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In 2024, the maternal mortality rate for Black women in the United States was 44.8 deaths per 100,000 live births. For White women, it was 14.2. Those figures point to a public health failure. They...
BlackRock’s 2024 purchase of Global Infrastructure Partners changed the ownership of a firm Adebayo Ogunlesi had helped build. GIP joined one of the world’s largest asset managers; Ogunlesi stayed on...
In March 2025, World Wide Technology said its annual revenue had passed $20 billion. David Steward co-founded the company with Jim Kavanaugh in 1990, when it was a technology reseller. It has since...
There is a new face looking out over Trafalgar Square. She isn’t a monarch, a military commander or a politician. She’s a woman in a blue dress, caught in mid-stride. The figure is Lady in...
In 2019, a dance by Jalaiah Harmon travelled further than her name did. The 14-year-old had created the choreography that became known as the Renegade, first sharing it on Funimate and Instagram. By...
Rick Fox’s company unveiled a model home at Arawak Cay in The Bahamas in October 2023. By May 2026, it was still the site’s only structure, The Tribune reported. The promised pilot homes had not been...
Hiring the right employee can help a business serve more customers, improve operations, and pursue new opportunities. But recruitment can also become expensive and time-consuming when vacancies are...
Jalen Hurts’ five-year, $255 million extension with the Philadelphia Eagles made headlines in April 2023. Nicole Lynn, his agent, had negotiated $179.3 million in guarantees and the first no-trade...
At Detroit’s 2024 NFL Draft, local organizers reported that Black-owned businesses won 34 contracts to work directly with the NFL, including 15 Black-owned concession stands. Those awards show what...