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Google Settles $50M Lawsuit For Alleged Racial Bias Against Black Employees

by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 15, 2025 The lawsuit accused the tech giant of treating Black female employees differently. Google has settled a $50 million lawsuit that alleged the tech giant discriminated against Black employees. Reuters reports that a preliminary settlement was reached on May 8 in Oakland federal court, covering over 4,000 Google employees in […]

Claressa Shields Earns A BET Nomination For ‘Sportswoman Of The Year’

by Kandiss Edwards May 15, 2025 The GWOAT’s nomination is well-deserved Claressa Shields, boxing champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, made history becoming the first female boxer nominated for Sportswoman of the Year at the 2025 BET Awards. Shields’s groundbreaking nomination places her alongside elite athletes such as Simone Biles, Coco Gauff, Sha’Carri Richardson and A’ja […]

Mozambique Investment In Oil And Gas To Fuel Economic Growth

by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 15, 2025 Mozambique stakes claim in Africa’s oil and gas sector. Several projects are underway to position Mozambique as a leading force in Africa’s oil and gas industry. Key initiatives include a partnership between Mozambique’s state-owned Petromac and Nigeria’s Aiteo to build Mozambique’s first oil refinery, Business Insider Africa reports. Additionally, […]

Not Even A Brain Dead Black Woman Is Safe From Abortion Ban

by Kandiss Edwards May 15, 2025 Adriana Smith was declared brain dead at 9-weeks pregnant. Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse and mother from Atlanta, has been declared brain dead for over 90 days. Despite this, she remains on life support due to Georgia’s strict abortion laws.  Smith, who was nine weeks pregnant, began experiencing severe […]

Diddy Dropped A Whopping $20M 24 Hours After Cassie Court Filings

by Kandiss Edwards May 15, 2025 Cassie Ventura reveals the amount of her multimillion-dollar settlement with Diddy. Cassie Ventura, R&B singer and former partner of Sean “Diddy” Combs, has publicly disclosed that she received a $20 million settlement from Combs in 2023. Ventura filed a civil lawsuit on November 16, 2023, accusing Combs of rape, […]

Johnny Mack Revolutionizes Trinidad Carnival With An All-Inclusive Premium Cruise

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors May 15, 2025 EPIC is a game-changer for Trinidad Carnival tourism By Noel Walker Visionary entrepreneur Johnny Mack has transformed the Trinidad Carnival experience through an innovative solution to one of the island’s biggest tourism challenges: severe accommodation shortages during the world-famous festival. As CEO of EPIC Carnival Experience, Mack has […]

What to know about the upcoming Supreme Court arguments in the birthright citizenship case

 The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in its first case stemming from the blitz of actions that have marked the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. Before the court are the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders putting nationwide holds on the Republican president’s push to deny citizenship to children born to […]