A Black entrepreneur is on a mission to combat food insecurity in Chicago. According to Block Club Chicago, Liz Abunaw is opening a fresh food market to ensure that residents on the West Side have access to affordable and healthy food options. “From a social infrastructure standpoint, a grocery store is part of the community….
Stefflon Don is once again making fans turn heads, but this time it is not for her banging body or gorgeous looks. In the Dec. 29 Instagram photo, Stefflon hits a striking pose in front of a mirror wearing black latex pants, boots, a black shirt, paired with a black-and-white headscarf. Many fans were taken…
Pelosi received 216 votes to 209 for Kevin McCarthy, who again will be the chamber’s minority leader Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as she and President-elect Joe Biden set a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy and…
The letter is a display of unity against Trump’s efforts to cause chaos before Congress’s final vote count In a strongly-worded letter published Sunday in The Washington Post, the 10 living former U.S. defense secretaries declared that the U.S. presidential election is over, despite President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept Joe Biden’s victory. Signed by…
Black women are breaking racial and gender barriers in the realm of sports. According to NBC Sports, Bianca Smith was recently hired as a minor league coach for the Red Sox; making her the first Black woman coach in the MLB’s 151-year history. Sarah Fuller. Becky Hammon. In a year full of female breakthroughs in…
Officials have yet released Anthony Warner’s motive Anthony Warner, the 63-year-old man involved in a suicide bombing on Christmas Day in downtown Nashville, sent materials about his views to his acquaintances, according to federal investigators. FBI Special Agent Jason Pack said in a statement to the Associated Press that authorities are “aware the suspect sent…
‘I think it is everyone’s responsibility to help end systems of oppression,’ said Sister Cities Project founder, Shawn McClondon Sister Cities Project is a nonprofit organization founded by Shawn McClondon after last year’s killing of George Floyd, and the demonstrations and protests against police brutality that followed. Sister Cities Project was created to form partnerships…
R&B diva Ashanti has recovered from her COVID-19 diagnosis that halted her anticipated “Verzuz” battle against songstress Keyshia Cole. On Saturday, Jan. 2, the “Rain On Me” singer penned a note to fans telling them that she feels so much better. “Starting off the New Year Amazing and COVID free!!!” Ashanti wrote. “Got my negative…
‘We are taking steps to reinforce safety precautions among staff,’ said a hospital representative A spokesperson from Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center in California issued a statement on Saturday that revealed that at least 43 staff members tested positive for coronavirus. The Los Angeles Times reports that hospital officials have begun an investigation on…
White companies received their relief loans earlier in the program A new study shows that thousands of minority-owned businesses were at the bottom of the list when it came to receiving the government’s coronavirus relief loans. Minority-owned companies struggled to find banks to accept their applications or were limited by the terms of the program,…
