The volatility in the stock market makes it an investment avenue that some people are not easily willing to venture into. Yet it remains a viable and lucrative avenue for diversifying one’s income sources. Amidst…
Voahangy Rasetarinera, owner of The Giving Pies immediately got to work when she received a last-minute catering contract from Tesla on Valentine’s Day. The Black-owned bakery was to make 2,000 pies at $6,000 for a…
According to a report by TheWrap, Don Lemon has received $24.5 million in a settlement with CNN. This comes nearly a year later after the former CNN host was removed from his primetime show. The…
Black pilots remain a rarity for airlines in North America. According to the Federal Aviation Association Black pilots represent less than four percent of the profession in the US as of 2023 – an astonishingly…
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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