Former New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) trader Lauren Simmons made history as the youngest full-time female trader and now she has launched a new podcast where she urges women to talk about money. The new project, “Mind Body Wealth with Lauren Simmons,” premiered on September 29, with new […]
Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president after the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution who fled Tehran after being impeached for challenging the growing power of clerics as the nation became a theocracy, died Saturday. He was 88. Jones Shines Giants Win Among a sea of black-robed Shiite […]
Source: grandriver / Getty Indigenous Peoples’ Day finally allows us to highlight Native Americans and their contributions to American society. October 8, 2021, Joe Biden became the first president to acknowledge the holiday declaring it a national holiday, which we now celebrate on October 11. In a proclamation […]
Sage Steele is facing consequences after making controversial comments about former President Barack Obama and covid vaccine mandate last week on the podcast “Uncut with Jay Cutler.” The “SportCenter” host is being taken off air for a week after criticizing Obama for identifying as Black on his U.S. […]
Originally Published 12:00 p.m. Oct. 4, 2018 Several influential African-American poets have captivated the nation with their poems for decades and these black poets deserve their flowers. On National Poetry Day, Americans can reflect on their works, from pieces that touch on the past to […]
By Audrey J. Bernard Monday night, September 27, 2021, will go down in infamy as in The Metropolitan Opera’s 138-year history that a Black composer debut an opera about Black people. The multiple Grammy-winning musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up In My Bones” […]
Source: Mike James, Brian Stukes, Patricia McDougal and Earl Gibson / Urban One Inc. On Saturday (October 2), WOL News Talk 1450 in Washington D.C. celebrated its 41st anniversary – a moment which showcased the perseverance and tenacity of its founder, Urban One maven Cathy Hughes. […]
What is it about a noose that makes a white person say: “Hey, this is a great idea!!” BBCNews reports that French fashion brand Givenchy garnered heavy criticism after its models wore noose-inspired necklaces on the catwalk at its Spring/Summer 2022 showing on Sunday. You would […]
Before the Cyclone, before Nathan’s, before the boardwalk, sideshows, amusement parks, bathhouses, mass numbers of beachgoers wading into the surf, Coney Island was an actual island where settlers in the English colony at Gravesend let their animals graze, according to Brooklyn magazine. Coney’s transformation into the world’s most famous […]
It has been a long time coming, but the Fugees have finally resurfaced as a united group. The trio composed of Ms Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel and Wyclef Jean catapulted to stardom in 1996 with the release of their second album, “The Score.” The iconic LP that has sold […]
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