Music Maven Ted Lucas Embraces Tech To Close Black Wealth Gap

MIAMI BEACH, FL – OCTOBER 06: Plies, Trick Daddy, T-Pain, Rick Ross, and DJ Khaled perform onstage … [+] during the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleaso...

Rapper Drake Gifts Kodak Black $250,000 In Bitcoin

Rapper Drake has been very open with his dealings in bitcoin lately. The Canadian rapper who has gained superstardom continues to increase his involvement with the digital asset. He recently send some...

Why pro sports have never had a Black commissioner

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren looks on during the Big Ten Championship Trophy ceremony Game after the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 42-3 on December 04, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium...

Black families are achieving upward mobility in high-opportunity areas

Families have long sought to move toward better neighborhoods and schools to put their kids on the pathway toward success. A study from the Census Bureau is providing fresh insight on where to look. I...

Four Black Leaders Who Walk The Talk

Black History Month is referred to by many as “Black Futures Month,” which the Movement for Black Lives defines as “time to both consider and celebrate our Black radical history and to dream and imagi...

McConnell Defends Biden’s Move To Nominate Black Woman To Supreme Court—Breaking With Some GOP Senators

Topline Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he finds nothing wrong with President Joe Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to fill an upcoming open seat on the Suprem...

‘Black Swan’ Author Nassim Taleb Blasts Bitcoin As A ‘Perfect Sucker Game’ ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who’s best known for his 2007 book “The Black Swan”, is doubling down on his skepticism of bitcoin. On Sunday, Taleb likened t...

Bitcoin Is “Perfect Sucker Game,” Says “Black Swan” Author

Alex Dovbnya The prominent statistician has trashed Bitcoin once again, gloating over the underperformance of the number one cryptocurrency “Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb has to Twitt...

Black women entrepreneurs find niche in spirituality-inspired business

In 2020, the onset of the coronavirus pandemic changed the way many Americans worked, as companies closed their doors to limit workplace contamination. The uncertainty around Covid-19 caused people to...

Humana, Cisco, Waste Connections, Stanley Black & Decker, AbbVie

Humana announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend to stockholders of $0.7875 per share payable on April 29, 2022 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on ...

More Black Players Helping USMNT Reach 2022 FIFA World Cup Than Ever Before

CINCINNATI, OHIO – NOVEMBER 12: Weston McKennie #8 of the United States celebrates with Tyler Adams … [+] #4 and DeAndre Yedlin #2 after their 2-0 win over Mexico during a FIFA World Cup 2...

Black Americans are Urged to Invest More in Crypto

Black investors in the US are being urged to get more education and to dollar-cost average into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This is rather than hold their money in cash as an inflation hedge. ...

Rapper Kodak Black Reportedly Shot Outside After-Party For Justin Bieber Concert

Topline Rapper Kodak Black was among four people shot outside of a bar early Saturday morning in Los Angeles’ West Hollywood, NBC News reports, where people had gathered for an after-party following a...

Goodyear Tire’s stock suffering worst day since Black Monday after downbeat FCF outlook

Shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. pulled a sharp U-turn to travel deep into negative territory Friday, after the tire maker followed a strong earnings report with a disappointing full-year outl...

Bitcoin, Ethereum Surge After Russia And Black Rock Approval

Bitcoin headed towards the consolidation phase on Friday following months of a downward trend and an epic sell-off in January. Investors are feeling optimistic about the potential for cryptocurrencies...

Most Black Americans Learn History From Family And Friends, Not School, Poll Finds

Topline Only 23% of Black adults in the U.S. who are familiar with Black history in the U.S. said K-12 school was where they learned some or all of this information, according to a poll from Pew Resea...

Roger Goodell Is NFL’s $63.9 Million Messenger Of Nothingness Regarding Black Head Coaches

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 09: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addresses the media on February … [+] 09, 2022 at the NFL Network’s Champions Field at the NFL Media Building on t...

Black Swan Manager Spitznagel Says Market Dangers Unappreciated

(Bloomberg) — Even after a correction in tech stocks and surging yields on U.S. government bonds, investors still don’t understand the risks they’re taking in equity and debt markets, according ...

First-generation Black wealth builders have to put themselves first

Klaus Vedfelt | DigitalVision | Getty Images The wealth gap between Black and white Americans has been persistent. That gap, of course, reveals the effects of accumulated inequality and discrimination...

Maame Biney, First Black Woman To Make U.S. Olympic Short Track Speedskating Team, Is Pioneering A New Technology

MONTREAL, QC – JANUARY 26: Maame Biney of the USA reacts after setting a new world junior record in … [+] the 500 meter quarterfinal heat during the ISU World Junior Short Track Championsh...

Black unemployment rate dips, labor force participation rises in January

A Now Hiring sign hangs near the entrance to a Winn-Dixie Supermarket on September 21, 2021 in Hallandale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The January jobs report showed some signs of optimism for ...

Black Americans’ lack of participation in the stock market likely to widen post-pandemic wealth gap

Commuters arrive at Grand Central Station with Metro-North during morning rush hour in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Thanks to the historic stock market rebound from pandemic lows, ...

Drug Overdose Suicides Increasing Among Black Women, Young People And The Elderly

Topline Suicides by drug overdose are increasing among Black women, young people and the elderly, according to a new peer reviewed study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, despite an ove...

Louisiana Governor Denies He Led Cover-Up In Death Of Black Motorist

Topline Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) on Tuesday flatly denied accusations that he chose to remain quiet on the details about a Black motorist’s death in state police custody because he wa...

Foot Locker Unveils 2022 Sole List Honoring Black History Month

Foot Locker’s Sole List 2022 includes Andy Jackson, Joshua Renfroe and Flo Ngala. Courtesy of Foot Locker The 2022 Sole list was announced by Foot Locker celebrating Black photographers whose work cha...

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Seeks A Higher Standard

Multihyphenate artist Ruben Santiago-Hudson has a lot on his mind. Ruben santiago-Hudson Ruben Santiago-Hudson has a lot on his plate. And his mind. Pandemic be damned, the acclaimed multihyphenate ar...

Frogs in Meltdown as Wonderland Turns to Black Forest

Key Takeaways Daniele Sestagalli’s Wonderland.Money project has suffered a major liquidation cascade. TIME is currently trading 95% below its all-time highs, down from $10,000 to $500. On the ot...

Lizzo, H.E.R., Big Sean, Ari Lennox, And More To Perform For “iHeartRadio Living Black! Empowered By At&T” Special Event And National On-Air Celebration Of Black Culture And Impact In America

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 23: Lizzo performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in … [+] Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Getty Images iHeart...

McConnell Says Comment Suggesting Black Voters Aren’t ‘Americans’ Was Accidental

Topline Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday defended himself over comments that seemed to suggest Black voters are not Americans, following massive social media backlash the senat...

The ‘Black Friday’ Crypto Crash That Wiped Out $136B Was Caused By…

Although the market is yet to close, it is safe to say that January 21 did turn into the ‘Black Friday’ of the month. With the overall market losses running up to $137 billion in the last 24 hours, he...

Rare black diamond Enigma auction to receive bids via BTC, ETH or USDC

Enigma auction to receive bids via cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH and USDC  The rare black diamond is on a tour to Dubai, Los Angeles and London among several countries  The Pink Star was earlier s...

Rare Black Diamond from Space Will be Auctioned for Cryptocurrency

A Rare black diamond from the depths of the outer universe will go to auction in the coming months. Online auction house Sotheby’s has announced that the buyer can pay using cryptocurrency. Dubbed “Th...