The DEI Reckoning: Target’s Retreat and the Fragility of Corporate Allyship
In 2020, Target’s CEO Brian Cornell pledged to confront systemic racism, vowing…
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Black-Owned Businesses in LA Rally for Wildfire Relief
In the face of raging wildfires that have scarred parts of Los…
City First Bank Welcomes John A. Allen as Chief Banking Officer
City First Bank, a subsidiary of Broadway Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: BYFC) and…
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Husband and Wife team create a Coloring Book App For the Culture
Over the past few years, adult coloring books have become increasing popular. Some researchers suggest that coloring is an excellent form of…
Byron Allen Secures $10 Billion Sports Network Deal
In the over crowded race for Disney’s 21 regional sports channels, Byron Allen and Sinclair Broadcast Group have come out on top.…
First Black-Owned Urgent Care Center opens in Chicago
Premier Health Urgent Care, the only urgent care facility in the Southside’s Hyde Park neighborhood, and the only Black-owned urgent care possibly…
Where are the Black Hemp Farmers?
Clarenda Stanley-Anderson is one of the few Black hemp farmers in the country. She and her husband, Malcom, own Green Heffa Farms…
28 Year Old Mayor Is Giving His City’s Poorest Residents $500 a Month
At age 28, Michael Tubbs easily qualifies as a political wunderkind. He’s received two degrees from Stanford, interned at the White House,…
Legal and Life Lessons Learned From the Passing of the Great John Singleton
I remember as a child watching Boyz in the Hood with mixed emotions. Although I could not relate to many of the characters’ issues,…
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New Study Confirms Reality Television Perpetuates Stereotype’s of the Angry African American
When it comes to race and ethnicity, television cuts two ways. It can and has taught tolerance. It also continues to perpetuate stereotypes. A new…
LeBron James’ “I Promise School” Really is The First of its Kind
Akron’s public schools have a major problem; its at-risk students are falling well behind the rest of the K-12 population in the…
Rick Famuyiwa Producing ‘Sade’, an African Princess Fairytale Movie for Disney
Disney is developing live-action fairytale film “Sadé,” centered on an African princess with “Dope” director Rick Famuyiwa attached to produce. The studio bought a pitch…