Crowd outside Sherman Phoenix, a business incubator in Milwaukee (Image: Instagram) It is an interesting time to be a black entrepreneur living in the United States right now. With so many aspiring and established entrepreneurs moving to cities with more opportunities, some are staying behind to help those in their …
Read More »British Journalist Compares Meghan Markle To ‘Trailer Trash’
Meghan Markle has been constantly criticized by the British press ever since she began dating Prince Harry. However, since her and her husband’s split from the royal family, she’s been under intensified unfair heat from the tabloids. A British journalist appeared on MSNBC Live on Saturday (March 7) and openly …
Read More »Supreme Court to Decide When It's Appropriate to Give Juveniles Life Without Parole
Photo: Daniel Slim (Getty Images) Sentencing children to life in prison with no possibility of release has long been a controversial aspect of the American justice system. Now, it appears the Supreme Court is set to weigh in on when it’s appropriate. The New York Times reports, the Supreme Court …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: When Everyone Stays Home
China’s authoritarian structure made it a whole lot easier for the country to slap down harsh travel restrictions when the COVID-19 outbreak started. But the problem with the censorship and surveillance needed to sustain such measures is that it can backfire if people become too afraid to say anything at …
Read More »Riley Knox Will Perform During NBA Halftime Show
Riley Knox became the first openly transgender woman to perform during an NBA Halftime show on Friday (March 6). Knox, who is also known as the “Illusion of Queen Bey” for her resemblance to Beyoncé, performed during the halftime show for the Washington Wizards vs. Atlanta Hawks game, according to …
Read More »Graphic Video Shows Asian Man Being Stabbed in NYC By Masked Assailant in First “Possible Coronavirus-Related Hate Crime”
Horrifying footage has surfaced online showing an Asian man being stabbed repeatedly on a Brooklyn sidewalk according to the New York Post. The vicious attack, which took place Saturday (Mar. 7) around 7 p.m., left 48-year-old Li Qianyang in critical condition. Qianyang was walking down the sidewalk when an …
Read More »How One Beauty Entrepreneur Made $2 Million in Two Years
Jerricha Hoskins, founder of Arcani Coil Care (Image: Instagram) Jerricha Hoskins was a young girl in foster care when she first dreamed about creating her business. Her mother left her in foster care when she was 15 years old. By 18, she was homeless and a single mother. Who would …
Read More »JT of City Girls Released From Halfway House After Serving Nearly 2-Year Sentence for Identity Theft Charges
City Girls member JT has been officially released from federal custody. According to TMZ, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirms the rapper was released from a halfway house on Friday (Mar. 6) where she was serving the last part of her sentence of identity theft charges. JT expressed her …
Read More »Fulton County School System Closes After Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Photo: Shutterstock More and more states are having to adjust to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We’ve seen companies mandate employees work from home, large-scale events and festivals canceled and now one of the largest school districts in Georgia is having to drastically respond to the virus …
Read More »Family of Missouri’s First Coronavirus Patient Broke Quarantine for Father-Daughter Dance
Chief Greg Brown, regional mutual aid coordinator for St. Louis County, sits at the head of the table among fire and EMS leaders for a briefing at the St. Louis County Office of Emergency Management on Sunday, March 8, 2020, after the first coronavirus case was confirmed Saturday in St. …
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