Black-Owned Company Gets $13.5M City Grant to Buy, Revamp 6 Chicago Grocery Stores in Underserved Communities
A Black-owned company in Chicago just received $13.5 million in subsidies to buy and revamp several grocery stores on the city’s south and west sides. […]
Detroit-Based Black-Owned Bank Expands Into Minnesota, Reflects Need for Black-Owned Banks. Here’s How You Can Bank Black
First Independence Bank, the first Black financial institution in Minnesota, may have opened in April, but already, it is expanding its footprint in Twin Cities […]
Mariah Carey Accused of ‘Trademark Bullying’ as her Bid to Trademark Phrase ‘Queen of Christmas’ Fails
“All I Want for Christmas Is…” to be crowned the Queen of Christmas may have been what Mariah Carey had in mind. But Carey, whose […]
How Billionaire Friend Michael Rubin Clued Lil Baby on Using Tax Code to His Advantage
Lil Baby has been lauded for his diligence in making money and being crafty with cash. With the Atlanta’s-based rapper’s ascension to the five commas […]
Google to Pay Nearly $400M to Settles Lawsuits with 40 States Over User Tracking
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is settling a long dispute that it has been tracking users on its popular search engine. According to a Reuters report, […]
WWE In Talks With African Countries in Push To Expand Organization
By Kim Bhasin World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. is planning a long-term push into Africa with a continent-wide talent search and media partnerships as management seeks […]
Dr. Dre’s Malibu Oceanfront Home is Up for Sale for $20 Million Following Messy Divorce from Ex-Wife
Legendary music mogul Dr. Dre is letting go of his Malibu vacation home that he has owned for over 20 years. The oceanfront mansion was […]
Tax Preparer Breaks Down Master P’s Prescription About How to Get ‘Free’ Cars as an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs are always looking to earn a profit in their business while reducing their taxable income. During the “Assets Over Liabilities” panel at the Sept. […]
Happy Birthday! Here’s Why Producer Swizz Beatz Bought Rapper French Montana a Camel for His Big Day
In celebration of French Montana’s 38th birthday, producer Swizz Beatz brought a little bit of Morocco to the Bad Boy recording artist’s California estate. Out […]
Morehouse College Becomes First U.S. College to Offer Classes In the Metaverse
Step-dancing in the metaverse might be a thing after Morehouse College takes its curriculum into the digital world. In an ambitious step into enrolling students […]
‘Challenges are Gifts…Don’t Fight Them’: Five Success Lessons from Billionaire Media Mogul Oprah Winfrey
Self-made billionaire Oprah Winfrey’s life reads like one of the bestseller novels she promotes in her book club. The media mogul rose from poverty, abuse, […]
The Collapse of the World’s Third Largest Crypto Exchange Causes Chaos. FTX Investors Lose Millions
By Janet Babin The crypto industry descended into chaos last week after a series of fast moving events. The trouble purportedly started after Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao tweeted […]
Attorneys for Chris Brown Ask Court to Delay Trial In Multi-Million Dollar Battle with Ex-Housekeeper Over Alleged Dog Attack
Back in July 2021, Chris Brown was sued by his former housekeeper in connection with a dog attack at his home. The alleged incident took […]
‘Females Can Do This’: Black Woman-Owned Construction Company Aims to Get More Women Into Trades
Sashe Ivy is looking to change the stigma around the male-dominated construction industry. Women only make up 10 percent of construction workers, according to the U.S […]
Timbaland on Prioritizing Work and Life: When he Was ‘$500K a Day” for Beats, it Wasn’t About the Money. ‘Music ‘Made me Feel Rich’
Here’s the question: What do you prioritize: health or wealth? For producer Timbaland, it is a mixture of both. You can’t have one without the […]
‘Financial Literacy Is Important In Our Household’: 8-Year-Old Boy Applies for Job to Buy Xbox
Talk about setting a goal and going after it. An 8-year-old Lexington, Kentucky, elementary school student applied for a dishwashing job so he could save money to […]
‘Jumpstarting the Global Box Office,’ ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Pulled In a Whopping $180 Million During Opening Weekend
It was a great opening weekend for the second film installment in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Black Panther.” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which was without the […]
‘The Argument in Investing in Crypto as Diversification Died’: Investors Give Up on Crypto Markets Hitting the Mainstream
By Sujata Rao and Lynn Thomasson Institutional investors were souring on cryptocurrencies even before this week. The sudden downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX.com may have […]