Black America Breaking News for the African American Community
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala, right, was denied access to an internal report by Pittsburgh Police on the incident in which Jim Rogers, a Black Man, died after being Tased multiple times by a police officer last October. Zappala’s office is investigating the incident to determine if charges should …
Read More »Ian Alexander Jr.’s death reignites a much-needed mental health dialogue
Editor’s note: the following article includes discussions of mental health and suicidal ideation. The death of Ian Alexander, Jr., only child of award-winning actress and director Regina King, due to an apparent suicide has reignited necessary conversations regarding the state of mental health in Black America. More specifically, it dispelled …
Read More »Actress Mercedes C. Young Grows Successful Cannabis Business
Mercedes C. Young is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. She holds the titles of actress, television writer and producer, children’s book author, and serial entrepreneur. While writing a book, acting in roles, and producing, she started a cannabis company, Earth’s Dew, during the pandemic. Earth’s Dew products …
Read More »With a twinkle in his eye, Pharrell announces an upcoming collaboration with Tiffany & Co.
“It’s about seeing things differently,” said musician-entrepreneur Pharrell Williams of his latest collaboration, speaking with Women’s Wear Daily as he attended the Kenzo Fall 2022 presentation in Paris. The entertainer and erstwhile style icon clearly meant that literally, accessorizing his otherwise casual ensemble with a pair of almond-shaped, diamond-and-emerald-encrusted micro …
Read More »Supreme Court to Decide Whether Colleges Can Consider Race in Admissions Process
Photo: Walter Bibikow (Getty Images) The Supreme Court announced it will review whether universities should consider race as a part of admitting applicants on the basis on creating a ‘diverse’ student body, reported The Washington Post. Specifically, the Court will examine admissions at Harvard University and University of North Carolina …
Read More »Astronomy’s Most Dazzling Era Is About to Begin
The world’s most powerful space telescope was ready to uncover the wonders of the universe, but first it needed some help from a little blue truck. The truck had to haul the James Webb Space Telescope, perched atop a more than 165-foot-tall rocket, to the launchpad at a spaceport in …
Read More »Three fun ways to reach your fitness goals at home
Welcome to Catch (20)22, a series exploring how we all can maximize our new year while being sensitive to the current moment and gracious to ourselves. There are some who never skipped a beat with their workout regimens during the pandemic. When the gyms closed, they built makeshift gyms in …
Read More »Taco Bell® Rolls Out New Business School To Break Down Barriers in Franchise Ownership
Taco Bell asked itself: Shouldn’t the leaders in the Taco Bell system reflect the people who eat and work there? In an effort to break down potential barriers and further diversify its franchise system, Taco Bell announced today that it is rolling out Taco Bell Business School in partnership with University …
Read More »And Then There Were 4
(L to R) Ja’Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals, Jimmy Garoppolo of the San Francisco 49ers, Odell Beckham Jr. of the Los Angles Rams, and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. Photo: Harry How, Michael Zagaris, Katelyn Mulcahy (Getty Images) Well, damn. I don’t even know where to begin. …
Read More »Here’s what tax experts say Black households should know before filing with IRS
Experts are cautioning Black households from filing their own taxes in 2022. They predict 2021 filings will yield historic tax returns, but worry self-filing software miss tax credits and deductions incurred during the pandemic or programs newly established by the federal government. Tax form and mobile phone with e-filing apps. …
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