Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) After 2 years, COVID-19 has not gone anywhere and we are still in the middle of a pandemic that has taken hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States, with a disproportionate number of those lives being Black. Despite that fact, Black people have still been …

According to the Federal Reserve, as of 2016, the average Black family in the United States had a total wealth of $17,600. That’s one-tenth of the wealth the average white American family had—$171,000.  Studio Romantic/AdobeStock Generational wealth has been the buzzword of Black America as economics is discussed among friends, …

ESPN‘s First Take host Stephen A. Smith recently acknowledged that he caught the coronavirus over the holidays, leading him to miss several weeks on the air. When he returned Monday, the hot take artist said doctors informed him that he could have died while he hadn’t received the COVID-19 vaccination. …

A Virginia family believed to be descended from the first enslaved Africans to come to North America recently traveled to Angola, the African nation from which their ancestors hailed.  Vincent Tucker and his sister, Wanda, founded The William Tucker 1624 Society, an organization that researches the life of William Tucker, …

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts to a play during the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena on January 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)Photo: Katelyn Mulcahy (Getty Images) Disney+ has ordered basketball …

Reading and writing are exercise for the mind, but sometimes authors choose to train their attention on more literal forms of fitness. In her new book, Let’s Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World, Danielle Friedman explores how women’s relationship to fitness has evolved over the years. …

The COVID-19 pandemic sent millions of Americans out of the office, then back in and recently out again. Running a company out of the office this way is no design for success, pushing many companies big and small to create a hybrid business model, which isn’t difficult but does take …

Sad news for members of one of the nation’s largest Black sororities, as the national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has passed away. The sorority announced Thursday afternoon that Cheryl A.Hickmon, who was just elected to lead the sorority in November 2021, had passed away. According to her …

A lower fail rate and a fountain of catchy business ideals are helping Black women start-ups gain funding. A growing number of firms have opened their treasure chests to Black woman entrepreneurs. They, in turn, are often using the financing to help other Black women start or expand a business. …

Issa Rae attends Vulture Festival 2021 at The Hollywood Roosevelt on November 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Tommaso Boddi for Vulture (Getty Images) I don’t know how to explain it, but every time Issa Rae secures a win, it feels like I got one too. Take for example this …