The impact of COVID-19, health care costs, and consumer spending are top challenges U.S. business owners—including Black entrepreneurs—face heading into 2021, a new Bank of America survey shows. The Bank of America 2020 Small Business Owner Report included more than 300 interviews of Black business owners. It revealed that as …

Comedian Jay Pharoah is sharing his police brutality experience and the phone call he had with his parents after being wrongfully targeted by police in the summer of 2020 in Los Angeles.  The 33-year-old actor will appear on the Jan. 11 episode of Taraji P. Henson’s new Facebook Watch show …

Photo: Shutterstock The cops who traumatized a group of Black children by handcuffing them and holding them face down on the ground at gunpoint in Aurora, Colorado this summer—based on incompetent police work—will not face any consequences for their actions. Chief Deputy District Attorney Clinton McKinzie in Colorado said on …

Amber Riley, the former Glee actress, is dishing out details about her plans to say “I do” to Desean Black.  The 34-year-old actress tells People that she plans to make it an absolutely unforgettable experience for everyone in attendance. “Weddings have always been absolutely fun,” she says.  RELATED:  ‘Glee’ Star …

The U.S. Capitol Police named Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman as acting chief, NBC News Washington reported. This comes in the aftermath of U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund announcing his resignation on Thursday (Jan. 7) following President Donald Trump supporters’ attack on the Capitol. Pittman, who joined the department in …

NBA Youngboy and Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather announced the good news about the birth of their baby boy Saturday (January 9) on social media, according to an Instagram post shared by The Shade Room.  Yaya, 20, is the daughter of boxing champ Floyd Mayweather. The baby is the 21-year-old rapper’s seventh …

Clemson University’s decision to discontinue men’s track and field has caused many black athletes to speak out. Russell Dinkins, an activist and former Princeton runner, recently filed a civil rights complaint against Clemson. He shared the impact that “cutting track and field teams have on Black students.” “The goal is …

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Kaavia Union Wade isn’t a food sharer. At least not at her current two-year-old self. Gabrielle Union posted a hilarious video of her daughter on her Instagram account as she attempted to steal a bite of pasta from Kaavia’s and it didn’t go well. “I needed this laugh today. Thought …

Ayanna Williams-Jones is a serial entrepreneur who is making moves in Detroit despite the global pandemic. The mother of six children is the owner of a nail salon, podcast host, and business consultant. Soon, she’ll be releasing her new book, Detroit Madam, under her own publishing company.  “My children are …