Daryl Carter is the founder and CEO of Avanath Capital Management, a real estate investment firm with $4 billion in properties. But unlike many others, Carter’s company practises a community approach to housing and specializes…
In a 12-year career that saw stints with four NFL teams, one of which won him a Super Bowl ring, 35-year-old former wide receiver Antonio Brown amassed more than $80 million in wealth, according to…
Lillian Seenoi-Barr has become the first black female mayor of the Derry City and Strabane District Council in Northern Ireland. Once a refugee from Kenya, Seenoi-Barr’s election has been praised as a sign of improvements…
More than 50 films from across 25 countries will be showcased at the 2024 New York African Film Festival, organizers have said. The 31st annual festival is running from May 8 to 14. Film at…
It is perhaps an indictment of a system where we can only greet anecdotes and isolated successes with glee. But on the brighter side, the progress of Black men and women in corporate America is…
Sheila Johnson is the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET) and founder and owner of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, and remarkably, the third richest Black woman in the United States. The entertainment and hospitality magnate…
Saying Shonda Rhimes has epitomized television excellence would still be an inadequate portrayal. Her involvement in the ideation and creation of nearly a dozen programs that have successfully aired for multiple seasons and garnered esteemed…
The pugilist, boxing promoter, and business tycoon Floyd Mayweather remains perhaps the only undefeated world boxing champion in history. Having competed between 1996 and 2017, he won all his 50 fights, including 15 major world…
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