How Swizz Beatz And Timbaland Are Helping Black Music Fans Feel Less Alone
I got wine drunk by myself on Wednesday night listening to Scott Storch and Mannie Fresh go head to head on Instagram Live. I was dancing in the kitchen of…
Diamond and Silk: Rising COVID-19 Deaths Aimed at Making President Trump Look Bad
Here we go again. Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, better known as Diamond and Silk, have proclaimed that the number of COVID-19 cases are being inflated to make President Trump…
Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jazz Great and Father to Wynton and Branford Dead at 85 Due to Coronavirus
Ellis Marsalis Jr., the father to jazz musicians Wynton and Branford, has died at the age of 85 according to the Associated Press. Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher, and patriarch of…
NBA and Players Discuss Withholding Pay If Regular Season Games are Canceled
With issues regarding the effects of the coronavirus still up in the air and with no direction to where it is heading, the NBA and the players union are going…
BE Exclusive: Chase Consumer Banking CEO Thasunda Duckett Offers Strategies For Building and Preserving Black Wealth
Thasunda Duckett is on a mission. In addition to overseeing the retail banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. — a 5,000-plus branch network with more than $800 billion in…
This Female Mechanic In Nigeria Is Teaching African Women How To Fix Their Cars
Sandra Aguebor teaching a mechanic class (Image: Facebook) Nigeria is home to Africa’s largest economy and population. One entrepreneur based in the country’s largest city, Lagos, is helping women gain…
NBA Player Marcus Smart Will Donate Blood for Experimental COVID-19 Treatment
The NBA season has been suspended due to the new coronavirus pandemic. Several NBA players have been infected with the virus. Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart was sickened by COVID-19 but…
Los Angeles Mayor Advises Residents to Wear Masks Amid COVID-19 Crisis
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti advised residents to wear masks to protect themselves outside as California paces behind New York in confirmed COVID-19 cases, during a press conference.…
Trump Administration Rejects Obamacare Special Enrollment Period During COVID-19 Crisis
The Trump administration has announced that it will not be reopening the special Obamacare enrollment to uninsured Americans despite the current coronavirus pandemic, citing they would be looking at other…
Oprah Winfrey Commits $10 Million in Coronavirus Relief For Americans
(Wochit News) The rapid spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, across the U.S has left many Americans disfranchised with over 3.3 million people filing unemployment claims within the first…