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Photo: Nathan Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images by Selena Hill October 10, 2026 Shaquille O’Neal is using his latest business partnership to put a bigger spotlight on digital privacy, scams, and personal data protection. Shaquille O’Neal has spent decades making big moves in basketball, entertainment, and business. Now, the four-time NBA
Earn Your Leisure co-founders Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings believe financial empowerment can help Black communities build economic stability, create opportunities and gain a greater say in decisions that affect their lives. Through their financial education platform, the two entrepreneurs have emphasized the importance of investing, entrepreneurship and understanding how
The family of Henrietta Lacks has spent decades fighting to ensure that her contributions to medicine are properly honored and recognized. Now, 75 years after her death, the conversation around how she is honored, who is involved, and where those efforts stand continues. On Thursday (Oct. 8), just four days
(Photo: Edward Berthelot/Getty Images) by Selena Hill October 10, 2026 The Black-owned fashion label staged its Spring/Summer 2027 runway show in New York while fashion insiders in Paris watched via livestream. Telfar Clemens is once again challenging fashion’s traditional playbook, proving a designer doesn’t have to follow the industry’s rules
Bellamy Dawkins-Morris, a 5-year-old student at Riviera Elementary School in Palm Bay, Florida, died after a 120-pound interactive digital display fell on him in his classroom. Police are investigating the incident, while the school district and manufacturer review what happened. As reported by The New York Times, the incident occurred
Rep. LaMonica McIver is asking the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reconsider her effort to have federal charges against her dismissed, continuing a legal fight stemming from her 2025 oversight visit to an ICE detention center in New Jersey. On Friday, McIver and her attorneys
On Thursday, a father picking up his 5-year-old son was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in New York City. After picking up his son from school, 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, a Dominican immigrant, found himself in the middle of what the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) describes as a
As continued “I Am Jane Doe” protests occur across the United States in relation to a former Cornell University student who alleges seven men sexually assaulted her at an on-campus frat house, one of the individuals named in the case wants New York Attorney General Letitia James off the case.
Sonya Curry, mother of NBA star Stephen Curry, has married again, announcing the news in a personal Instagram post reflecting on grief, faith and a new beginning. The 60-year-old shared wedding photographs on Friday, October 9, revealing that her relationship developed during a difficult period in her life. She has
Every year, the federal holiday of Columbus Day brings significant tension in the United States. The day intended to honor Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer who is often falsely credited with discovering the United States, has been met with resistance from Native Americans and others who say honoring Columbus disregards