Trump co-defendant in Georgia racketeering case pleads guilty

Originally facing 19 indictments, Fulton County now has 18 remaining defendants in the racketeering case against Donald Trump and his supporters, who are accused of attempting to interfere with the 2020 election results. Scott Hall, 59, has entered a guilty

Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor proud of company’s diversity

Everette Taylor is one of the most powerful and influential figures in business and technology. The 34-year-old current CEO of Kickstarter made major inroads while working at Artsy, an online art brokerage, in addition to founding ET Enterprises, which includes

Braintrust Founders Studio debuts new venture fund for Black founders

JUNE 19, 2023__LOS ANGELES. BrainTrust Founders Studio, the largest members-only platform dedicated to Black founders of beauty and wellness companies, today announced the BrainTrust Fund, a planned $25 million venture fund. The BrainTrust Fund invests exclusively in early stage companies

Rodney Sampson’s OHUB has phenomenal launch in New Orleans

Rodney and Shanterria Sampson have spent the last 10 years building OHUB into Atlanta’s leading inclusive, tech-forward, nurturing and very successful hub for all things tech and Black. Now, they’ve come together with the Greater New Orleans Inc. Regional Economic

Rickey Smiley suffers heartbreaking loss, son has died

In a heart tugging video, Rickey Smiley announced that his son, Brandon died this morning. Below the video he posted, “I lost my oldest son #BrandonSmiley this morning. I’m OK, but please pray for my son’s mother Brenda, his siblings

BESLA honors Tichina Arnold

Photo credit: ExclusiveAccess.Net The Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) hosted its 2022 Annual Conference in Cancun, Mexico, this year. In addition to informative panels, fun receptions and an all-around good time, they had an awards program to honor