Category : Lifestyle

African American Chamber of Commerce helps Black business owners succeed

ORLANDO, Fla. — The African American Chamber of Commerce in Central Florida is working to break down barriers for Black business owners by creating partnerships with local banks. What You Need To Know The African American Chamber of Commerce C...

Usher Shares Photos From His Wedding After His Super Bowl Performance

Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Usher is not dimming his glow-up anytime soon. The “Yeah!” singer took to his Instagram to share photos from his Las Vegas wedding, and we need tissue STAT! Of course, we aren’t crying because the hunk is...

10 Black Businesses That Stand On Love

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman February 14, 2024 These 10 Black Businesses will help you celebrate love this Valentine’s Day while also supporting your community for Black History...

Celebrating Life and Love! #valentinesday

Valentine’s Day is about love. And I have come to realize that love of self is the most important of all. So, on this day of love I make a choice. I choose to celebrate me.& #CHEERS

Meek Mill Cuts Ties with Vory: He is Not Dreamchaser!

Source: Monica Morgan / Getty Meek Mill has took to social media to confirm that he is no longer associated with his former signee Vory. After a video of Vory threatening to kill his girlfriend surfaced on social media, Meek Mill quickly took the opp...

VA Issues Road Map to Address Inequities in Health Care and Benefits for Minority Vets

The Department of Veterans Affairs will work in the coming months to ensure that all eligible veterans have equal access to health care services and benefits, particularly Black and other minority veterans who may have faced gaps in the past due to...

NWT’s Black Advocacy Coalition spotlights mental health this month

“Mental health is often not talked about enough in Black communities for so many reasons,” says Gilbert Langsi. Langsi is a co-founder of BACupNorth, the Black Advocacy Coalition in the NWT, which held a mental health workshop and dinner in Yellowkni...

The Blackprint ICT In Wichita, Kansas, Has Become A Hub To Uplift Black-Owned Businesses

According to KSNW, The Blackprint ICT has become a beacon of support for Black entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds. It fosters economic empowerment and community engagement by providing a platform for these Black-owned businesses to showcase th...

‘What is Owed?’ podcast examines the movement behind reparations in Boston and beyond

The city of Boston has taken up the monumental task of trying to heal the racial inequalities caused by 400 years of slavery. Two years ago, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, created the Task Force on Reparations. Its aim is to understand the history of ens...

Hidden Gems in Black History: Father Of Gynecology Experimented On Black Women

Marion Sims has gone down in history as the “Father of Modern Gynecology.” Many of his medical achievements came at the cost of the health and well-being of enslaved Black women. He performed surgical experiments on enslaved Black women,...

Slave descendants demand $70B in reparations from St. Louis University

Descendants of slaves that were forced to build St. Louis University say the Jesuit school owes them some $70 billion in reparations. The figure was calculated by economists, based on 70 people identified as slaves of the Jesuits earning a low wage o...

Sanders On Netanyahu’s Cruel War: “United States…Deeply Complicit In What Is Happening In Gaza”

By Senator Bernie Sanders Photos: YouTube Screenshots The following speech (delivered by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the U.S. Senate) explains why he voted against an aid bill that would send $10 billion to the right-wing government of Benjamin...