By The New Yorker, The New Yorker YOUTH & FAMILIES DETERMINED TO SUCCEED. Featured Image [dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] not often that an article comes along that changes the world, but that’s exactly what happened with Ta-Nehisi Coates, five years ago, when he wrote “The Case for Reparations,” in The Atlantic. Reparations have been discussed since the end […]
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Jay-Z named world’s first billionaire rapper by Forbes magazine | The Guardian
In a new cover story, Forbes has valued the rapper and business mogul’s empire at $1bn, including real estate and other ventures
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‘I Had to Invest In Myself’: Serena Williams Becomes First Athlete Named on World’s Richest Self-Made Women List | Atlanta Black Star
Kiersten Willis, Atlanta Black Star Women working at sewing machines in factory. Pic credit: Sleek Garments Export Ltd. Featured Image [dropcap]Aboriginals[/dropcap] in Australia who were stripped of land rights should be compensated for “spiritual harm”, a landmark ruling by Australia’s High Court said on Wednesday. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The court ruled that the Ngaliwurru and Nungali […]
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Now the Richest Black American, He’s Also One of America’s Biggest Philanthropists | Inside Philanthropy
Ade Adeniji, Inside Philanthropy [dropcap]Throughout[/dropcap] most of my (still relatively) young writer’s lifetime, Oprah Winfrey loomed large as the pinnacle of black American financial success. The 64-year-old Oprah recently denied presidential bid rumors on the heels of a rousing speech, and stars in the new Disney film A Wrinkle in Time, opening this week. Oprah […]
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HBCU Money’s 2019 African American Owned Bank Directory | HBCU Money
Travis Loller, Associated Press, HBCU Money Dr. James Hildreth dissects a frog Friday, March 29, 2019, with seventh grader Keyshawn Walker at the Haynes Middle Health/Medical Science Design Center in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Travis Loller). Featured Image [dropcap]NASHVILLE[/dropcap], Tenn. (AP) — The number of African-American men entering medical school hasn’t budged since the late 1970s, […]
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John Singleton’s death is another warning sign for black men. It’s time we listen. | The Washington Post
Courtland Milloy, The Washington Post John Singleton the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the Best Director award at the Oscars. Twitter/@Rodriguez, Featured Image [dropcap]Five[/dropcap] months into a plant-based whole-foods diet, I continue to experience the benefits. Weight, cholesterol, blood pressure — all down. Energy up. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] I’m […]
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Business leaders seek to combat poverty through improving education, creating jobs | The Philadelphia Tribune
Ayana Jones Tribune Staff Writer, The Philadelphia Tribune [dropcap]The[/dropcap] Chamber of Commerce for a Greater Philadelphia is advocating for an inclusive neighborhood growth agenda to help address the city’s stagnant poverty rate. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “The purpose of the PHL Neighborhood Growth Project is to focus on job creation across Philadelphia,” Yvette A. Núñez, vice president […]
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Study finds that landlords exploit the poor | Big Think
Landlords aren’t the ones getting rich off of renting properties; slumlords are.
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Fast Food Mogul, Serial Entrepreneur La-Van Hawkins Dies at 61 | Black Enterprise
Samara Lynn, Black Enterprise Illustration by Neal Fox, Featured Image [dropcap]La-Van[/dropcap] Hawkins, a black entrepreneur in the food industry, just died at the age of 61, reports Crain’s. Hawkins was featured several times in BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine. In 1995, his business, La-Van Hawkins Inner City Foods, ranked No. 45 on the BE 100s listing of […]
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The Mass Graves Of Tulsa (Video) | The Oklahoma Eagle
A century after the destruction of “Black Wall Street,” a city searches for victims.
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