A new self-help app called ALTR, designed for the black community, is launching later this year. The app is backed by Viola Davis, Joy Reid, and Charlamagne tha God. ALTR was co-founded by David A. Wilson, creator of TheGrio, and Brandon John-Freso, a former software engineer at WeWork and OkCupid. ALTR is a subscription-based app offering […]
U.S. Representative Shontel Brown, a Democrat from Warrensville Heights, has taken a significant step in advocating for women’s health through the introduction of the Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health and Treatment Act, known as the U-FIGHT Act. During a poignant announcement on May 16, Shontel Brown shared her personal struggle with uterine fibroids, a […]
Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison has initiated legal action against real estate broker Chadwick Banken, accusing him of exploiting a predominantly Muslim community through manipulative contract-for-deed real estate transactions. The lawsuit, lodged on May 14 in Hennepin County District Court, alleges that Chadwick Banken and his six affiliated limited liability corporations engaged in practices that […]
Texas Southern University (TSU) has appointed U.S. Navy Vice Adm. James W. Crawford III as its 14th president, effective June 1. The decision, made on May 16, brings Crawford’s extensive leadership experience to a university striving for stability following a period of scrutiny and controversy. Crawford, who previously served as president of Felician University and […]
Africatown and McIntosh, two predominantly Black communities in Alabama’s 60-mile “chemical corridor,” are grappling with the adverse effects of the state’s burgeoning chemical industry. Residents claim that the industrial growth in the Mobile area is endangering their health. In 2021, Finnish chemical giant Kemira, now Sterling Specialty Chemicals, completed a significant expansion of its operations […]
