Sevetri Wilson emerged as a rising star among a new generation of entrepreneurs when she founded her first company, Solid Ground Innovations L.L.C., with zero capital, and grew it into a seven-figure enterprise—at the age of 22. Wilson later launched her second company, the New Orleans-based technology venture Resilia, in …
Read More »Wake Up Feeling Refreshed Everyday With This Weighted Blanket
You know how in Harry Potter, Harry received a seemingly ordinary cloak on Christmas Day, only for it to be a magical piece of fabric capable of making anyone who wears it invisible? Well, we reckon that there’s an even better — and maybe even more magical — piece of …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Meet Mark Zuckerberg’s Biggest Fans
It was such a lovefest that some suspected foul play. No, these weren’t all Russian bots trying to influence our perception of the Facebook founder. Our tech reporter Kaitlyn Tiffany talked to some very real, big-time fans. “Zuckerberg is a great hero who has enabled the world to be a …
Read More »HBO’s Watchmen Gives America A Black History Lesson
The premiere of Watchmen, HBO’s new series based on Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore’s graphic novel, was one of the most watched programs in the cable network’s history with 1.5 million viewers. And the majority of those viewers are assumed to be white men. That explains why #BlackWallStreet started trending …
Read More »Actress Bridgid Coulter Opens First-Ever Coworking Space For Women of Color in California
Actress and entrepreneur Bridgid Coulter is gearing up for the grand opening of the Blackbird House of Coworking, a coworking space for women of color that provides a wellness oasis and creative incubator for black and brown women to thrive. “My efforts to bring this new collective into being is …
Read More »50 Cent To Share The Secrets To His Success In New Book ‘Hustler Harder, Hustler Smarter’
50 Cent has so many hustles it’s hard to keep up at this point, but it seems the entertainer and businessman doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. As a follow-up to The 50th Law, co-authored by the rapper and Robert Greene, 50 Cent will be releasing a second book …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: It’s Whistle-blower Season
Since the day Trump took office, he’s complained of a “deep state” within the federal government, out to thwart his presidency. But these whistle-blowers aren’t subverting Trump through back-door machinations, they’re simply playing by the rules, my colleague Mike Giglio, who covers intelligence and national security, writes: “Despite the White …
Read More »Tyler Perry Celebrates New Series With Emotional Speech
Tyler Perry celebrated the premieres of his two new BET series, Sistas and The Oval, at the Southern Exchange in Atlanta on Sunday night (October 20), and he marked the occasion by showing love and gratitude to the people who got him there. “It’s my hope and prayer that you …
Read More »Netflix Plans On Putting A Stop To Sharing Passwords
(Image: iStock) Hold up! Don’t give your mother or your best friend that password! According to The New York Daily News, Netflix is planning on preventing people from sharing their Netflix password. The streaming service has announced they have plans for a crackdown on password sharing during a quarterly earnings call last week. …
Read More »Accountability, Is That You? Phoenix Cop Who Threatened To Shoot Pregnant Black Couple To Be Fired, Finally
Source: John Moore / Getty Phoenix Cop Who Threatened To Kill Pregnant Black Couple Fired Back in June, we reported on an incident between the Phoenix police and a pregnant Black couple over accusations that their eldest daughter had “stolen” a Barbie doll out of a store. Cops threatened to …
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