(Photo: Adobe) There is a fire spreading across the internet, across social media, and across the world. This fire is consuming, but not in the way you think. This fire is lighting up consumers to shop with Black-owned businesses. Right now, buying Black is trending in a way that it …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes scores $450M contract extension
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Kansas City waited 50 years for a Super Bowl championship. Now they’ve broken open …
Read More »Maryland man accepted into Harvard Law after working as sanitation worker
(Credit: Rehan Staton/screenshot) This week a former sanitation worker in Maryland is celebrating his acceptance into Harvard Law School. According to The Washington Post, despite having a fairly normal childhood, in recent years Rehan Staton went through a series of personal adversities that not only caused a strain on his …
Read More »Black-owned virtual reality business seeks to entertain, educate customers
An image from “I Am A Man” virtual reality game. (Credit: @VR) Shantay DeMar has been in love with virtual reality games ever since the movie Ready Player One. In it, he felt himself become transfixed at the film’s virtual setting and yearned to create his own OASIS, just like …
Read More »Nigerian influencer nabbed for money laundering and cybercrime
A 38-year-old Nigerian businessman and Instagram influencer, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, was taken into custody for money laundering and conspiracy charges, according to the Department of Justice. Once known for rocking fancy watches, driving luxury cars, and wearing designer clothes, Abbas, better known as Hushpuppi on social media, was extradited to …
Read More »Why Black people should be rethinking the ‘hustle’ mentality
Closeup of an African American female entrepreneur working online with a laptop while sitting at her table at home Growing up as a teen in the 90s, when we said someone “hustled,” we usually meant they sold drugs or some other parallel business. Now 24 years past Jay-Z’s seminal album, …
Read More »Washington Redskins under pressure to change team name
A Washington Redskins helmet is seen before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on December 16, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) The Washington Redskins have been a sore point for many in recent years as the name is considered a Native American …
Read More »Here’s the one thing you should do before pitching investors according to Kike Oniwinde of the BYP Network
(Credit: Mogul Millennial) Raising venture capital is the hottest thing since sliced bread. Nowadays, more of the talk has been on the founder who has raised millions of dollars in venture capital, and less talk on the founder who has earned millions of dollars in revenue. While both are accomplishments, solely focusing on raising …
Read More »Kanye West congratulates wife Kim Kardashian for becoming a billionaire
Just weeks after Kylie Jenner was slammed by Forbes for allegedly faking her financial status, Kanye West has taken to social media to congratulate who he says is the new billionaire in the family: his wife. READ MORE: Meet the Black prison reform warriors behind new Third Strike project and …
Read More »Netflix to spend $100M to help Black business
Netflix’ Los Angeles headquarters (Photo: Getty Images) Netflix is not just virtue signaling its support of the Black community. It’s actually putting some big dollars in play to make it happen. The New York Times reported today that Netflix, which has $5B in its cash reserves will place 2 percent …
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