Kamala Harris rejects the question of whether America is ‘ready’ for a Black woman president
Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she believes America will eventually elect a Black woman president, while challenging the premise behind questions about whether the country is “ready” for one. Harris made the comments during an interview on UNDISTRACTED with Brittany Packnett Cunningham. The conversation, highlighted by The Meteor in a post promoting the season […]
Nearly 3 million people impacted by Defense Department data breach exposing sensitive information
A breach involving a Defense Department personnel database exposed sensitive personal information belonging to nearly 3 million living and deceased people. Social Security numbers and details about jobs held by military and civilian personnel were also breached, according to a U.S. defense official cited by ABC News. The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) said unauthorized […]
Angela Bassett says roles were ‘few and far between’ after her Oscar-nominated turn as Tina Turner
Angela Bassett is opening up about how difficult it was to find her next major role after her acclaimed portrayal of Tina Turner in the 1993 film “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” The Oscar-nominated actress says opportunities for Black women were “few and far between” at the time, making the next step in […]
Jasmine Guy reveals why returning as Whitley Gilbert in ‘A Different World’ made her nervous
Jasmine Guy is back at Hillman College, but stepping into Whitley Gilbert’s shoes again was not as effortless as fans might expect. More than three decades after the original “A Different World” ended its six-season run, Guy has returned alongside several of her former castmates in Netflix’s new sequel series. In an interview with PEOPLE, […]
Trump Admin To Bar Loans For College Degrees That Don’t Make Enough Money
Source: Abu Hanifah / Getty The Trump administration keeps finding fresh ways to make this country worse while calling it making America great again. President Donald Trump has already done his best to make the nation unaffordable, to normalize white nationalist bigotry, and to make policy out of scientific illiteracy, and it should never be […]
Fed governor Lisa Cook says AI boom is creating broader inflation pressures
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a new complication for the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation, with Governor Lisa Cook warning that the price pressures tied to the technology could spread well beyond the companies building AI systems. The Hill reported Monday that Cook said the initial impact of inflation has been concentrated in AI-related products […]
Bun B Opens Another ‘Trill Burgers’ Location In H-Town
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 20: Bun B attends The Sesh Music Festival & Immersive Atlanta Experience on April 20, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage) by Selena Hill September 29, 2026 The legendary rapper and entrepreneur is growing Trill Burgers with a fourth Houston-area location and late-night drive-thru. Houston rapper and entrepreneur Bun […]
Stevie Wonder Releases 4 Unvaulted Tracks From ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’ Ahead Of 50th Anniversary Tour
Source: Stevie Wonder / Tamla Records/Motown Alright, my fellow Stevie Wonder fans, this is not a drill. If you ask most Stevie fans what the singer, songwriter, musician and music producer’s best album is, they’ll tell you it’s 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life. Well, on Monday, which marks the 50th anniversary of the […]
5 Business Lessons From The Black Woman Building A Luxury Glassware Brand
Kimber Warren, founder of Sela K glassware by Alisa Gumbs September 29, 2026 Kimber Warren used her marketing background and knowledge of wine to launch Sela K hand-blown stemware. Kimber Warren is a brand and marketing strategist who has spent more than 15 years creating campaigns for brands like Meta, Spotify, and Viacom. She’s also […]
Brown Sugar Babe Founder Turns $300 Into $21M Fragrance Business
by Sidnee Michelle September 29, 2026 Maekaeda Gibbons launched Brown Sugar Babe in 2018. Maekaeda Gibbons turned a $300 investment into Brown Sugar Babe, a self-funded fragrance company that generated $21 million in gross revenue in 2025 without outside investors, Business Insider reports. Gibbons launched Brown Sugar Babe in 2018 while working as a loan […]