Every so often, actors or artists make public statements about the mistreatment that they endured in the entertainment industry and call for action to change it. India Arie is one of the latest musicians to speak out about her “TRASH” experience in the music industry. Although […]
*Lifelong friends and now multi-award-winning filmmaking trio Samuel Ladouceur, Director and Producer (A Great Day in Harlem, Power, Boardwalk Empire, True to the Game, Flatbush), Harry Jeudy, Screenwriter and Producer (A Great Day in Harlem, The Sweetest Girl, Flatbush) and Yanatha Desouvre, Screenwriter and Producer (The Sweetest Girl, Flatbush) have […]
BLACK ENTERPRISE—the No. 1 Black digital media brand, with more than 8 million monthly unique visitors—will present its inaugural Sisters Inc. Summit, as a groundbreaking virtual event on December 7. SistersInc. is 100% dedicated to Black women entrepreneurs, the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in […]
The Hyundai Motor Company has launched its first Black American marketing campaign, dubbed OKAY Hyundai last week after partnering with a Black-owned marketing agency. Hyundai hired Maryland-based Culture Brands in May in an effort to “be more strategic, targeted and authentic in how we communicate with […]
Rev. Jesse Jackson celebrated his 80th birthday at the National Action Network headquarters in Harlem, New York. Families and friends gathered at the location on October 22 to salute the civil rights leader. He turned 80 on October 8. “In New York today with @real_sharpton,” Jackson wrote […]
Photo: B Michael & Mark-Anthony Edwards Iconic Black designer dresses Bon Appetit’s Editor-in-Chief Dawn Davis By Audrey J. Bernard Shame on the folks behind the Met Gala for never extending an invitation to top Black Fashion Designer B Michael to attend fashion’s biggest night out! […]
Danielle Leslie has produced million-dollar course creators by showing others how to turn their superpower into sales. But her own path to millions didn’t manifest overnight. It was prompted by an unexpected layoff that propelled her to new levels. In 2015, Leslie was given the […]
Written and directed by New York Beacon’s Vance Gorman “In 1972 a native from Barbados moved to the United States with a latent gift. As she journeyed through life, she faced different challenges and opportunities and began to seek her purpose through God. After many […]
Photo courtesy: Reuters By Joséphine Li According to Bloomberg, Elon Musk’s total wealth has surpassed that of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to grab the title of world’s richest person. Musk’s meteoric rise in wealth over the past year marks the fastest ascent to the top […]
By Joséphine Li Amazon’s live streaming service, Twitch is home to millionaire content creators. The leading technology company had a big year in 2020 — Viewership in October reached 1.6 billion hours, twice that of the same month last year. Last week, Twitch issued […]
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