The $15 million fund is investing in underrepresented founders from underrepresented communities In the United States, only 1% of venture capital funded startup founders are Black. The dismal number leads one to wonder if the disproportionate allocation of funds to help Black and Brown businesses grow could be preventing them from expanding to household names….
*‘I Wanted to Make Sure We Had Access’: Black Pharmacist Opens Pharmacy In African-American Community Health Matters Community Pharmacy is the only completely Black-run pharmacy in its east Tampa, Florida, district. “I wanted to make sure this community had the same resources and access to medical care as other communities,” said Dr. Vondalyn Wright, who…
Since the introduction of social media, many people have found words from the past to come back to haunt them, and the people who find themselves victims to this the most are celebrities. Social media allows fans to revisit what celebrities have said or done in the past and punish them for it in the…
The new guidance represents another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 570,000 people in U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are…
“Our investigation shows that Captain Hillman ordered her subordinates not to take potentially life-saving measures to help Mr. Wilson,” Manhattan DA Cy Vance stated. A corrections officer in New York faces criminal charges after an inmate died by suicide under her watch. Read More: NY lawmakers introduce bill to ban fired officers from joining other…
An independent autopsy conducted by Brown’s family found four wounds to the right arm and one to the head Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina, was shot five times, including in the back of the head, according to an independent autopsy report released Tuesday by his family’s attorneys. Attorneys…
The state’s Department of Corrections says Sgt. Paul Gorder has been put on investigative leave while they conduct a review. A video of a Minnesota Department of Corrections official has surfaced, capturing the man harassing people peacefully protesting police violence on Sunday. In the video, Sgt. Paul Gorder is seen wearing American flag shorts and…
A South African reporter for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is setting the record straight following backlash and criticism after mistaking British actor Daniel Kaluuya for actor Leslie Odom Jr. during a press conference at Sunday night’s Academy Awards. “#DanielKaluuya I did not mistake you for Leslie Odom Jnr. I’m sorry if it seemed that…
“Children and families must be able to count on this benefit long after the end of this pandemic,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro. Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced a bill on Monday that would make $300 monthly payments to parents permanent. The payments were a child tax credit expansion in the $1.9 trillion American…
London said her friend, Michael B. Jordan, reached out to her and invited her to appear in his new film, “Without Remorse.” Actress Lauren London said her two sons motivated her to return to work after the 2019 death of her partner, rapper Nipsey Hussle. London, in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, said her friend,…
