The White House is currently looking for African-American students for its 2013 White House Initiative’s Year-round Internship Program. Open to undergraduate and graduate students, the program provides students with an opportunity to learn about African…
With Small Business Month right around the corner, in May Atlanta has been ranked as the best city to start a business, according to a study done by NerdWallet, a financial literacy site. The study…
According to a recent survey by Wells Fargo, African-American investors report high levels of confidence in their financial future. African Americans are also optimistic about the political and economic future of the country. Three in…
The number of African Americans in the unemployment line has declined with March’s unemployment rate dropping to 13.3 percent. According to figures released by the Dept. of Labor Friday morning, it was13.8 percent in February.…
Sean “Diddy” Combs ranks No. 1 on this year’s Forbes Five, the magazine’s list of hip-hop’s wealthiest artists, with an estimated net worth of $580 million. The bulk of the Bad Boy Records founder’s wealth…
A lawyer for a woman who says Michael Jordan fathered her teenage son has withdrawn her paternity suit, but left open the possibility that it could be refiled. Pamela Smith “stands by the facts alleged…
R&B star R. Kelly‘s Chicago-area mansion has been sold for $950,000 in a foreclosure auction. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Kelly’s Olympia Fields home was sold Monday to J.P. Morgan Chase, which already held the…
The former NBA All-Star, who is reporting having money issues, is now being sued by his ex-lawyer, Jonathan Levine, who claims he is owed $61,098.86 for hours he clocked in 2012 when he was handling…
December 6: Historic Day As Washington Marijuana Legalization Law Takes Effect Starting today, people aged 21 and over will be able to legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana in Washington State. On Election…
The fiscal cliff is a newly coined term referring to the effect of a number of laws that (if unchanged) could result in tax increases, spending cuts, and a corresponding reduction in the US budget deficit beginning in 2013. The deficit…