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Four Ways To Reduce What You Owe As Credit Card Debt Exceeds $1 Trillion

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

Jenna Kutcher Shares Her Honest Thoughts on Work-Life Balance and Asking for Help

Entering Jenna Kutcher’s website is a bit like stepping into a digital ray of sunshine. A bright yellow backdrop fades to marigold as the words Hey There, I’m Jenna Kutcher scroll behind a smiling image of the photographer turned digital marketer turned business mentor. The Minnesota-based entrepreneur has built a

Black Businesses In Martha’s Vineyard Covered With Racist Signs

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

Black Nurse Practitioner Opens First-Ever Mobile Tiny Home Psychiatric Clinic in Georgia

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

Remains Indentify Tuskegee Airman Who Vanished 79 Years Ago During World War II

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

NYC News Anchor Ruschell Boone Dies From Cancer

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.

Gun Charges Against Patriots Cornerback Jack Jones Dropped

A New England Patriots player was arrested earlier this year on gun charges after being detained at Boston Logan International Airport. According to NBC 10 Boston, those charges have been dropped by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Patriots cornerback Jack Jones had the charges against him dropped on Tuesday,

Four Ways To Reduce What You Owe As Credit Card Debt Exceeds $1 Trillion

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

Jenna Kutcher Shares Her Honest Thoughts on Work-Life Balance and Asking for Help

Entering Jenna Kutcher’s website is a bit like stepping into a digital ray of sunshine. A bright yellow backdrop fades to marigold as the words Hey There, I’m Jenna Kutcher scroll behind a smiling image of the photographer turned digital marketer turned business mentor. The Minnesota-based entrepreneur has built a

Black Businesses In Martha’s Vineyard Covered With Racist Signs

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

Black Nurse Practitioner Opens First-Ever Mobile Tiny Home Psychiatric Clinic in Georgia

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

Remains Indentify Tuskegee Airman Who Vanished 79 Years Ago During World War II

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

NYC News Anchor Ruschell Boone Dies From Cancer

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.

Gun Charges Against Patriots Cornerback Jack Jones Dropped

A New England Patriots player was arrested earlier this year on gun charges after being detained at Boston Logan International Airport. According to NBC 10 Boston, those charges have been dropped by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Patriots cornerback Jack Jones had the charges against him dropped on Tuesday,