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PopCom founder and serial entrepreneur Dawn Dickson- Akpoghene has raised over $3.5 million for her startup business ideas using equity crowdfunding. Thanks to the 2012 JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act signed into law by President Obama, Dickson has been able to leverage community support to reach her funding goals. …

Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel (R)Photo: Rep. Mark Samsel, Kansas House District 5/ Facebook I don’t know why I honestly thought that the wildest story I would ever hear regarding a Republican lawmaker from Kansas was the one where Kansas state Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop led a police officer …

Disneyland swung open its gates to cheering visitors donning sequined Minnie Mouse ears and snapping selfies Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients were being treated in outdoor tents. California’s world-famous theme park, which reopened after an unprecedented 13-month …

Crowds gathered at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Saturday (May 1) as demonstrators, members of Ma’Khia Bryant and Casey Goodson’s families and more united to demand accountability and justice over their deaths at the hands of police. Ma’Khia’s mother, Paula Bryant, was one of the people who spoke and …

  Anything is possible in business, even at the age of six. Just ask Lily Adeleye, CEO (Cutest Executive Officer) of Lily Frilly. According to a statement, the little girl from Fla. landed a sizeable deal to sell new and exclusive hair bow designs –including the Gold & Glitter Hair …

Natasha Rothwell attends EMILY’s List Brunch and Panel Discussion “Defining Women” on February 04, 2020; Dominique Fishback gets ready for the 2021 Critics Choice Awards on March 07, 2021.Photo: Presley Ann/Getty Images for EMILY’s List (Getty Images), Cindy Ord (Getty Images) It’s been quite the week in the Black Hollywood …

A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy is accused of labeling the beating of a Black man in Custody “sweet stress relief.” He also allegedly expressed a desire to charge Black people with felonies in order to prevent them from voting. Via court records, federal investigators suggested 28-year-old Cody Richard Griggers of …

Moments before former Alabama running back Najee Harris was selected as a first-round NFL draft pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he stopped by the homeless shelter where he once lived. The Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP) was home to his four siblings and parents in 2010 when the family was …

Vanessa Bryant posted a tribute to her late daughter Gianna on what would have been her 15th birthday. On Saturday (May 1), she shared a  throwback picture alongside a beautiful message that wished Gianna were still here and expressed how much she misses her. Additionally, Bryant shared the same photo …

Photo: Mandel Ngan (Getty Images) Every now and then I choose a story to write up, not because I think the story is particularly important in and of itself, but because it provides me with an opportunity to make a point. I’d like to thank Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves—who recently …