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-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.

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,

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and rapper Jay-Z hooked up in 2021 to create an endowment fund, Btrust. According to Afrotech, the fund was created to invest in the development of Bitcoin in Africa and India. Three of the four board members hail from Nigeria, reflecting the fund’s intended direction. In

The first Black woman to lead the Philadelphia police force is leaving her job. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw is resigning in late September to become a deputy security chief at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Her last day will be Sept.