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A Black woman entrepreneur has become Texas’ first Black woman-owned tequila brand at the tender age of 26. According to Travel Noire, the brand, Ego Tequila, is owned and operated by its founder, Rikki Kelly, who said she launched Ego Tequila to introduce more drinkers to tequila. “I’ve always wanted …

Photo: Jamie Squire (Getty Images) She’s back! In her much-anticipated return to the Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles overcame a scary case of “the twisties” in order to win a bronze medal in the women’s balance beam competition. From Yahoo Sports: Biles delivered a steady, strong routine and while she was, …

Illustration by Vahram Muradyan; images by Les Byerley / Shutterstock; QuartoMundo / CGTrader This article was published online on August 3, 2021. Last March, just before we knew the pandemic had arrived, my husband and I enrolled our son in a progressive private school in Pasadena, California. He was 14 …

Today (August 3) is Black Women’s Equal Pay, which is a day that highlights the financial disparities that Black women experience that can result in a multitude of unintended consequences.  The Black women wage gap is a threat to the economy, the Black family, and society as a whole. Therefore, …

Shaquille O’Neal just may be the first ex-NBA player to have a son and a daughter attend the same HBCU at the same time! With a simple Instagram post with one line, O’Neal’s daughter, Amirah O’Neal, announced that she will be attending an HBCU, Texas Southern University. “I see the …

Screenshot: @MikeKATU/ Twitter They say you can always tell the quality of a person’s character by the monuments they topple over. Actually, nobody says that, but maybe we should start, because there seems to be a glaring difference between which historical figure’s bust or monument gets the Humpty Dumpty treatment …

The director Tom McCarthy is known for subtle, well-acted character films that take surprising narrative turns. His latest work is no exception. Jessica Forde / Focus Features Stillwater’s premise is simple: What if you were Amanda Knox’s father? This Matt Damon–starring project from the director Tom McCarthy is only loosely …

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Bola Sokunbi, the creator of Clever Girl Finance, is using her wealth management skills to teach others how to make the most of their funds. The entrepreneur was able to save up her first $100,000 before she reached the age of 30, Insider reports. After achieving the feat, Sokunbi sought …

Gwen Berry displays an “Activist Athlete” shirt as she celebrates finishing third in the Women’s Hammer Throw final on day nine of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 26, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. Photo: Patrick Smith (Getty Images) After safely making it …