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Best Friends Who Made $2M in Two Years Now Helping Start in Billion Dollar Hair & Beauty Industry

Khat Rabbani and Ashley Williams, best friends and the founders of Hair Are Us, a successful line of hair extensions that generated $2 million in revenue in just two years, have launched a new curriculum to teach other entrepreneurs everything they n...

‘I Mean It Ain’t Right, But It Ain’t Wrong’: Video of California Teacher Daring Student to Call Him the N-Word Again Before Slamming the Teen Draws Mixed Reactions

A substitute teacher has been fired after a video showing him slamming a student to the ground was revealed. The incident reportedly happened on Jan. 23 at Richmond High School in Richmond, California. The substitute teacher — who is Black — is seen...

Jay-Z & Yo Gotti Drop Lawsuit Against Mississippi Prison After Conditions Improve

There is so much scrutiny when it comes to hip-hop stars and their lyrics but people don’t realize the power those voices have. A lawsuit filed on behalf of inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman was recently dropped, accordi...

Protect Your Browsing with Hideaway VPN

While it’s impossible to conceal your identity online, a good virtual public network or VPN gives users a tested way to mask their online profile. VPNs have ballooned in popularity over the past decade as there’s been a widespread effort to protect t...

Spatial Labs Secures $10M in Seed Funding Led by Blockchain Capital

Spatial Labs, the leading infrastructure company powering new technologies to redefine the consumer experience for the next generation, announced today a $10 million seed funding round led by Blockchain Capital, a leading venture firm in the blockcha...

Manager at Usain Bolt’s Investment Firm Admits to Stealing Funds From Clients’ Accounts

After discovering that he is missing $12.7 million from an account with a private investment firm in Jamaica, Usain Bolt gave the firm 10 days to return the money to his account. According to Nationwide News Network, a client relationship manager at...

‘All This Energy Gains Nothing’: The D.O.C. Hits Back At Critics After Risqué Photo of Daughter Puma and Erykah Badu Go Viral

Erykah Badu and Puma Sabti Curry’s assets have been the topic of conversation this week after fans claimed that Badu was sexually exploiting her daughter following their recent photo showing off “TLZ L’FEMME” leggings. Erykah Badu and her...

Black Woman Entrepreneur Makes History With $80M Company, Opens First Flagship Retail Store

Meet Charis Jones, the founder and CEO of Sassy Jones, the nation’s fastest-growing Black-owned privately held retailer. What began as a part-time jewelry business has turned into an $80-million-dollar company. Even more, she just opened her company&...

Disabled Black Teen With No Use of His Arms Uses His Mouth to Draw

Lucas Mapheto, a disabled teenage boy from South Africa, is gaining global attention for his extraordinary talent of being able to draw amazing portraits using only his mouth. Lucas, who is 17 years old, was born with a disability that immobilized hi...

‘Does the Body Come with the Bikini?’: Ashanti Flaunts Her Curves In New Bikini Pics, Fans Urge Her to Start a Swimsuit Line

Recent photos of Ashanti in a bathing suit have fans urging the singer to come up with her own swimwear line.& “The Queen of Vacations” is back in the Bahamas, where she flaunted her curves in a blue animal print bikini with a long sheer-lik...

‘I Was Eating a Piece of Chicken’: ‘Love & Hip Hop’ Star Shekinah Blindsided By Lyrica Anderson’s Sucker Punch For Talking About Her Son and Mother

Lyrica Anderson and Shekinah Anderson almost came to blows on the latest episode of VH1’s “Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop” edition that aired on Jan. 23. The current season was taped in Spice’s home country of Jamaica, bu...

Federal Judge Permits Racketeering Allegations By Black Firm Against BlackRock, New Jersey, and Others

Newark, New Jersey-based Blueprint Capital Advisors, the prominent Black-owned asset manager with $1.6 billion in assets, will get a court date on a longstanding federal lawsuit filed against multiple financial powerhouses, including asset management...

Teen Girl Blasts YMCA Trans Policy After Seeing a Transgender Woman Shower

A teen in San Diego is speaking out against a YMCA’s transgender inclusion policy after she encountered a naked transgender woman while showering in the women’s locker room at a San Diego location. Earlier this month, 17-year-old Rebecca Phillips was...

Judge Dismisses Former Charlottesville Police Chief’s Racial Discrimination Suit

RaShall Brackney, Charlottesville’s first Black woman police chief, and the person hired to head the department after the deadly Unite the Right rally, saw her $10 million wrongful termination lawsuit dismissed Friday by a federal judge. The Washin...

‘Justice Did Not Occur’: New York Teen Sentenced to Up to 9 Years for Killing Cheerleading Rival in ‘Unnecessary and Violent Attack’

A New York high school cheer rivalry resulted in a tragic end with one girl losing her life, another girl spending the rest of her teen years institutionalized, and a family unhappy with the “justice” they were served. On Tuesday, Jan...