Leo Battaglia, a city council member in Hackensack, NewJersey has agreed to resign following allegations that he used a racial slur against Shaun Holder, an African-American soccer coach. The decision comes in the wake of…
TikTok has announced it is laying off hundreds of employees globally, including a significant portion of its workforce in Malaysia, as part of its ongoing shift toward increased use of artificial intelligence in content moderation.…
Roshanne Dorsett is carving out a new path after spending years advocating for marginalized communities as a human rights lawyer. Dorsett, who left her emotionally taxing legal career to pursue her passion for skincare, is…
Ken Frazier, the first Black CEO of a major pharmaceutical company, and Ken Chenault, the third Black CEO of a Fortune 500 company, have expressed concerns about the push to dismantle Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
Toni Vaz, a pioneering actress, stuntwoman, and activist, died on October 4, 2024, at the age of 101 at the Motion Picture Fund campus in Woodland Hills, Calif. Vaz is best known for breaking barriers…
Black business ownership is growing at the fastest pace in 30 years. According to data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, the share of Black households owning a business has more than doubled,…
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…
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