By John CelestandWord In Black It’s not breaking news that there was a time when the greatest Black athletes were steered away from playing the quarterback…
After buying SoftBank’s Open Opportunity Fund, Paul Judge and Marcelo Claure have announced plans to raise a $200 million fund. SoftBank Group is a Japanese multinational investment holding company focusing on…
One of the most popular songs by The Last Poets (the revolutionary group of the 1960s and beyond), “The White Man’s Got a God Complex,” should…
Billionaires Mark Cuban and Michael Rubin agreed to invest $300,000 in Black-owned AI startup Bot-It, on a recent episode of ABC’s Shark Tank. Founded by Maurice…
Mo’Nique is opening up about how she felt hearing Taraji P. Henson open up about pay disparity. “Number one, it was the messenger. I should just…
Can we fangirl over Kandi Burruss for a second? Known professionally as just Kandi, she was introduced to us back in the early 1990s when she…
By Aziah SiidWord In Black In the spring of 2018, Los Angeles two mothers, Kawanna Brown and Lisa Johnson, sparked a transformative movement. Frustrated by the…
After the opening of Minneapolis Native American restaurant Owamni, Sean Sherman, an Oglala Lakota chef, pivoted to a new level of visibility, winning the James Beard…
Dressing for Valentine’s Day holds significance beyond mere aesthetics; it becomes a poignant expression of love, romance, and self-appreciation. The choice of attire on this special…
Black-owned StatusPRO has reached a historic milestone with a $20 million Series A funding round from Google Ventures (GV), making it one of the largest Series A of any VR…