Black-owned brands – not only fashion and lifestyle, do not get the credit they deserve. According to a recent survey carried out by Brand Africa to identify the 100 most admired brands in Africa, only 13% were African-owned brands. The survey was based on data collected across 25 countries spanning the five economic regions of […]
Tiger Woods, the legendary golfer and one of the world’s Black billionaires, has once again secured a top spot among the highest-paid athletes in 2024. The 48-year-old golfer ranks 23rd on Forbes’ 2024 list of the world’s highest-paid sportsmen, earning an estimated $67.2 million in the past year. The majority of his $55 million in revenues came […]
Basketball has lost one of its most enduring figures with the death of Lenny Wilkens, the Hall of Fame player and coach who shaped generations of the game. He died on 9 November at the age of 88, his family announced. Wilkens passed away surrounded by loved ones; no cause of death was disclosed. A […]
Sherri Shepherd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 3, capping a three-decade career that spans daytime television, stand-up comedy, and film. The ceremony, held outside the W Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, recognized Shepherd in the Television category—reflecting a résumé that includes seven years co-hosting The View, three years on […]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) is exploring a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by fellow Democrat Ed Markey, according to reporting from Politico. If she enters the race and prevails, Pressley would become the first woman of color to represent Massachusetts in the Senate, a milestone that would mirror her 2018 breakthrough as the […]
Former New York Knicks All-Star Charles Oakley has been ordered to pay more than $642,000 in attorney fees and costs to Madison Square Garden, a sanction tied to the loss of five years’ worth of text messages in his lawsuit over a 2017 ejection from a Knicks game. The ruling was issued Friday, Oct. 31, […]
One of trap music’s foundational voices just made history on the Strip. On Nov. 1, Atlanta rapper Jeezy opened a limited residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino with an audacious twist: a full 101-piece orchestra arranged to reframe his hard-charging catalog in sweeping, cinematic form. By night’s end, a Guinness World Records adjudicator walked […]


