Loyalty to a company often pays off in terms of promotions, bonuses or a small salary increment. Most employees don’t envision a million-dollar payout for supporting a business. Yet, that is exactly what Bill Spruill…
With the AI boom, smart assistants and voice-enabled speakers have never been more popular. According to Voicebot.ai, more than 45 million adults in the United States have access to a smart speaker and over half…
Marcia Fudge, the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will be stepping down from her position on March 22, she has said in a release that was posted to the department’s website…
Hip-hop icon Nas has partnered with Resorts World for its $5 billion expansion in Queens, New York. The plan is to transform Aqueduct Park into a full-fledged casino that mirrors the company’s properties in Las…
NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston has named a new building after its first Black manager, Dorothy Vaughan. Building 12 was named the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo” in honor…
Track and field star Allyson Felix has received a $20 million grant from Melinda French Gates to support Black maternal health organizations. The donation is a part of a broader $1 billion commitment to support…
The Essence Festival of Culture recently held at the Caesars Superdome generated a windfall of over $300 million for New Orleans, according to the city’s mayor. The festival, which celebrates African American culture, blends music…
Ghanaian doctor Nancy Abu-Bonsrah has made history, becoming the first Black woman to graduate from Johns Hopkins University’s neurosurgery program. She pursued her clinical interests in neurosurgery, neurotrauma and neurosurgical capacity building in low-and-middle-income countries.…
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