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Crowd outside Sherman Phoenix, a business incubator in Milwaukee (Image: Instagram) It is an interesting time to be a black entrepreneur living in the United States right now. With so many aspiring and established entrepreneurs moving to cities with more opportunities, some are staying behind to help those in their …

Photo: Daniel Slim (Getty Images) Sentencing children to life in prison with no possibility of release has long been a controversial aspect of the American justice system. Now, it appears the Supreme Court is set to weigh in on when it’s appropriate. The New York Times reports, the Supreme Court …

China’s authoritarian structure made it a whole lot easier for the country to slap down harsh travel restrictions when the COVID-19 outbreak started. But the problem with the censorship and surveillance needed to sustain such measures is that it can backfire if people become too afraid to say anything at …

Riley Knox became the first openly transgender woman to perform during an NBA Halftime show on Friday (March 6). Knox, who is also known as the “Illusion of Queen Bey” for her resemblance to Beyoncé, performed during the halftime show for the Washington Wizards vs. Atlanta Hawks game, according to …

Jerricha Hoskins, founder of Arcani Coil Care (Image: Instagram) Jerricha Hoskins was a young girl in foster care when she first dreamed about creating her business. Her mother left her in foster care when she was 15 years old. By 18, she was homeless and a single mother. Who would …

Photo: Shutterstock More and more states are having to adjust to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We’ve seen companies mandate employees work from home, large-scale events and festivals canceled and now one of the largest school districts in Georgia is having to drastically respond to the virus …

All in all, The Long Goodbye’s argument is unmissable and scathing: Ahmed thinks that Great Britain has been a hateful and abusive partner to immigrants and native-born people of color, who now must determine whether to flee or fight back. This might seem to be a surprisingly radical statement from …

Rapper DaBaby has apologized for viciously hitting a woman during his concert on Saturday evening (March 7) while he was walking through a crowd in the audience, TMZ reports.  The incident occurred at Whiskey North in Tampa during his “Up Close N Personal” tour. Allegedly, the woman — who has …

Aubrie Greene (left) founder of Breezzy’s lemonade, with his mother, Ceydria McCray and siblings Image: Instagram Aubrie Greene, an 11-year-old boy living with autism in Richmond, Virginia, asked his mother, Ceydria McCray, for a lemon squeezer that was on sale at Bed, Bath & Beyond. He wanted it so he …

Photo: Ronald Martinez (Getty Images) Since his release from prison in 2018, Meek Mill has blossomed into an ardent proponent of criminal justice reform. In doing so, he’s gone to great lengths to not only rehabilitate his image, but help others avoid the pitfalls of our broken criminal justice system …