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Claudienne Hibbert-Smith wins NAREB Top Teams Award with $377m Sales Haul

Claudienne Hibbert-Smith, founder and CEO of TRU Real Estate Exchange Elite, has been honored by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) with its Top Teams Award after her Miami-based...

Report: Hamas Drafts Letter Asking Trump to Guarantee 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire for Release of Half the Hostages

Hamas has drafted a letter to President Donald Trump seeking a U.S. guarantee for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the immediate release of half of the hostages still held in the enclave...

Kevin Durant’s Bitcoin Rises as Account Remains Locked

New Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant spent years locked out of a Coinbase account holding Bitcoin he began buying during his Golden State Warriors stint—an access snafu that inadvertently turned him...

5 Safe Countries for Black People

Looking for destinations where safety, dignity, and community are more than buzzwords? These five countries pair low crime and strong rule-of-law with anti-racism frameworks and vibrant Black/diaspora...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Condemns Trump-Era ICE Raids

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) sharply criticized Trump-era immigration raids in Democratic-led cities, arguing they echo the tactics of antebellum “slave patrols” and fail to improve public safety...

Shaquille O’Neal Covers Funeral Costs for Four Sisters Killed in North Carolina House Fire

NBA Hall of Famer and philanthropist Shaq has stepped in to pay for the funeral and related expenses of four young sisters who died in a house fire on August 30 in Chadbourn, North Carolina. The...

Tenisha Warner Launches Foundation Honouring Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Nearly two months after actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner died in a drowning accident in Costa Rica, his widow, Tenisha Warner, has announced two initiatives in his memory: River & Ember and the...

Harris calls Biden’s 2024 bid “recklessness” in forthcoming memoir ‘107 Days’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris sharply criticises the decision to let President Joe Biden determine on his own whether to seek reelection in 2024, calling it “recklessness” in her forthcoming...

Should You Buy the iPhone Air or Not?

Apple’s newest addition to its lineup, the iPhone Air, is already stirring debate. At 5.6mm thin and weighing just 165g, it’s the lightest and slimmest iPhone ever made. But is this sleek redesign...