Noti said the bill wouldn’t do much to fight one major form of scam PAC. Imagine two unscrupulous PACs. One claims to be raising money for an imaginary group, but rather than spending the money on the group—which, after all, doesn’t exist—it redirects donations to the people who set up …

Sheinelle Jones’ story about wearing her natural hair at work is one that many Black women can probably relate to — the only difference is, she had to do it in front of an audience of millions. The Today show co-host, who appears during the third hour of the broadcast, …

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Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images for iHeartMedia) As the state of Georgia has taken the questionable steps to reopen amidst a pandemic, Ludacris and producer Mike Will Made-It have partnered up to ensure Atlanta’s public transit workers are protected. AJC reports that the duo donated 3,000 masks to MARTA workers …

If you were an adherent, no one would be able to tell. You would look like any other American. You could be a mother, picking leftovers off your toddler’s plate. You could be the young man in headphones across the street. You could be a bookkeeper, a dentist, a grandmother …

On Tuesday (May 12), Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced he has requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate two district attorneys involved in the Ahmaud Arbery case. The GBI said in a news release that the case involved “possible prosecutorial misconduct” by the D.A.’s office. “Unfortunately, many questions …

On Saturday, March 7, Alvin & Friends — New Rochelle, NY’s favorite black-owned gathering place — hosted a lavish Great Gatsby themed 50th birthday party for a client who pulled out all the stops. The birthday girl took over the entire restaurant, filling the relaxed, elegant 2,000 square-foot space with …

Photo: Vivien Killilea (Getty Images for PUMA) With all of us trapped in the house, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Instagram series, Verzuz, has become a full-fledged, whole-ass pop culture phenomenon with millions of viewers and billions of impressions to its credit. Yet for all of the love that it’s rained …

A new initiative aims to pair social media influencers with small, Black-owned businesses to continue customer engagement and patronage as the coronavirus outbreak continues to reshape the world. Martin Ekechukwu, the founder of the marketing consulting firm WHTWRKS, launched a new initiative to aid in COVID-19 relief. Ekechukwu is a …

Who holds these kinds of jobs matters too: Low-wage jobs are more likely to be held by women, people of color, and immigrants, all of whom have less political capital than their paler male peers. “Economic power is saying, if I’ve got wealth, ‘Hell no, I’m not coming into work …