Self-Grooming Inventor Joshua Esnard Meets A Key Need During The COVID-19 Crisis
Self-grooming has become an unavoidable necessity for millions of Americans across several states as governors and mayors shut down barbershops and salons in an effort to enforce social distancing...
View ArticlePrior to COVID-19, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett was Formulating Success as a Black...
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, viral immunologist and research fellow at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, has gone viral...
View ArticleDemocratic Lawmakers Want to Collect Racial Data on Virus Testing in the Wake...
The COVID-19 crisis is highlighting the health disparities of disadvantaged and underserved communities. In particular, black and brown people. As the virus spreads rapidly across the nation,...
View ArticleJay-Z Matches Rihanna’s Additional Donation of $1 Million Toward Coronavirus...
Barbadian superstar Robyn Rihanna Fenty has already donated $5 million toward the novel coronavirus relief efforts. This time around, she is being joined by another popular entertainer, Shawn “Jay-Z”...
View ArticleDiamond and Silk: Rising COVID-19 Deaths Aimed at Making President Trump Look...
Here we go again. Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, better known as Diamond and Silk, have proclaimed that the number of COVID-19 cases are being inflated to make President Trump look bad,...
View ArticleEllis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Great and Father to Wynton and Branford Dead at 85...
Ellis Marsalis Jr., the father to jazz musicians Wynton and Branford, has died at the age of 85 according to the Associated Press. Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher, and patriarch of a New Orleans...
View ArticleNBA and Players Discuss Withholding Pay If Regular Season Games are Canceled
With issues regarding the effects of the coronavirus still up in the air and with no direction to where it is heading, the NBA and the players union are going into discussions about withholding pay if...
View ArticleBE Exclusive: Chase Consumer Banking CEO Thasunda Duckett Offers Strategies...
Thasunda Duckett is on a mission. In addition to overseeing a 5,000-plus branch network with more than $680 million in deposits, the driven CEO of Chase Consumer Banking seeks to address persistent...
View ArticleMeet The Woman Behind The Startup Aimed To Fight World Hunger And Climate Change
Climate change has posed a serious threat to our future with the rising temperatures and unpredictable natural catastrophes causing massive devastation to communities around the globe. This is also...
View ArticleUninsured Could Face Up To $75,000 In Medical Bills Due To Coronavirus
Lawmakers have made it free to receive a coronavirus test, but if you need treatment to beat the virus, it could cost you thousands of dollars, even if you have insurance. According to the independent...
View ArticleVanessa Bryant Reveals Latest Kobe Bryant Book Release
Black Mamba lives! Vanessa Bryant, the widow of former Los Angeles Lakers’ player Kobe Bryant, has announced the release of his latest book, The Wizenard Series: Season One, according to CNN. “Welcome...
View ArticleEight Ways To Spend Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check Wisely
Black Americans will be among the millions in the country expected to get a stimulus check tied to the novel coronavirus relief package. The U.S. government will provide individual American adults...
View ArticleOn the Front Lines of the Firing Squad: The Right Way to Lay Off or Furlough...
F-bombs are flying everywhere as more companies announce they are firing and furloughing workers every day. The number of unemployment claims soared past last week’s record to 6.6 million applications...
View ArticleStephen Curry and Simone Biles are Among ‘Athletes for Relief’ Raising Money...
The effort to slow down the rising coronavirus pandemic has spurred many celebrities to contribute money to ensure we all get through this deadly crisis. In a collective effort to help those in need,...
View ArticleCandace Owens Is Thinking About Running For Congress
The 2020 presidential race is still going. While some political commentators already have predicted their pick for a candidate, some are considering running for office this year. Conservative activist...
View ArticleMeek Mill and Jay-Z are Sending 100,000 Surgical Masks to Jails and Prisons
The criminal justice reform organization founded by Meek Mill and Jay-Z is sending aid to U.S. correctional facilities, which have been especially impacted by the global shortage of protective gear in...
View ArticleTrump Says He May Open Medicare and Medicaid To 30 Million Uninsured Americans
President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday he would consider opening up Medicare and Medicaid to nearly 30 million uninsured Americans due to the coronavirus outbreak. The suggestion was a surprise to...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs Seeks To Help Black and Latinx Founders Accelerate Their Growth
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. seeks to identify a group of innovative black and Latinx founders to help them position their ventures to become the next generation of game-changing businesses. The firm...
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