UBS, a major player in the world’s financial markets, recently joined forces with a Black-owned investment firm. And owners of that company, Madison Street Capital, see it as an opportunity to provide more opportunities for wealth building in minority communities. “We like to say that as a firm, we bring Wall Street quality services to…
“Hopefully, it works out in the long run and in 10 years I’m still healthy,” said Wiggins. Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has spoken out about being forced to choose between his job or getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Earlier this year the Canadian basketball player made clear that he didn’t want to take the…
When it comes to friends, actress and former television talk show host Oprah Winfrey believes in quality over quantity. The star from “The Color Purple” recently revealed that she only had three close friends and had never thought to expand her circle outside of her group of journalists pals Gayle King and Maria Shriver and…
Source: franckreporter / Getty You’d expect those in media to have a clear understanding of the rights and wrongs when it comes to racial insensitivity. But a pair of white TV reporters in Little Rock, Ark., unfortunately, reminded us that a job title can’t disguise ignorance. The aforementioned journalists for KATV caught themselves getting suspended…
In as many weeks, acclaimed actor Denzel Washington reputation is in the spotlight over another person’s less-than-flattering encounter with the actor. Journalist Katie Couric makes for the latest person divulging over a past experience with Washington, provoking outrage among fans. Couric’s resurfaced comments stem from last year when she made a guest appearance on the…
Hill called Steele a “clown” after Steele made references to Obama’s ethnicity. Sage Steele has now been suspended from ESPN for her comments on a podcast, which included her thoughts about former President Barack Obama and the COVID-19 vaccine. During a recent taping of former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler’s podcast, Uncut, the two spoke about…
Charles Graham is running for the seat in Congress representing the state’s 9th District Charles Graham, a congressional candidate from North Carolina released a new ad where he told a story about how his home county stood up against members of the Ku Klux Klan. Graham, a member of the Lumbee Tribe, said that Robeson…
Peete took to Twitter to contact the airline directly, which caught the eyes of other celebrities including MSNBC’s Tiffany D. Cross It looks like Air Canada has some explaining to do. Holly Robinson Peete has slammed Air Canada on Twitter after her sons were barred from their plane. Robinson Peete took to Twitter on Monday…
The fashion house held their spring-summer women and men’s Paris fashion show on Sunday After a truly head-scratching choice on the runway, Givenchy is now facing backlash for featuring a noose necklace at a Paris Fashion show. Fashion house Givenchy had their spring-summer women’s and men’s Paris fashion show over the weekend. While typically one…
The two legendary rappers were in rival rap crews in the ’80s Rappers Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One are the next up to compete on the popular battle series, Verzuz. The series, created by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland early in the coronavirus pandemic, has become a new staple in the hip-hop community. TrillerVerz III Weekend…
