0 Image via Joshua Galloway The wine industry has been known for being notoriously white but there are many examples of Black entrepreneurs who have not only been able to enter the market but also find ways to thrive. These twin sisters have found a way to integrate culture with …
Read More »Colin Kaepernick Returns to Madden for the 1st Time in 4 Years
Photo: Carmen Mandato (Getty Images) While a return to the NFL is unlikely, Colin Kaepernick has made his return to the next best thing: Madden. The Undefeated reports that a free update released for Madden 21 on Tuesday will allow players to draft Kap in the game’s franchise mode. “Now’s …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: A Q&A With Our Editor in Chief
Caroline: One question we got via a reader is: Will this cost Trump votes? Jeffrey: I would only note two things: One, the floor of his support has been fairly stable for years. And two, he did make the analytically acute observation that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue …
Read More »Kamala Harris Met With Jacob Blake’s Family
Kamala Harris’ first solo campaign trip since accepting the Democratic nomination for vice president was to Wisconsin, and the first thing she did after touching down was to pay a visit to Jacob Blake’s family, CBS News reports. Blake, the 29-year-old father of three who was shot seven times by …
Read More »The National Business League Aims to Empower 1 Million Black Businesses By 2025
Calling itself America’s oldest and largest trade group for Black businesses, the National Business League has aggressive growth plans for the future. The Washington, D.C.-based business advocacy group aims to boost its current membership from 120,000 to over one million black business owners and professionals in the next five years. …
Read More »American Airlines to Allow Crew Members to Wear Black Lives Matter Pins
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) American Airlines announced Monday that employees will be allowed to wear Black Lives Matter pins on their uniforms. CBS News reports that the move came after employees requested permission to wear the pins after seeing employees at other airlines doing so. The company allows employees …
Read More »Why Americans Really Go to the Gym
No matter how they package it, these businesses aren’t just selling physical activity; they’re providing people with a way to adhere to expectations that the industry itself helped set. “Exercise, and especially public exercise, came to signify mental, emotional, and even spiritual health and virtue,” Marc Stern, a historian at …
Read More »Slim Thug Wants To Be Megan Thee Stallion’s Hot Boy
It’s no secret that Megan Thee Stallion likes to post a thirst trap every now and again, and we can’t blame her. That said, the reactions can get a little out of control sometimes. Case in point: fellow Houston rapper Slim Thug, who decided to shoot his shot on some …
Read More »How to Make Black Economics Matter
It has been over 150 years since slavery was legally abolished; 55 years since the Civil Rights Act was passed, yet our economic state has changed very little, if at all. Once we get past the façades of movements and causes, we must realize that we are and have always …
Read More »The Safe Negro Guide to Lovecraft Country: A History of Violence
Yahima, seated, and Montrose in the pivotal final scene of Episode 4.Screenshot: HBO Welcome back to another week in HBO’s Lovecraft Country; our fourth. I want to begin this article moving backward from the largest issue in this week’s episode (serious spoiler alert): the violent murder of Yahima by Montrose. …
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