‘I just wanted to have a space to have community,’ said Jayda Pounds, organizer of the Buy Black Expo Six young Black entrepreneurs participated in the Buy Black Expo: Youth Edition to connect to their community in Minneapolis. The vendors present ranged from ages 10 to 17 and items sold items including jewelry, purses, and…
The VC firm Harlem Capital was built on the foundation of empowering entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds and eliminating barriers that stand in the way of access to capital. Thanks to a new investment, the firm will be able to take its efforts further. According to CNBC, Apple recently invested $10 million in Harlem Capital. Apple…
Biden has not yet settled on a home church in the nation’s capital President Joe Biden attended Mass for the first time since taking office, worshipping Sunday at the church he frequented when he was vice president. Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president, picked Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood, a few miles from the…
Target reportedly terminated the security team member involved Three Black teenagers were wrongfully detained at a Target store in Westlake Village, California during a grand theft investigation, according to the Los Angeles County sheriff’s department. The teens — Malik Aaron, Aaron Frederickson, and Greg Kim — between the ages of 16 and 17, walked into…
Being the proud alumni of historically Black Howard University is an integral part of Harris’ identity When Barack Obama campaigned for president in 2008, he was cautioned by his inner circle to downplay “any topic that might be labeled racial grievance” and not to “do anything that would box me in as ‘the Black candidate,’”…
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” stars Cynthia Bailey and Kenya Moore caused an uproar in the comment section on Jan. 22 after the co-stars participated in the “Walk” challenge. The viral challenge involves people displaying their best strut to Saucy Santana’s 2020 hit song “Walk.” Moore, who initially posted her video hours before Bailey’s, strode up…
For 80 years, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has led several impactful initiatives centered on fighting for civil rights and addressing systemic injustice. The nonprofit is taking its efforts further by educating and empowering the next generation of changemakers. The organization recently launched a scholarship fund for aspiring civil rights attorneys dedicated to…
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is known for bringing poignant stories to the silver screen and small screen and now the California native will bring the art of storytelling into the realm of podcasting. According to Variety, DuVernay has inked a multi-year partnership deal with Spotify. .@ava DuVernay Inks @Spotify Deal to Produce Exclusive Podcasts https://t.co/w3K83COJ2J —…
‘You have an option. You can drive your car if it’s a problem,’ said the flight attendant During a flight from Miami to Philadelphia on Thursday, a passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight began coughing and sneezing. When the passenger in front of him complained to the flight attendant, that passenger was told he had…
‘This should be part of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial,’ said a former prosecutor Former President Donald Trump reportedly pressured the Department of Justice to take his proposal to overturn the 2020 presidential election results to the Supreme Court and considered replacing the current attorney general with an official who would agree to pursue his claims…
