldest Black Cemeteries in Tampa Was Lost to a Real Estate Flipper
Memorial Park Cemetery, one of the oldest Black-American cemeteries in Tampa, is at the center of a brewing storm between family members, the City of […]
Markets Wrap: Treasury Yields Move Higher as Tech Gets Crushed
By Rita Nazareth Stocks slumped after a hotter-than-estimated inflation reading bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to keep rates higher for longer, which could […]
‘CIAA Tournament Is Going to Bring a Lot of Wealth to the City’: Why Baltimore’s Black-Owned Restaurants Expect a Windfall from the Annual HBCU Sports Conference
If last year’s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tourney is any indicator, Black-owned restaurants in Baltimore can expect to profit from this year’s annual HBCU tournament that is […]
Employees Love Weekly Paychecks, Most Companies Opt for Biweekly Pay. Which Do You Prefer?
Recently, someone took to Reddit to rant about the frequency of paychecks, saying the biweekly paychecks are only for the benefit of the companies, not […]
Why Investors Say They Need At Least $3 Million for Retirement
By Suzanne Woolley It’s one of the thorniest financial questions: how much is enough to retire comfortably? The answer is somewhere between $3 million and $5 million, according to […]
‘Balances are Up, Rates are Up and More People are Carrying Credit Card Debt’: Americans Owe Nearly $1 Trillion in Credit Card Debt
By Paulina Cachero Stubbornly high prices and robust consumer spending collided in the fourth quarter of 2022, pushing credit card balances to a record high of $986 […]
Black Americans With Medical Debt Can Receive Support from Local Government Agencies
A recent survey has found that an estimated 56 percent of Black American adults have debt related to medical or dental bills. In response several […]