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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.
The Stillwater Correctional Facility in Minnesota says it peacefully resolved a situation concerning around 100 incarcerated people refusing to return to their cells. ABC News reports that the inmates’ issues stemmed from excessive heat, lack of air conditioning, and limited access to showers and water during lockdowns over the past two
The Denzel Washington-driven The Equalizer 3 earned the second-highest Labor Day opening at the box office, according to Variety, making $43.2 million over four days. That number surpasses the 2007 Halloween remake’s $30 million but is far behind Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which raked in a whopping
The Katalyst Group is creating a first-ever experience that people won’t be able to stop talking about. In pursuit of its mission, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based brand strategy and marketing firm has formally released its new inclusive marketing diagnostic tool, the Cultural Competency Monitor (CCM). The first-ever single platform assesses both
There are only about a million things running through our minds as we leave summer behind and head into fall. Chief among them? Busier schedules. You might be gearing up for Q4 at the office or on the prowl for a new role amid the September Surge. While you’re getting
Desmond Attmore and Brian “Bwrightous” Wright are the founders of Six Degrees Marketing, an Atlanta-based agency that’s become a go-to for global talent and brands. The college-buddies-turned-business-partners have found success in marketing through their genuine connection with HBCU culture as Morehouse graduates. Since launching their Black-owned creative agency a year
The global explosion of Afrobeats has hit a fever pitch as more artists come to the forefront of the exciting multifaceted genre. One of the standouts in the West African-bred music scene is Nigerian artist Mr. Eazi, whose songs “Skin Tight” and “Dance For Me” set off a fire throughout
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.
The Stillwater Correctional Facility in Minnesota says it peacefully resolved a situation concerning around 100 incarcerated people refusing to return to their cells. ABC News reports that the inmates’ issues stemmed from excessive heat, lack of air conditioning, and limited access to showers and water during lockdowns over the past two
The Denzel Washington-driven The Equalizer 3 earned the second-highest Labor Day opening at the box office, according to Variety, making $43.2 million over four days. That number surpasses the 2007 Halloween remake’s $30 million but is far behind Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which raked in a whopping
The Katalyst Group is creating a first-ever experience that people won’t be able to stop talking about. In pursuit of its mission, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based brand strategy and marketing firm has formally released its new inclusive marketing diagnostic tool, the Cultural Competency Monitor (CCM). The first-ever single platform assesses both
There are only about a million things running through our minds as we leave summer behind and head into fall. Chief among them? Busier schedules. You might be gearing up for Q4 at the office or on the prowl for a new role amid the September Surge. While you’re getting
Desmond Attmore and Brian “Bwrightous” Wright are the founders of Six Degrees Marketing, an Atlanta-based agency that’s become a go-to for global talent and brands. The college-buddies-turned-business-partners have found success in marketing through their genuine connection with HBCU culture as Morehouse graduates. Since launching their Black-owned creative agency a year
The global explosion of Afrobeats has hit a fever pitch as more artists come to the forefront of the exciting multifaceted genre. One of the standouts in the West African-bred music scene is Nigerian artist Mr. Eazi, whose songs “Skin Tight” and “Dance For Me” set off a fire throughout
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