As 2026 approaches, attention is shifting to a group of Black-founded and Black-led tech companies that solve practical problems rather than pursuing spectacle. Their goal is simple but critical: converting rent payments into credit history, providing small enterprises with contemporary financing instruments, streamlining how cities distribute help, and providing more equitable access to short-term funding. […]
NBA Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood says a fateful decision by his agent cost him a fortune in Nike stock. Speaking on the “All the Smoke” podcast, the former Seattle SuperSonics star recalled being offered equity, rather than cash, by Nike co-founder Phil Knight in exchange for wearing the fledgling brand’s sneakers on court. Haywood […]
Nigerian-American actress, writer, and producer Rosemary Idisi has won Tubi’s first-ever Stubios Greenlight Contest, the streamer announced on Oct. 3. Her original horror-thriller “Glamping”—expanded from her earlier short—will debut as a Tubi Original on Friday, Oct. 24. The feature follows a picture-perfect Big Bear getaway that turns into a nightmare when a masked killer targets […]
Over the past decade, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and its largest economy, has quietly become one of the world’s deadliest places for Christians and rural civilians. From the scorched churches of Borno and Plateau to the ravaged farmlands of Benue and Taraba, thousands have been killed in a wave of violence largely attributed to […]
Two people were killed and 14 wounded late Saturday in a shooting that erupted around 11:30 p.m. in downtown Montgomery, where thousands had gathered after a slate of major events, including the Tuskegee–Morehouse Classic, the Alabama National Fair, and Alabama State University’s homecoming, police said. Montgomery Police Chief Jim Graboys said the gunfire left three […]
