BusinessHBCU Alums Launch First Black-Owned Alcohol Delivery ServiceJeroslyn JoVonnMay 18, 2021May 21, 2021 by Jeroslyn JoVonnMay 18, 2021May 21, 202107553 The first Black-owned alcohol delivery service is on the market and it of course was created by a pair of HBCU alums.
NewsHospital Admits Black Doctor Received ‘Lack of Empathy and Compassion’ From Staff During COVID TreatmentJeroslyn JoVonnMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by Jeroslyn JoVonnMay 18, 2021May 18, 202103174 Hospital Admits Black Doctor Received 'Lack of Empathy and Compassion' From Staff During COVID Treatment
News Politics SportsNancy Pelosi Calls For A Boycott Of 2022 Winter Olympics In ChinaDerek MajorMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by Derek MajorMay 18, 2021May 18, 202101116 U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called for a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
EducationTaraji P. Henson Launches Mental Health Program For Black StudentsJeroslyn JoVonnMay 18, 2021May 21, 2021 by Jeroslyn JoVonnMay 18, 2021May 21, 202104820 As a former substitute teacher, Taraji P. Henson is on a mission to end racial bias in the classroom. The award-winning actress recently launched a
Entrepreneurship Lifestyle News WomenMeet the Black Woman Who Started a Farm in Washington With the Help of CrowdfundingAndrea BlackstoneMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by Andrea BlackstoneMay 18, 2021May 18, 202102785 Shellie-Ann Kerns, a Jamaican immigrant, launched Bunkhouse Acres in Washington on a 20-acre homestead during the pandemic.
Criminal Justice ReformNephew Accuses Uncle and LAPD Officer For Having Him Shot at Protest, Sometimes It Be Your PeopleChristian SpencerMay 18, 2021May 19, 2021 by Christian SpencerMay 18, 2021May 19, 202108408 A young filmmaker is claiming his uncle, an LAPD officer, ordered his colleagues to shoot him with a non-lethal projectile in a lawsuit.
Leadership News PoliticsSupreme Court Votes Unanimously, No Warrant Home Entry UnconstitutionalDerek MajorMay 18, 2021May 19, 2021 by Derek MajorMay 18, 2021May 19, 202109494 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously to restrict the police's ability to enter a home without a warrant, reversing a lower court decision
Arts and CultureActor Blondy Baruti Launches BePerk App to Give ‘Power to the Users’Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 18, 2021May 18, 202101065 A Black actor, Blondy Baruti, decided to launch an app, BePerk, that would give "power to the users" by allowing them to have more control
Arts and Culture MoneyNaughty By Nature’s Vin Rock Wants to ‘Return the Wealth to the Community’ With Money AvenueCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 18, 2021May 18, 202104121 Naughty by Nature's Vin Rock has partnered with a financial expert, Donahue Baker, to start a financial company named Money Avenue.
Education Leadership Money NewsDelaware State University Cancels More Than $700,000 in Debt For Graduates Hurt By Coronavirus PandemicDerek MajorMay 18, 2021May 19, 2021 by Derek MajorMay 18, 2021May 19, 2021015461 Delaware State University will cancel $730,655 in student loan debt for more than 220 graduates who have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.