Source: FG Trade / Getty Black-owned businesses play an important role in the building of generational wealth for a lot of families, yet the number of Black-owned businesses still makes up the smallest share of overall firms in the United States. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2023 revealed that while “more than one-in-five…
Jimmy Butler has fans suspecting that he might have had a bit of an accident on the court. The NBA star made headlines after fans noticed an unusual stain on the back of his shorts while facing off against the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night. The yellowish stain was positioned right on Butler’s tush, leaving some to speculate that…
A National Park Service sign marks the Stonewall National Monument outside the Stonewall Inn, Monday, June 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File) The changes to Stonewall’s website were made in the wake of an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office References to transgender people were removed Thursday from…
Chelsea Clinton has shut down a false viral claim circulating on social media that she siphoned tens of millions of dollars from a federal foreign aid agency through her family’s foundation. The allegation, which was reshared thousands of times on X, purports that Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 09: Issa Rae speaks during Cast Jewelry x Issa Rae Launch Event at Nordstrom NYC Flagship on October 09, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Nordstrom) Fans will receive refunds after Issa Rae cancels her upcoming show at the Kennedy Center due to…
NBA superstar Stephen Curry and his entrepreneur wife Ayesha recently opened up about their dynamic as spouses, parents, and business partners in a candid joint interview with Vanity Fair. While their relationship appears picture-perfect from the outside, the power couple revealed there are still moments of tension in their household – though perhaps not the…
Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty The adage that “black faces in high places won’t help us” still rings true when you look at Black mayors like Karen Bass, Eric Adams, and Lori Lightfoot. Residents of their respective cities have grown disillusioned and are pulling their support for their mayors. Chicagoans could hardly wait to be…
Elon Musk is many things, but self-aware is not one. Compassionate is another adjective that eludes one of the nation’s biggest recipients of federal contracts. On Wednesday, Musk posted a meme on his social media platform, X, showing a blue-eyed young blond woman sporting a bright smile with the caption, “Watching Trump slash federal programs…
An Ohio man unafraid to exercise his rights against police trying to enter his home without a warrant ended up tasered, abused, and arrested on five fabricated felonies, spending nine days in jail – after the cops allowed his ex-girlfriend to kick his door in to retrieve her personal items. Last week, it was announced…
Source: instagram / Instagram For our Black History Month spotlight, we highlight a financial pioneer this week. William Madison McDonald emerged as an innovative African American entrepreneur, politician and banker, leaving an indelible mark on Texas and Black history. Read more about McDonald’s legacy inside. William was born on June 22, 1866, in College Mound,…
