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We may be getting a new state very soon and it could be named after Frederick Douglass! The new bill was approved by the House Committee to make Washington, D.C. the 51 state of the United States. The bill known as H.R. 51 is expected to pass a full House vote as early as next […]
Forbes latest list of Black Billionaires has Robert F. Smith at the Top. With $6 billion fortune made in private equity, Smith is the 451st wealthiest person in the world. Jay Z Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry also, has made the list. Here are the Richest Black People on the list of the […]
After Black History Month is done ABC News is just getting started. “Soul of a Nation,” is coming to ABC News a new six-episode series and show black life in America. The episodes will touch on themes such as spirituality, Black joy and activism in sports, as well as the nation’s racial reckoning after the death […]
A new study found that black homeowners are twice as likely to lose their homes and have to return to renting than whites. Over a 30-year period stretching from 1984 to 2017, 10% of Black homeowners became renters again compared with 5% of whites. New research published in the journal “Demography” shows that gap is […]
McDonald’s is facing a lawsuit for discrimination. 52 Black former franchisees sued the fast-food giant because they said they were denied equal opportunity to economic success. The lawsuit alleges McDonald’s pushed Black owners to purchase restaurants in areas with lower sales and increased cost to run them. Due to this Black owners faced more hurdles […]
Black Fact Of The Day! Did you know that the dustpan you use to sweep up trash and dirt with was patented by an African-American? Lloyd Ray born in 1860 made a device with a metal collection plate attached to a short wooden handle that trash could be swept up without touching it. Prior to […]
2020 has been a year we will never forget, a year of change, and a year of discovery. This year has been filled with ugliness and beauty, the worst and the best of humanity. It has been in a strange way about balance. In all things have to find the good to balance circumstances or […]