McDonald’s USA Continues Empowering and Supporting Black Community and Cultural Trailblazers through its new Black & Positively Golden “Change Leaders” Program
Interested change leaders can apply starting today through Oct. 9 (CHICAGO – August 26, 2022) – Calling entrepreneurs, activists and culture shifters. McDonald’s USA today announced the Black & Positively Golden Change Leaders program, an initiative to empower the next group of visionaries who are changing the world, one community at a time. The yearlong […]
“Abbot Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson and ABC Are Being Sued For Copyright Infringement”
There are legal problems for Quinta Brunson and ABC! Just a day after Brunson received multiple Emmy nominations for the hit television show Abbott Elementary, she and ABC were hit with a lawsuit for copyright infringement by aspiring writer, actress, and performer Christine Davis according to Radar Online. Davis stated that she had created a […]
Apple’s Swift Student Challenge Highlights Jones Mays II: 17 Year Old App Developer
Apple’s Swift Student Challenge seeks to highlight students from around the world for conceptualizing and designing original apps. Utilizing Swift Playgrounds, a revolutionary app that makes learning to code simple and fun, winners have created apps that address topics such as gender identity, mental health, and the environment in creative ways. The apps that these young […]
Housing Search Housing Discrimination
Sponsored Content Written by Monica Lopez What does housing discrimination look like when searching for a home? Under the Fair Housing Act, discrimination pertaining to the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and familial status is illegal. What many don’t know is that housing discrimination takes […]
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns about mental health crisis in youths
The youth were already facing a mental health crisis before the pandemic. One in three high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness. Murthy says that that is a 40% increase from 2009 to 2019. Within those 10 years, the suicide rate for those between 10 and 24 years of age have also […]
Maya Angelou becomes the first Black women to be on a quarter
written by Margaret White The US Mint has begun shipping out the first of its quarters that are a part of the American Women Quarters program. This program will feature five trailblazing American women on the tails side of the coin each year until 2025. Maya Angelou will be the first quarter released. “It is […]
Meet Atlanta’s Mayor-Elect: Andre Dickens
Andre Dickens won the mayoral race in Atlanta with 64% of the votes. Dickens won on a campaign that promised to address the concerns over the rising crime rates and to be overall more effective than his counterpart, Monroe. In his victory speech, Dickens spoke about the inequity problems plaguing Atlanta. “The city is facing […]
California Law Changes Coming in 2022
2022 brings on so many new laws for us Californians. Here are three new laws to look out for in 2022. While you might not see the effects and changes right away (some of them are still in the works or won’t be enforced until way later). In regards to Bacon: Surprisingly, or maybe it’s […]
New York City Elects it’s Second Black Mayor in History: Eric Adams
Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president and former state senator, has won the race for New York City Mayor. He will be sworn into office at Time Square, shortly after the midnight ball drop. He will be replacing Mayor Bill de Blasio. Speaking in third person, Adams spoke at his victory: “This is not about Eric […]
The Student Loan Extension, are we here for it?
The Student Loan extension to May 1 but no solution to the bigger crisis Since March of 2020, the US Department of Education has put a pause on student loan payments due to the circumstances of the world-wide pandemic. Payment was expected to resume at the start of 2022; however, the Biden Administration has moved […]