Real Estate News & Market Insights: Ground zero: getting started when you don’t know where to start For the first Apollo missions that used the Saturn V rockets, it took about 55% of the total fuel for the entire mission to travel the first 0.03% of the journey. The remaining 45% of the fuel propelled the spacecraft over 230,000 miles (over 99% of the total distance) to safely land on the moon. Literally, getting started was more than half the battle. When you’re approaching a house full of stuff, the prospect of getting it to a clean, list-ready state may…
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Black Voices: Money and Employment News from Across the Nation EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 14: Rapper 50 Cent is seen on the sidelines prior to the game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 14, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) At this point, it’s time we all crown 50 Cent the king of television. On April 1st, Curtis Jackson posted on social media that Hulu paid $75 million for a documentary about his life, beating out Starz, Netflix, and Apple to get it. As he’s known…
Black Voices: Money and Employment News from Across the Nation PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – MARCH 26: Actor/rapper Will Smith is seen during the Will Smith Way street renaming ceremony on March 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images) Welcome to Black Wealth Watch, where we round up the biggest stories in Black business and economic news each week — the wins, the setbacks, the deals getting done, and the conversations we should be having about money, power, and who actually gets a seat at the table. This week, we’ve got an awkward Black girl going back to her…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Gucci Mane finally breaks his silence on the Pooh Shiesty drama with a pointed, unfiltered response titled “Crash Dummy,” taking aim at Pooh Shiesty, BIG30, and even Shiesty’s father. Produced by Zaytoven, “Crash Dummy” finds Guwop addressing the alleged kidnapping and robbery he was a victim of at the hands of Shiesty, BIG30, and several other defendants during a meeting in Texas earlier this year. In a criminal complaint filed by the Department of Justice in Dallas, prosecutors allege Pooh Shiesty and eight men traveled with him from Memphis to Dallas to meet with…
From Hollywood to Home: Black Voices in Entertainment Love on the Spectrum follows love and dating, and sometimes with that comes breakups. Abbey Romeo and David Isaacman, who began dating in season one, have split, People and The Sun report. “Abbey and David spent four and a half years together and truly value the time they shared and each other,” Romeo and Isaacman told People. “At this point, they want different things and have decided to go their separate ways, but they remain friends wishing each other the best.” The Sun claims the two broke up over marriage disagreements. “They couldn’t…
Black Athletes in the Spotlight: HBCU Sports & Local Highlights What a difference a year and a full spring can make. Alabama A&M head coach Sam Shade said his Bulldogs are “ahead of where we were last year” after wrapping up spring practice on Saturday. Shade praised the team’s progress throughout the spring, noting a sharper execution and greater cohesion than the group showed a year ago. “We are further along than where we were last year,” Shade said after it was over. “The bottom line is that we’re always trying to improve and get better. We’ve felt during spring…
Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care If you’re visiting your favorite beauty or off-price department store, you’ll notice the difference on the shelves. Brands you may not have heard of, with labels that might be written in a different language, it can feel overwhelming. Which products to try? Where is this cleanser from? Welcome to the world of J-beauty and K-beauty. What We Need to Know About Asian Skincare In the past decade or so, an overseas beauty revolution has brought life to the skincare industry. Asian skincare isn’t just an imported series of trends, but products from the region have created many global trends in the beauty world. From sheet masks to essences, PDRN to snail mucin, the ingredients and…
Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward The story most people tell about tribal casinos is neat and convenient. That it is a modern industry, seized as an economic opportunity. Robert J. Madden’s research points somewhere much older. “We’re talking about a very deep cultural tradition,” he tells me, “probably one of the oldest continuous cultural practices in North America.” Not decades old. Not centuries old. If his research is right, Native American gambling traditions stretch back 12,000 years, forming an unbroken line from Ice Age campsites to present-day casino floors. It lands at a moment when the legal…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education By Sholnn Z. Freeman Kim Lewis once thought she would be an aeronautical engineer. The Ph.D.-trained physicist was fascinated by the forces at work and the mechanics of systems engineering. As Howard University’s new vice president of research and chief research officer, a strong sense of design and optimization will be the key to unlocking the continued success as a R1 institution. Howard University’s leadership is working to keep the university’s research agenda on track during a period of unprecedented upheaval across U.S. higher education amid federal budget cuts. Howard University President Wayne A.…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia NEWTON COUNTY — A collision between an SUV and a dump truck left two teenagers seriously injured.The crash happened on Friday afternoon at the intersection of State Route (SR) 36 and Lackey Road. According to preliminary findings from the Georgia State Patrol, a dump truck traveling south on SR-36 collided with a Chevrolet Traverse that was entering the intersection after traveling west on Lackey Road.The GSP says that the 18-year-old driver of the Traverse did not properly yield to oncoming traffic, leading to the collision. “A Chevrolet Traverse was traveling west on Lackey…