Black Women Are Leading the Growth Of Black-Owned Businesses

The COVID-19 pandemic gave Black women an opportunity to reset their lives and careers, now they are leading the growth of Black businesses

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Tyler Perry, Steve Harvey, T.I., Rick Ross & More Shut Down Atlanta for Invest Fest

Did you miss Invest Fest 2022? Here's a recap.

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'Not Y’all Thinking Will Wasn’t Gonna Continue Getting to the Bag': Will Smith Fans Reacts After Finding Out He Will Reportedly Receive $35 Million for Staring in Apple+ TV Film, 'Emancipation'

While Will Smith is finally speaking out for the first time about the Oscars debacle, his money is also talking. Variety and other outlets have report...

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Nichelle Nichols, trailblazing 'Star Trek' actress, dies at 89

Actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, best known for her groundbreaking portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura in "Star Trek: The Original Series," has died at a...

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Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, Boston Celtics legend and all-time defensive great, dies

Russell was pro basketball’s first Black head coach, no small feat at the time in racially divided Boston.

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Targeted menthol cigarette ads helped lead to high Black usage. Should they be banned?

Menthol cigarettes were unscrupulously marketed to Black Americans for decades, forging a deadly appetite for the product. Should they be banned?

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For Black Folks, Meditation Is A Powerful Act Of Self-Care — Here’s How To Design A Space For It

Having a designated space for meditation can make your practice all the more powerful. We tapped an interior design duo to share how to design one, wh...

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I have an 808 credit score but it still took me 3 tries to refinance my house — and I had to find a non-white mortgage broker to do it

Entrepreneur Roshawnna Novellus was finally able to refinance her home after an acquaintance recommended she go to a more diverse brokerage.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Reaches Settlement With The University Of North Carolina

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, 46, has settled her lawsuit against the University of North Carolina.

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Alexa Startups Announced The First Cohort Of Its Black Founders Program

Alexa Startups has announced the first cohort of its Black Founders Build with Alexa program, which will help build the next generation of tech apps

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NAACP national convention comes to N.J. this week with America at a ‘crossroads’

It will be 100 years almost to the day from when the Garden State first hosted the national convention.

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National Park Service awarding Historically Black Colleges and Universities millions of dollars

Saturday, the park service announced it is awarding 9.7 million dollars to preserve HBCUs across the country.

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One expert's message to Black women burned out at work: 'Workplace DEI is a company issue, not yours'

Black women are burned out in toxic workplace environments across America. A diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) expert gives her advice for them.

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Disney Launches Howard University Fund to Support Black Storytellers

The company announced the multiyear program, the Disney Storytellers Fund, at Howard University on Sunday.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in as Supreme Court justice Thursday as Breyer officially retires

Jackson will be sworn in on Thursday at noon, when Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official.

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Football Star Odell Beckham Jr. On What It Means to Be An Athlete-Turned-Entrepreneur

After years of building things behind the scenes, OBJ and his business partner Ajay Sangha are finally ready to talk business.

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Jay-Z Backed Altro Partners with the Cut to Help Independent Barbers Build and Establish Credit

The no-cost credit building app backed by Jay-Z supports theCut’s self-employed barbers through financial education and access to personal credi...

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Two Black Executives, Alicia Boler-Davis and David Bozeman Announce Their Departures From Amazon

Two top Black executives, Alicia Boler-Davis and David Bozeman announced they are departing Amazon, which is struggling to find Black talent

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'1619 Project' journalist lays bare why Black Americans 'live sicker and die quicker'

Linda Villarosa says bias in the health care system and the "weathering" affect of living in a racist society are taking a serious toll on African Ame...

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