In a field that intersects with so many others, Black people are underfunded and underrepresented. Mentorships and other programs seek to change that. The numbers reflect a stark reality — venture capital drives technology and Black entrepreneurs are just getting a pittance. Venture capital funding for Black start-ups hit $1.8 billion during the first half…
Buffalo Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, New York. | Source: John Normile / Getty More information is being revealed about the fatal victims of Saturday’s racist mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. One of the 10 people killed in the shooting at Tops…
The FBI is investigating Saturday’s mass killing that left 10 people dead and three injured in Buffalo, New York, as a hate crime, the agency said. FBI officials said it is “aggressively investigating” the attack as “an instance of racially motivated violent extremism.” White supremacist Payton Gendron is apprehended Saturday, May 14, 2022, after allegedly…
Model Lori Harvey appeased fans who’d asked her how she got her body into such great shape with a video on TikTok on May 13. Harvey also revealed that she’d gained 15 pounds after she started dating “Black Panther” actor Michael B. Jordan. Harvey told her fans that she’d lost weight with a low-calorie diet…
Buffalo Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, New York. | Source: John Normile / Getty The apparent white supremacist who was safely arrested Saturday following a deadly mass shooting in a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, left behind a manifesto that espoused a…
Source: Getty Images / Getty Horrific news out of Buffalo, as reports of an white supremacist unleashing havoc on a supermaket surfaced online Saturday afternoon. Local news indicated that ten people were pronounced dead and three others were wounded. According to Buffalo News the gunman was dressed in body armour and had a high powered…
Appellate Court Justice Lisa Holder White, a Republican, will make history as the first Black woman to sit on Illinois’ highest judicial bench. Holder White was selected to replace Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman, who is retiring this summer, according to reports. Illinois Appellate Court Justice Lisa Holder White will make history in July…
Source: Paul Morigi / Getty Abortion advocacy groups in Georgia have long been preparing for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. However, the recent draft leak from the Supreme Court still enraged and saddened those of us who do reproductive justice work every day. As a Black woman who manages local campaigns to…
“The Best Man” became an instant hit once it debuted in theaters in 1999. The film follows Chicago writer Harper Stewart as his life is turned upside after his best friend, Lance Sullivan, finds out that Stewart’s recent book is based on actual events that involve a fling with Sullivan’s soon-to-be wife. Taye Diggs portrays…
Christopher J. Tatlock allegedly emailed Foxx his intent to “shoot and hang” her and sent a similar message to Lightfoot. Hate crime charges have been filed against a Chicago man who allegedly emailed a death threat to Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx earlier this month, the state attorney general’s office…
