There are 5-10 movies that inevitably must be mentioned when one talks about the Blaxploitation genre of films from the early 70’s. The Mack, Dolemite, Foxy Brown, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, Black Caesar, Superfly, Three the hard way, Coffy, and
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
There are many different types of leaders in business; some keep the lights shining on themselves while others find their calling in helping to pave the way for others in their respective fields. Tanya Hill-Holiday is the latter. After experiencing
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
Adam Phillips is the managing director of Techstars Washington DC, Techstars Equitech Accelerator, and founder of AthletesInnovate, a platform to match the energy and network of professional athletes with the educational needs of young people who need access to STEM
A Michigan jury has determined that a handwritten document found in Aretha Franklin‘s couch after her death in 2018 is a valid will. The verdict ends the dispute that pitted her sons against each other. Kecalf and Edward Franklin’s lawyers
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
Superstar Angel Reese and the LSU women’s basketball team was celebrated at the White House for the team’s national championship by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.
Dr. Michael Akinwumi, NFHA’s Chief Tech Equity Officer and Kunbi Tinuoye, founder and CEO of Urbangeekz.comThe National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has partnered with UrbanGeekz as it kicks off promotions for its inaugural Tech Equity Hackathon, scheduled for June 16
Jamie Foxx’s daughter Corinne shared a statement today regarding her father’s condition. “We wanted to share that, my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday.” She doesn’t share details on the exact nature of his medical condition but goes
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
In an emotional program with family. friends, President, Dr Angel Cabrera, trustees and more on March 16, Michael K. Anderson cut the ribbon on the building named after him. This represents the first building on Tech’s campus to be named after a Black
The non profit Black Womens Roundtable is offering a $25,000 grant to DMV entrepreneurs. The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) is excited to announce the launch of its 4th Annual Black Women’s Roundtable “Take It to The TOP”
Micae Brown of US Bank hosted the ‘Building a Banking Relationship’ panel featuring Josh Meyers and Mary Mieklthun
Watch Kim and Tim Lewis, owners of Curl Mix share tips to become a $10MM business
Learn about Black people making history in the recent past and present.
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
Register Now. The conference is from 11am to 5pm on MLK DAY and is open and free to all. We’ll be live with Melonie D. Parker, Chief Diversity Officer, Google at 1pm EST
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
