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Airbnb To Provide Free and Subsidized Housing to Coronavirus Healthcare Workers
Both the travel and hospitality industry has come to a screeching halt in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, that has not stopped Airbnb from giving back in this time of crisis. On...
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DJ D-Nice Partnered with Spotify to Curate a Homeschool Playlist
DJ D-Nice has taken the internet and Instagram by storm with #ClubQuarantine. Every day, hundreds of thousands of people tune in for their daily dose of joy and jams as he scratches on the ones and...
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NY Jets & Johnson Family Partner With United Way to Launch COVID-19...
In a matter of weeks, more than 25,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in New York City, making the Big Apple the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. And, according to...
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Former NFL Player Myron Rolle Is Now A Doctor Fighting COVID-19
Myron Rolle has gone from Tennessee Titans safety to doctor on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The former Florida State football player and Rhodes scholar is now a third-year resident at...
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Apollo Theater Will Hold Amateur Night Auditions Exclusively Online
Now it’s even easier for folks to make an impression from home in order to make it in front of one of the toughest crowds in the world. For the first time ever, the famed Harlem-based Apollo Theater...
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African American Organizations Join Forces For 2020 Census Campaign
The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation is joining forces with several national and state organizations to launch a social media campaign to get African Americans to fill out the 2020...
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Sanders’ African American Aides Blame Top Officials For Snubbing Voters
Bernie Sanders’ campaign had energy, positivity, and youth—then the primaries started. Since then, Joe Biden has taken a healthy lead toward the Democratic nomination. Now Sanders’ top aides and...
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Georgia Nurse Quit Her Job After Having To Work The “Corona Floor”
A video by a nurse in Albany, Georgia, went viral recently after explaining why she quit her job at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Melissa Thomas Scott, the nurse, has a pre-existing condition....
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Black Can Crack: Protect Your Mental Health During the COVID-19 Crisis
While many are focused on the economy and their physical wellbeing during the COVID-19 crisis, mental health professionals are urging people not to put their mental wellness on the back burner as the...
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Former NBA Player Stephon Marbury to Deliver 10 Million Masks from China for...
Giving back is essential in this dire time of need and New York Knicks legend Stephon Marbury is coming through in a big way! According to the New York Post, the former point guard has arranged a deal...
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NCAA Reduces Distribution to Division I Schools to $225 Million Down From...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced that the Board of Governors has voted unanimously to distribute $225 million in June to Division I member schools to specifically focus on...
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Dr. Fauci Predicts Grim Coronavirus Outcome For U.S.
Dr. Anthony Fauci gave a grim outlook on the coronavirus outbreak Sunday, saying the country will have “millions” of coronavirus cases and that as many as 200,000 people could die. Fauci, the director...
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Benedict College Administrators Raise Money to Send 100 Students Home Amid...
In order to slow the spread of the dreaded coronavirus, Benedict College, a small HBCU in Columbia, South Carolina, closed its doors. With a student population of just over 2,000, there were still...
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How Black-Owned Wineries Are Making Their Mark In The Industry
This weekend, Netflix released its new movie, Uncorked, following a young black man named Elijah and his journey to become a master wine sommelier. The film represents a cultural shift in an industry...
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New Partnership Will Allow Black Businesses To Tap Into Tech Ecosystem And...
A robust 60% of small companies go out of business within six months after a data loss incident. Technology for the last two decades has been—and will continue to be—the driving accelerator to connect...
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Some Megachurches Pack Pews In Defiance of Social Distancing Rules
Congregants of megachurches in several states have continued to attend services, rejecting coronavirus-recommended social distancing orders, putting their faith in God over medical experts. According...
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In The Discussion Of Asian-American Discrimination Amid COVID-19, The Black...
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, also known as COVID-19, there has been a rising number of racially motivated attacks geared toward Chinese-Americans due to the belief that the virus...
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Shaq Criticized for Reportedly Skipping Too Many Papa John’s Board Meetings
Former NBA player and television commentator Shaquille O’Neal has skipped too many Papa John board meetings and shouldn’t be re-elected to the board says an investor advisory firm, according to...
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U.S. Government Signs $450 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Contract With Johnson...
The Trump administration has made another move in the race to combat and stop the viral outbreak of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, around the globe. The Health and Human Services Office of...
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Venture Exec Lisa Coca: Outperforming the Competition Is the Price of...
Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise,...
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