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With the cost of eggs up more than $3.00 from a year ago,11 million people are scrambling to find a cheaper option. The American Pet Products Association says 11 million U.S. households now own backyard chickens. That’s a 28% increase from 2023. But does the time, work, and cost you put into raising the birds […]
Fresh off his Hall of Fame induction, Dwight Howard is the latest NBA legend to join the BIG3, a 3-on-3 basketball league co-founded by Ice Cube. Howard will play for the Los Angeles Riot, coached by former Laker Nick Young. The BIG3 stands out as a Black-owned league without team owners, redistributing 52% of league […]
Devlin Carter created his luxury sneaker company, SIA Collective, six years ago and built it into a multimillion-dollar brand by providing fashionable, high-quality footwear manufactured mostly in China. But the Trump administration’s tariffs have raised the cost of importing goods from many countries, including China, to the United States. And Carter is incensed. The sneaker […]
LeBron James not only has made his undeniable mark on the court, but he’s continuing to collect more infinity stones for his off-court cultural impact. The legendary basketball player’s legacy will be immortalized as the first male athlete with an official Ken doll made in his likeness, which is set to release this month. The figure was […]
Your favorite iPhone could soon become much pricier, thanks to tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a series of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world that could drastically alter the landscape of global trade, and consumer goods like iPhones could be among the hardest hit, analysts said on Thursday, with increases of 30% to 40% […]
President Donald Trump’s newly announced tariffs are expected to increase costs on a wide range of goods, from groceries and clothing to cars and home materials. Tariffs are essentially import taxes that raise the cost of foreign-made products, which often gets passed on to consumers. Economists warn the impact will be most severe for low-income […]
A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to turn around two hours into its journey after one of the pilots realized he had forgotten his passport. Flight UA 198 returned to San Francisco, where a new crew was arranged and the flight eventually resumed, landing in Shanghai about six hours late. […]
Target saw foot traffic fall for the eighth consecutive week, extending a losing streak that began just a few days after the company announced it would end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program in late January. For the week that began March 17, foot traffic fell 5.7% YoY for Target, according to data from […]
Applications are open for New York’s FreshConnect CSA for SNAP Grant Program, which offers $250,000 in funding to help low-income families access fresh local produce. The program subsidizes up to 50% of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares for SNAP recipients. Grants between $25,000 and $50,000 are available for nonprofits, public schools, tribal organizations, and local […]
Leaders like Detavio Samuels (Revolt), Roland Martin (Black Star Network), and Robert Johnson (BET founder) discussed the state of Black-owned media in a recent Variety feature. With Revolt transitioning to employee ownership and Martin growing his YouTube-based network, each expressed concern over media bias, lack of ad revenue, and the threat posed by anti-DEI political […]
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