After a 2018 pedicure led to an infection so bad that she had to have her leg amputated, Clara Shellman can now begin to start putting her life back together thanks to a $1.75 million settlement. According to the Associated Press, Shellman filed suit against Tampa salon Tammy’s Nails 2 in …

Tyler, the Creator attends the BET Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Paras Griffin for BET (Getty Images) New year, new name? That just may be the case when it comes to rapper Tyler the Creator, who recently revealed how he’s come to …

During a lecture in my Modern Political Economy class this fall, I explained—as I have to many students over the course of four decades in academia—that capitalism’s adaptation to globalization and technological change had produced gains for all of society. I went on to say that capitalism has been an …

WIthout evidence for his statement, former president Donald Trump slammed Haitian migrants attempting to enter the United States, claiming they “probably have AIDS.” “Take a look at what’s happening in Haiti. A tremendous problem with AIDS,” he said during an interview last week with FOX News. “Many of those people …

Of all the things to like about the holidays, if you’re a golfer, this time of year is probably the most difficult, as it keeps you away from the links. The weather this time of year for a good portion of the country just isn’t conducive to golfing, as the …

Photo: Pensole Pensole founder D’Wayne Edwards had a mission to re-open the Lewis College of Business. It was a Detroit-based historically Black college and university founded by the late Violet T. Lewis that sadly closed in 2013. Thankfully, after proposing draft legislation back in October to re-open the school, Governor …

Following her stint as host for Saturday Night Live over the weekend, Kim Kardashian was reportedly glad to have her ex-husband Kanye West by her side.  According to PEOPLE, a source tells the outlet that the 40-year-old reality star and the 44-year-old rapper are in a “better” place than they …

By many counts, Larry Miller is among today’s most successful Black businessmen in America. He is the chairman of Nike’s Jordan Brand, supposedly the sneaker giant’s most successful brand, that posted more than $4.7 billion in revenue in 2021. Before that, Miller was the former president of the Portland Trailblazers …

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 08: The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed from its pedestal on Monument Avenue on September 8, 2021, in Richmond, Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia is removing the largest Confederate statue remaining in the U.S. following authorization by all three branches of state …

South of downtown Columbus, Ohio, lost on the way to a tailgate, I saw the road sign bearing his name. The brown aluminum placard flashed between passing cars. I’d been holding my phone, listening to directions, and I dropped it. I could hardly make out the words on the sign, …