Several NBA franchises have led initiatives that sit at the intersection of sports and activism. One of the latest teams to unveil an effort centered on addressing racial inequities in entrepreneurship is the Milwaukee Bucks. The team has joined forces with the nonprofit The Lonely Entrepreneur for the creation of an initiative designed to support…
Warnock called the attack on the Capitol, “an unthinkable attack on the very house of the people by those who are driven by the worst impulses, stirred up by demagogues” A day before the nation’s annual holiday celebrating life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock of Georgia returned to the pulpit…
‘For myself and my family, I am going to take the COVID-19 vaccine,’ the NBA legend said Former Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has joined fellow basketball players in an effort to encourage the general public to take the coronavirus vaccine. The 73-year-old appeared in a NBA-authorized PSA where he was seen wearing a…
A lawsuit accuses leaders of continuing to enrich themselves at the expense of the Black community in Tulsa Black entrepreneurs say they have been reduced to renters in the historic Greenwood district, an area of Tulsa, so prosperous, it was once known as Black Wall Street. Over a hundred years ago, African Americans owned land…
James Lankford has also decided to vote in favor of convicting President Donald Trump during the impeachment trials Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma issued an apology to Black voters on Thursday due to his decision to discredit President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump. According to The New York Times, Lankford said he…
‘We must mark him now as the most dangerous Negro in the future of this nation,’ William C. Sullivan said The National Archives plans to release unheard FBI audio from when its director, J. Edgar Hoover, sought to destroy the growing influence of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The audio is set to be released…
Trump and his supporters have been locked out of accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, Spotify, Shopify and more A new study has found that misinformation regarding election fraud has dropped 73 percent after several social media sites, including Twitter, permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account. The research firm Zignal Labs made this determination by reviewing…
As Biden preps to take office Wednesday, Rep. Jamie Raskin says Congress can’t ‘let bygones be bygones’ just because Trump has left office The lead prosecutor for President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment began building his case for conviction at trial, asserting on Sunday that Trump’s incitement of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol was “the…
Mogul Sean Combs has continually used his platform and resources to uplift marginalized communities. His latest efforts have been centered on empowering Black entrepreneurs. According to WWD, the Harlem native invested in Thirteen Lune; a platform designed to highlight beauty brands created by Black and brown founders. Thirteen Lune, the online beauty site selling Black…
It’s the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, according to two people familiar with the conversation. It’s the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations. President Donald…
