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It’s no secret that the influx of Black creatives using Clubhouse, a voice-chat social platform, has made it a phenomenon with a valuation of about $1 billion. Ayinde Alakoye, a former speech contributor and message advisor to Barack Obama during his 2008 Presidential campaign, understands the power in the collective …

Photo: Jaromir Chalabala (Shutterstock) A grand jury indicted a former Houston Cop on a felony assault charge stemming from a 2019 incident where he allegedly assaulted a handcuffed man and threatened to shoot him. NBC News reports a Harris County grand jury indicted Lucas Vieria on a count of felony …

Former Disney star Kyle Massey is reportedly a wanted man after failing to show up to a court date. According to PEOPLE, July 12 marks the 29-year-old’s second time missing an arraignment appearance in Washington state, for a felony charge of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. The first …

It’s been stated that most professional athletes end up financially unstable within 5 years after their sporting careers are over. In an effort to better educate athletes who may not have the financial guidance afforded to more popular and successful players, the inaugural NKSFB Sports Wealth Summit took place last …

Photo: Grindstone Media Group (Shutterstock) Time and time again it’s been proven that police violence isn’t only blatantly fucked up, it’s incredibly expensive for taxpayers, as well. A Black woman in Virginia was awarded $300,000 by a jury after being injured by a police officer during a 2015 traffic stop. …

Zalia Avant-garde won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee and now she is also being honored with a full scholarship To Louisiana State University. LSU President William F. Tate IV tweeted on Saturday (July 10), “Your academic performance reflected scholarship first! You modeled intellectual excellence. @LSU_Honors awaits. I write to …

In Texas, a Black man exercised his right to vote in the presidential primary on March 4, 2020, and waited six hours to cast his vote. But to his dismay, he was arrested by undercover police officers because it was apparently illegal for him to vote. Hervis Rogers, 62, did …

A Popeyes fast food chain restaurant is seen on August 30, 2019 on a street of Washington D.C. Photo: ERIC BARADAT/AFP (Getty Images) Move over chicken sandwich—there’s a new craze in town! On Tuesday, Popeyes revealed its latest menu addition and it’s none other than chicken nuggets! According to a …

Actor Charlie Robinson, who played Mac on the legendary sitcom Night Court, has passed away. He was 75. According to TheWrap, Robinson died from a cardiac arrest and organ failure due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma – a type of cancer. He had been receiving treatment at UCLA Medical …

Black Enterprise — the No. 1 Black digital media brand, with more than 8 million monthly unique visitors — will present its inaugural Corporate Boards/C-Suite Summit, as a groundbreaking virtual event on July 14. Attendees of this unique, first-ever virtual event will receive exclusive information and insights on how the expansion of Black corporate leadership will …