Source: miniseries / Getty Grief can have a particular sting during the holidays, especially if it’s the first year without a special someone. Grief can take many forms. And the loss of a loved one or the end of meaningful relationships can impact our ability to be in the holiday spirit. I remember…
The mother of a Texas high school student seen in a now-viral video hitting and yelling at a Black teacher is citing autism and a bipolar condition for her daughter’s erratic behavior. In a recent interview with WFAA-TV, Brittany Evans told the news station she was “upset for the teacher” and “upset for her even…
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss’ Kandi Cares Foundation partnered with Goodr and the city of East Point’s Parks and Recreation Department to host a Thanksgiving pop-up food pantry. More than a hundred cars wrapped around the John D. Milner Athletic Complex in the Atlanta suburb of East Point, Georgia, to take advantage of…
EXCLUSIVE: Rachael Hawk, in her second year at Facebook, influenced one of the most powerful companies in the world to better support Black people and their businesses Facebook’s wants you to #BuyBlack on Black Friday. Rachael Hawk is the reason why. Hawk’s pain birthed an idea that’s helping Black owned-small businesses get through a second…
OPINION: Employers need to start listening, ask questions, figure out the pain points and change the way they lead and work to combat burnout Burnout is not just exhaustion. It’s a syndrome. Here’s why. Was Solange singing about burnout in “Cranes in the Sky”? “I tried to keep myself busy/ I ran around circles/ Think…
Source: Portra / Getty Black-owned businesses are a very important aspect of black culture. They give us jobs, foster products that are geared towards us, and promote entrepreneurship in our communities. But without our support, many black businesses wouldn’t be able to survive. In this day in age, it might seem difficult to find local…
Source: StarterCAM / StarterCAM / Hotspotatl.com With the murder of Young Dolph still impacting many throughout the hip-hop community and his hometown in Memphis specifically, one person understandably going through it the most is his longtime girlfriend, Mia Jaye. However, it appears his untimely death has created an outpour of love that’s since translated into…
For many Black people — cryptocurrency has been seen as one of the tenants of true economic liberation In this news cycle, cryptocurrency seems to be the only thing anyone is talking about. It seems society has suddenly propelled back to the future as we have seen nations start to adopt a phenomenon known to…
Source: martinedoucet / Getty UPDATED: 9:15 a.m. Nov. 25, 2021 — No matter what, the holidays are a time for family. With the COVID-19 pandemic slowing and vaccines becoming a way of life, this feels like the first time in a while we can actually enjoy our families on Thanksgiving. With Black families comes…
All three white men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery while he ran through a Georgia neighborhood face life in prison. The three men were charged with one count of malice, four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and one count of criminal attempt to commit a felony….
