How To Network: Your Guide To Building Connections For Career Success
Networking is essential for professional growth, career advancement and long-term success. In fact, according to a 2022 LinkedIn survey, 85% of all jobs are filled through networking. So whether you’re job hunting or building industry connections, networking can unlock countless opportunities. In this article, we’ll explore actionable networking tips and strategies to improve your skills […]
Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ is now the longest running Hot Country No.1 song by a single artist — Happy Black History Month
Shaboozey, the Virginia country sensation whose song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has become an inescapable pop smash now has another record to add to his list of accomplishments. His aforementioned single is now the longest leading Hot Country Song number 1 by a single artist, going strong at 35 weeks, a streak that started in […]
Economic Blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference?
A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group’s founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans. The People’s Union USA calls the 24 hours of spending abstinence […]
Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce
The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is not authorized to speak publicly. The workforce reduction, according to a second person who also spoke on condition of anonymity, could be as high as 50%. It’s unclear […]
‘Beyond the Gates’ star Tamara Tunie thinks the show has arrived at the ‘perfect’ time
“Beyond the Gates,” CBS’s new daytime drama led by a Black cast, has arrived—bringing with it slaps across the face, golf clubs smashing across desks, shady under-the-table dealings, mysterious biker women, lurid mistresses turned wives, and a depiction of the Black Elite. The melodrama has also arrived amid the current social and political atmosphere, as […]
Biden’s former WH spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre says he was forced to drop out by ‘firing squad’
Karine Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden’s former White House press secretary, is speaking out about her ex-boss being unceremoniously ousted from the 2024 presidential election just one month after leaving office. While speaking at a forum at Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics on Wednesday, Jean-Pierre did not mince words when defending Biden. On July 21, […]
Networking For Business: Building Strong Professional Relationships
Networking is the ultimate buzzword in business. As professionals, we’re constantly bombarded with its virtues and nagged about its necessity. We’re told to attend conferences and meetups, stay active on LinkedIn and polish our personal brands. But if you’re looking to skip it, here’s the hard truth: networking works. Need proof? According to Zippia, employee […]
LeBron James and son Bronny James deny any and all wrongdoing in 2022 car crash
LeBron James and his son Bronny James are denying allegations brought against them in a lawsuit stemming from an alleged car crash in November 2022. According to court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times and People magazine, the 40-year-old NBA star, and his 20-year-old son “deny each and every allegation contained in the complaint […]
Carla Hall gets emotional recalling a former TV boss doubting her—until she proved them wrong
In television, Black women often have to fight to be seen, heard, and given the opportunities they deserve. Celebrity chef Carla Hall knows this struggle all too well. The Emmy Award-winning TV personality and former co-host of The Chew kicks off a new season of TheGrio’s Masters of the Game series in an exclusive interview, […]
Gayle King is heading to space: ‘I don’t know how to explain being terrified and excited at the same time’
For many people, going to space is a goal, though, for the vast majority of people, it feels entirely out of reach. For starters—and without becoming an astronaut—how does one even begin the process of “going to space?” Well Gayle King not only started that elusive process, but she’s going! Gayle, along with five other […]
