Two conservative operatives who launched a robocall campaign to prevent Black voters from voting by mail in the 2020 U.S. election have been ordered to pay up to $1.25 million in a settlement. According to…
While at Yale Law School, Ademola Adewale-Sadik, Michael Nance, and Walker Brumskine were among the few Black students. They shared similar backgrounds and soon became friends, spending their time brainstorming means on how to make…
If Aisha Bowe had taken her high school guidance counselor’s advice, she would have been a cosmetologist. It is not that the world cannot do with another cosmetologist but Bowe instead decided to follow her…
Evanston, a city in Illinois has transferred its reparations fund to Liberty Bank, a Black-owned bank. The Evanston Reparations Committee has deposited $17 million to the financial establishment, which has been invested and committed to…
The pandemic unequivocally changed how we work. It shook up the traditional workplace setup and ushered in the remote work era. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 22 million employed adults in the U.S.…
Ideas and beliefs become traditions after being passed down generations. Traditions capture the essence of a culture, understand their needs and aspirations and manifest innovative measures to build and protect community. They are tested by…
Wallace “Wally” Amos, entrepreneur and founder of Famous Amos cookies has died at the age of 88. His family, in a statement, said Amos died from complications with dementia at his home in Honolulu. “With…
Freddie Figgers is the proverbial stone that the builders rejected. Abandoned as a newborn next to a dumpster, he was adopted by an elderly couple in rural Florida. His spirit was crushed when he discovered…
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