Register for our kickoff of the first phase of the SpringMo Black Wellness Initiative
by Mary Spiller May 17, 2025 The ride will raise money for Black entrepreneurs. Black Leaders Detroit has launched another initiative to work towards its equity goals. With the new 2025 Ride for Equity, registrants can take part in a group cycling event that’s set to raise money for equitable
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 17, 2025 Williams, Cuban, and Steve Cannon, former CEO of the company overseeing the Falcons, have launched Harbinger Sports Partners Fund. Venture capitalist Rashaun Williams has joined forces with two industry powerhouses to form a new investment group focused on acquiring ownership stakes in NBA, NFL,
Alex Fine, Cassie Ventura’s husband of six years, released a heartfelt statement through Ventura’s lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, following Ventura’s final day of testimony in New York for the federal criminal sex trafficking case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. “To him and all those who helped him along the way,
Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food, authorities said. Seven of the escapees, including suspects charged with
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 17, 2025 Marva Johnson is set to become FAMU’s 13th president, despite strong backlash and criticism from students and alumni. Days after Will Packer joined Florida A&M students and alums in protesting Marva Johnson’s candidacy, she was officially named the HBCU’s 13th president-elect. Johnson was selected
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday he will veto a measure to create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, saying that while it was a difficult decision, the issue already has been studied and now is the time “to focus on the work itself.” Moore, a
A 28-year-old woman described Friday how she survived for weeks outdoors in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada by foraging for food and drinking melted snow after a solo camping trip went awry during harsh winter weather. Tiffany Slaton detailed her ordeal during a news conference with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department, two days
An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested
Key takeaways: Muhammad Ali redefined heavyweight boxing—he broke every rule about how big men should fight. Across 21 years as a professional, Ali won 56 fights (37 by knockout) and lost only 5. Ali turned fights into arguments about race, religion and what it means to stand when the world
Though a Republican-led tax bill expanding President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, among other tax and spending provisions, was stalled in Congress on Friday, Black elected leaders, advocates, and tax experts are still sounding the alarm on the plan that they say largely benefits billionaires and threatens the livelihoods of
by Mary Spiller May 17, 2025 The ride will raise money for Black entrepreneurs. Black Leaders Detroit has launched another initiative to work towards its equity goals. With the new 2025 Ride for Equity, registrants can take part in a group cycling event that’s set to raise money for equitable
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 17, 2025 Williams, Cuban, and Steve Cannon, former CEO of the company overseeing the Falcons, have launched Harbinger Sports Partners Fund. Venture capitalist Rashaun Williams has joined forces with two industry powerhouses to form a new investment group focused on acquiring ownership stakes in NBA, NFL,
Alex Fine, Cassie Ventura’s husband of six years, released a heartfelt statement through Ventura’s lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, following Ventura’s final day of testimony in New York for the federal criminal sex trafficking case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. “To him and all those who helped him along the way,
Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food, authorities said. Seven of the escapees, including suspects charged with
by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 17, 2025 Marva Johnson is set to become FAMU’s 13th president, despite strong backlash and criticism from students and alumni. Days after Will Packer joined Florida A&M students and alums in protesting Marva Johnson’s candidacy, she was officially named the HBCU’s 13th president-elect. Johnson was selected
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday he will veto a measure to create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, saying that while it was a difficult decision, the issue already has been studied and now is the time “to focus on the work itself.” Moore, a
A 28-year-old woman described Friday how she survived for weeks outdoors in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada by foraging for food and drinking melted snow after a solo camping trip went awry during harsh winter weather. Tiffany Slaton detailed her ordeal during a news conference with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department, two days
An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws, and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jarred Dwayne Shaw, 34, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested
Key takeaways: Muhammad Ali redefined heavyweight boxing—he broke every rule about how big men should fight. Across 21 years as a professional, Ali won 56 fights (37 by knockout) and lost only 5. Ali turned fights into arguments about race, religion and what it means to stand when the world
Though a Republican-led tax bill expanding President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, among other tax and spending provisions, was stalled in Congress on Friday, Black elected leaders, advocates, and tax experts are still sounding the alarm on the plan that they say largely benefits billionaires and threatens the livelihoods of