Author: Unite News

In a shocking turn of events, questions arise about potential systemic financial discrimination within the banking sector as Prodigal Sons and Daughters (PSD), a longstanding black non-profit organization, alleges that PNC Bank has denied them crucial funding. The incident has drawn attention to the broader issue of fairness and equity in

Cannabis is used for more than just feeling good. Former NFL player Ricky Williams, whose legal name is now Errick Miron, advocates for the league to use cannabis to treat its players, CBS Sports reports. The Heisman Trophy winner has spoken out numerous times on how the NFL could benefit

Meet J.R. Fenwick (known as “The Stock FLipper”) and Eric V. Johnson (known as “The Options Professor”), the creators of an online game called FLip That Option. The two have been trading in the stock market for over 15 years. After meeting each other over 8 years ago and becoming fast

As credit card delinquencies rise nationally, Black Americans facing financial disadvantages could be impacted even more. That is a view from Monique White, the Head of Community at Self Financial, a credit-building platform with products geared to make building credit accessible for consumers with low or no credit. White has

Black-owned businesses in Martha’s Vineyard were the targets of racist signs promoting a white supremacist group, including a website link. The group Patriot Front, which advocates for a white ethnostate, placed signs in front of the properties in Oak Bluffs. Authorities were notified of the presumed intimidation and hate crime

On Aug. 28, a group of Black pastors, known as the Leaders Network, broke ground on a new credit union in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. Aiming to help eradicate the glaring discrepancies in wealth between Black and white residents, the Leaders Network Credit Union is expected to open its

Former White House aide Gabe Amo won the Democratic special election primary for the First District of Rhode Island. Amo, born to Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, won a crowded Democratic field to keep the seat occupied by former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who resigned in May to head the Rhode

Meet Dr. Joanne McDougal Patterson, a pioneering psychiatric nurse practitioner and entrepreneur who has revolutionized mental health treatment in Metro Atlanta by establishing the first-ever tiny home clinic.  Mental health treatment in Black communities is a complex and critically important issue that demands thoughtful consideration and action. Historically, Black communities

The family of a missing Tuskegee Airman is finally getting some closure. The remains of 2nd Lt. Fred L. Brewer have finally been identified after almost 80 years, WSOC-TV reports. Brewer’s remains were identified on Aug. 10, 2023, by the Pentagon and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. The lieutenant was a

New York City has lost a member of its news family. Ruschell Boone, a reporter and lead anchor for NY1, died of pancreatic cancer at 48. The unfortunate news was announced on Tuesday, Sept. 5, with NY1issuing a press release honoring her life and service to documenting the city’s stories.