Federal Judges Will Draw A New Congressional District In Alabama After GOP Lawmakers’ Refusal
Following Alabama’s months-long refusal to draw new congressional lines rendering Black voters the majority, federal judges will establish a second district themselves to increase Black voter turnout, AP News reports. The three-judge panel announced the decision on September 5, over a year after a federal court first ruled that Alabama must draft a second congressional […]
Oregon Black Man Convicted Of A 1998 Murder In 2004, Has Sentence Reversed
A Black man in Oregon who was convicted of killing a woman and sentenced to death in 2004 had his conviction cleared after the decision was overturned two years ago. According to WWAY TV 3, Jesse Johnson, who spent 25 years locked up for a crime he did not commit, has the satisfaction of officially […]
Tennessee Judge Rules Against SBA Program, Many Minority Businesses In Panic
The business world is witnessing a casualty of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to strike down race-conscious admissions systems of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina (UNC). After one federal ruling in Tennessee, thousands of Black, Latino and other minority business owners are in a frenzy. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 8(a) loan program, designed to […]
Kamala Harris Is Throwing House Party To Celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th Birthday
Kamala Harris is throwing a house party on Sept. 9 to celebrate Hip-Hop’s 50th birthday. It will mark the first time that a sitting Vice President has ever hosted a celebration like this. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Harris’ celebration will include 20 acts and 400 guests, which will reportedly include actors, cultural trailblazers, industry […]
Meet the Founder Whose Platform Has Helped Black Moms Raise $1M For Their Baby’s Needs
Kimberly Jolasun, the founder of Villie.com, is celebrating that her trailblazing platform has helped countless Black moms create their own online fundraisers to raise money for their baby needs. So far, the platform has been used to collectively raise more than $1 million. Based in Atlanta, Villie brings the village together for moms across the country […]
Lizzo And Music Exec Sylvia Rhone To Be Honored At 2023 BMAC Gala
The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) has announced trailblazers Lizzo and veteran music executive Sylvia Rhone will honored at the 2023 BMAC Gala. Lizzo to be presented with the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award. Epic Records CEO and chair Rhone will get the Clarence Avant Trailblazer Award at the Gala, according to a press release. “The […]
NABJ Members Propose Move To Bring Historic Organization To Philadelphia
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has announced an initiative to bring the historic organization to Philadelphia. According to NABJ, there are currently no certified chapters of the association in the city. However, a group of members are looking to change that. Philadelphia is the fourth-largest media market in the country, and Black journalists […]
NYC Reaches $75K Settlement With Black Mother After Newborn Taken Away For Marijuana Use
New York City is making amends with a traumatized mother. The city’s child welfare agency reached a settlement agreement worth $75,000 with Chanetto Rivers after being separated from her child, after giving birth, for smoking marijuana, the New York Daily News reports. According to a federal discrimination lawsuit, in August 2021, the Bronx native and her […]
$100 Million Alitheia IDF Fund Emerges As Africa’s Largest ‘Gender-Lens’ Fund
This early investor is changing business funding for women business owners in Africa in the biggest way. Tokunboh Ishmael, a co-founder of Alitheia IDF, is said to have “the biggest ‘gender-lens’ fund in Africa,” AfroTech reported. Ishmael has more than 20 years of experience in investing, TechCrunch noted. She launched Alitheia Capital, a private equity […]
Amid Two-Week Closure, Black-Owned Bowling Alley In Ohio Continues To Give Back To Community
All Strikes Lanes is the only bowling alley in Toledo owned by two Black women. Lakeila Carter and her business partner, Latoya Brown, are empowered and excited to give their bowling alley some clean renovations as they work to get business booming again. According to WTOL 11, Carter and Brown acquired the business in May […]