President Obama has been accused by both Blacks and whites, Democrats and Republicans, of not doing enough for the African-American community. But newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that the amount of Black-owned businesses grew as the Bush administration left office and the Obama camp moved into the White House. In 2007,...
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The Francis B-3 Black & White Leather Bomber Jacket Review
What’s going on yall? Been a little bit, hasn’t it? At this point (especially for a guy who lives in Texas at this time) my jacket closet is fairly full…peacoats, bombers, puffers / down jackets, fleeces, etc. But when my friends from The Jacket Maker reached out and asked me to review an incredible jacket...
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Mark Davis is disrespecting Antonio Pierce by not removing the interim tag
This wouldn’t happen to Kellen Moore, Ben Johnson or Mike McDonald. But for “some odd reason,” Antonio Pierce has to deal with it. Read more…
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Why Oscar-winner Lou Gossett Jr. doesn’t take ‘The Color Purple’ for granted
In the 2023 rendition of The Color Purple, Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. plays the mean and cold Ol’ Mister. In real life, “mean” and “cold” are the polar opposite of who the legendary actor is. The 87-year-old — the third Black actor to ever win an Oscar in 1983 — showed up to Atlanta‘s...
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Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday and family were home for the holidays in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – The shock of her husband’s unexpected trade from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Portland Trail Blazers sparked a widely read social media post from Lauren Holiday. The abrupt change before the start of training camp affected the entire family. Days later when two-time NBA All-Star Jrue Holiday was traded again to the...
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A Million Dollar Win: Meet Gwen Jimmere, the First African American to Hold a Patent for Natural Hair Care Product
Gwen Jimmere, CEO and Founder of Naturalicious All too often, African-American women dread washing their hair, since it can take multiple hours or even a whole day. Not only did entrepreneur Gwen Jimmere create a solution to this common inconvenience, but she is also the first and only African-American to hold a patent for a...
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Survey: Improving Access to Capital Among Minority Business Enterprises Is ‘An Economic Imperative’
Black-owned businesses are an engine of growth in the U.S., and they must be supported. The United States is becoming an increasingly Black and Brown country, so it is incumbent upon the nation to offer more economic opportunity for those who traditionally have been left out of the process and who have been so used...
