Folks might think Silicon Valley is the space to go for all things tech. However, there is a new mecca for tech, especially for African Americans, and that’s Atlanta, Georgia. A new feature in the Atlanta Journal Constitution highlights the tech entrepreneurs in the second largest majority Black metro area …
Read More »3 Things to Never Ask a Military Veteran in the Workplace
Veterans Law Attorney cites critical questions to avoid when interviewing a military veteran for hire—and engaging with those already on-staff—to avoid legal landmines and foster military-friendly employer status According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in August 2019 the 3.4% veteran unemployment rate represented the 12th consecutive month this metric …
Read More »School District in New Jersey Pays $25K to Settle Racial Harassment Lawsuit
Photo: Shutterstock Okay y’all, I’m starting to think that schools might be some of the most racist places in America. We all know kids have zero chill, but the level of racist behavior coming from both students and teachers seems like it’s becoming more and more common. According to NBC …
Read More »<em>Gentefied: </em>The Netflix Show That Makes Gentrification Personal
First conceptualized as a web series, Gentefied takes its name and core theme from a term that was birthed in the same neighborhood where the show is set. In 2007, a year after opening Eastside Luv Wine Bar in East Los Angeles’s Boyle Heights neighborhood, the Mexican American proprietor Guillermo …
Read More »CBS News Debate To Also Air Live On BET
CBS EVENING NEWS anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell and CBS THIS MORNING co-host Gayle King will moderate the CBS News Democratic presidential primary debate in primetime on Tuesday, Feb. 25from 8:00-10:15 PM, ET, at the Charleston Gaillard Center in Charleston, S.C. Joining O’Donnell and King in the questioning will be FACE THE NATION moderator …
Read More »Whitney Houston Is Set To Go On a European Hologram Tour
Whitney Houston is set to appear on the concert stage once again. Eight years after her death, a holographic Houston will go on a European tour that starts in England on Feb. 25 and runs through early April, with additional stops in Europe, Mexico, and North America to be announced …
Read More »Alabama Rep. Rolanda Hollis Proposes Mandatory Vasectomy Bill
According to The Grio, a state legislator in Alabama has introduced a bill that would require men to undergo a vasectomy, at his own expense, “within one month of his 50th birthday or the birth of his third biological child, whichever comes first.” House Bill 238, which was introduced last week by …
Read More »Reports Of Amari Cooper Being Shot Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Photo: Elsa (Getty Images) Truth is a fickle thing in this day and age. One of the darkest and strangest phenomena to occur in the age of social media is the death hoax; where a false report about a notable figure’s untimely demise goes viral. Wide receiver for the Dallas …
Read More »Trump’s Beautiful Proposal for Federal Architecture
Not all the criticism has been supercharged. Many of the craftier critics assume a kind of eye-rolling world weariness: The debate between traditional and contemporary architecture is so … so … 1980s. I mean, Gawd. The CAS and its supporters are living in the past, all right—not the Renaissance, but …
Read More »Shemar Moore Gets Emotional Talking About His Mother’s Death
Prayers up for Shemar Moore and his family. Sadly, his mother recently passed away. The actor opened up on Instagram. The 49-year-old captioned an emotional video with, “Marylin Joan Wilson-Moore, my mother, best friend, and partner in crime passed away Feb 8th at 76 years old… I miss her more …
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