African American jazz singer Billie Holiday who had a career spanning nearly thirty years was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. Her hit “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” became a jazz standard. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Holiday had mainstream success on labels such as Columbia and Decca. By the […]
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24-Year-Old Black Woman Started Selling Fish Plates, Now Farms 500 Acres | We Buy Black
“White people owned the land and Black people only worked in their gardens or fields.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] That’s what Njabulo Mbokane once thought about agriculture but not anymore. Njabulo knew that her family couldn’t afford to send her to college so she had to find another way. She started out selling fish and chips on […]
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Baby Found in Dumpster Grows up to Be Tech CEO Worth $62 Million | Light Workers
“That could be me on the streets—I could have been homeless or dead if I hadn’t been found by the dumpster after I was born.” Abandoned by a dumpster, Freddie Figgers has defied the odds in more ways than one. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Only a few days old, Freddie Figgers was left next to a dumpster […]
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Who were the Moors? | National Geographic
IF THE TERM “Moor” seems familiar but confusing, there’s a reason: Though the term can be found throughout literature, art, and history books, it does not actually describe a specific ethnicity or race. Instead, the concept of Moors has been used to describe alternatively the reign of Muslims in Spain, Europeans of African descent, and […]
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How Is Arresting An Overwhelmed Mother Solving A Problem? | Essence
An Atlanta mother was arrested after abandoning her son at a hospital, but the only assumption that can be made is that she was trying to do what she felt was best for her children. A Georgia mother has been incarcerated for taking her son to an Atlanta hospital and leaving him there because she […]
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Black students at Oxford University to get scholarships from black American tech entrepreneur | USA Today
SAN FRANCISCO — Technology investor and entrepreneur Arlan Hamilton is funding a new scholarship for black undergraduate students at Oxford University, a first for the educational institution. The scholarship, partly named for Hamilton’s mother, will cover fees and living costs for one undergraduate student a year for three years beginning in 2020. The value of […]
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Former Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman Owns the Third Largest Black-Owned Car Dealership | Black Enterprise
As leader at a top black-owned car dealership for the past decade or so, Dorian Boyland is not your ordinary auto dealer. Most dealerships are judged by how many vehicles they sell or how much revenue they produce. The Boyland Auto Group CEO, however, judges himself based on how much profit he can generate from […]
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Leon Spinks: Boxing Legend, 66,Hospitalized & ‘Fighting For His Life’ | Hollywood Life
Boxer Leon Spinks, who rose to fame after beating Muhammad Ali over forty years ago, is hospitalized and reportedly fighting for his life. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] TMZ reported on December 11 that Leon’s conditions, which are being treated on at a Las Vegas hospital, are unclear but his family and friends are very concerned. His wife […]
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Jersey City Shooting: Suspect Linked to Black Hebrew Israelite Group | The New York Times
The Black Hebrew Israelites have been labeled a hate group. The suspect wrote anti-Semitic and anti-police posts, an official said.
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How To Spark A Global Movement: Ghana’s ‘Year Of Return’ Welcomes 1M Visitors | Forbes
Tourism is big business. Globally, it accounts for more than 10% of GDP. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, 1 out of 5 of all jobs created in the last 5 years was in tourism. But on the African continent, it accounts for only 3.6% of GDP. With its massive growth and job […]
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