St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones to pay lower-income residents $500 a month
The City of St. Louis has started a program that will give households $500 a month for 18 months in order to assist low-income families. Mayor Tishaura Jones revealed that…
Breathtaking photos of Simone Biles’ new home she’s building in Houston pop up
Celebrated gymnast Simone Biles has offered a never-seen view of her new home with partner Jonathan Owens which is still under construction. The couple, presently residing in a $2 million…
Meet Leslie D. Hale, the first African-American woman to lead a public real estate investment trust
Get to know Leslie D Hale, the president and CEO of a leading hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), RLJ Lodging Trust. In 2018 when she was made the chief…
Vallejo rapper LaRussell turns neighborhood cafe into ‘pay-what-you-can’ restaurant
Bay Area rapper LaRussell is making a significant contribution to his community by converting Vallejo’s Momo’s Cafe into a “proud 2-pay café.” The rapper had been a regular customer of…
Couple smoke marijuana as their autistic child wanders away to drown, police say
A couple were apprehended after their autistic child wandered away and drowned in a retaining pond within their apartment complex. It was at least the fourth time the child had…
Meet Helen Epega, a Nigerian-British self-taught artist behind the world’s first Pidgin opera
Ordinarily, pidgin, a creole language or simply put, a vernacular spoken across parts of West Africa, would not find itself in the architecture of opera. But Nigerian-British opera performer Helen…
How Arielle Baril created a swimwear brand with her grandmother and got Kardashian-approved
Meet Arielle Baril, the founder of the swimwear brand Rielli, based in Miami. She started the company in 2019 as a side hustle while living in Florida. She has since…
Angel Reese is now Reebok’s first major NIL signing and Shaq’s 1st signing as company president
Angel Reese, the LSU women’s basketball top player, has finalized a name, image, and likeness deal with Reebok and will serve as the latest brand ambassador for the company. This…
White foster parent chosen to care for children over their Black relative eligible to adopt
Ashley Boone is a licensed foster parent with expertise in caring for children with special needs. She also has experience as a social worker, supporting children who have been separated…
DC Young Fly loses 3 family members in months including his girlfriend Jacky Oh and recently sister
Comedian DC Young Fly may have lost three family members in a year, but the 31-year-old is staying strong and keeping his faith in God. In an Instagram post on…