Health and Wellness News WomenDC-based Nonprofit for Black Girls Gets $100K From NIKEAndrea BlackstoneMay 3, 2021May 3, 2021 by Andrea BlackstoneMay 3, 2021May 3, 202101895 The Black Girl Tribe, which was founded by Gabrielle Martinez, will have a chance to benefit from a $100,000 Nike grant for sports.
Arts and CultureGermany To Return Stolen Bronze Artifacts To Benin, “We Are Confronting Our Historic And Moral Responsibility.”Keka AraújoMay 2, 2021 by Keka AraújoMay 2, 202103825 So that's what colonizers are calling it now?
SportsNew Mambacita Line Honoring Kobe Bryant’s Late Daughter, Gianna, Sold Out Within HoursCharlene RhinehartMay 2, 2021May 3, 2021 by Charlene RhinehartMay 2, 2021May 3, 2021034455 The Mambacita clothing line was released on what would have been Gianna's 15th birthday.
NewsHoward Zlotkin Lost His Job After Cursing Out Black Students At Dickinson High School in Jersey CityKeka AraújoMay 2, 2021May 3, 2021 by Keka AraújoMay 2, 2021May 3, 2021018878 We bet he'll keep his opinions to himself going forward. Bye, Howie. :-/
EntrepreneurshipPopCom Founder Disrupted Retail Industry; Raised Over $3.5 Million in Equity Crowdfunding and Traditional FundingCharlene RhinehartMay 2, 2021 by Charlene RhinehartMay 2, 202108200 Dawn Dickson is one of the first female founders to raise over $1 million in Equity Crowdfunding. Now, more Black people have access to early-stage
NewsSanaa Amenhotep, Daughter of Newark Activist, Murdered By Three Acquaintances in South CarolinaKeka AraújoMay 2, 2021May 3, 2021 by Keka AraújoMay 2, 2021May 3, 2021081937 15-year-old Sanaa Amenhotep's young life brought to an end by so-called "friends."
Arts and CultureWu-Tang Clan Imposter Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison After Running Scams in Multiple CitiesCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 2, 2021May 3, 2021 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 2, 2021May 3, 20210982 An imposter who had claimed to be a part of the Staten Island hip-hop supergroup Wu-Tang Clan has been sentenced to over eight years in
PoliticsHawaii’s Rich Black History Is Often ForgottenKeka AraújoMay 2, 2021May 7, 2021 by Keka AraújoMay 2, 2021May 7, 202107557 Hawaii's rich, often-ignored Black history extends beyond Juneteenth.
SportsShaq’s Son, Shaqir O’Neal, Is Heading to Texas HBCU to Play Basketball and Change the NarrativeCharlene RhinehartMay 2, 2021May 3, 2021 by Charlene RhinehartMay 2, 2021May 3, 2021075402 Another celebrity athlete has committed to an HBCU!
EducationMom of 7 Makes History as the 1st Black Person to Earn a Ph.D. in Survey MethodologyBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 2, 2021May 7, 2021 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 2, 2021May 7, 2021013277 Alena Maze, who is a wife, mother of 7, and a famous YouTuber, has successfully earned a Ph.D. in Survey Methodology. She is the first