The world’s billionaire population reached a record high last year, with Forbes reporting a total of 2,781 billionaires globally. Amidst this vast wealth, only 11 of these billionaires are Black, representing less than 1% of the global total, and among them, just two are women, and eleven are Americans. Here’s a closer look at the […]
Christina Milian, born to Cuban-American parents in Jersey City, New Jersey, discovered her passion for music at a young age. Her early days were spent singing in a church choir, nurturing a talent that would soon catapult her into the spotlight. Milian’s first taste of the entertainment world came when she appeared on the television […]
Isabel Wilkerson stands out as one of the few Black individuals honoured in a field predominantly celebrated by whites. In 1994, at the age of 33, Wilkerson received a Pulitzer Prize for individual reporting for her coverage of the Midwestern floods and a poignant story about a 10-year-old boy taking care of his siblings. Isabel […]
Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024, was known for his simple and modest way of life. Carter, the first U.S. president to reach 100 years, will be remembered in a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 2025. President Joe […]
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others, including his nephew Sagar Adani, were indicted in New York on Wednesday by U.S. prosecutors for their alleged involvement in a multi-billion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme. The charges center on securing contracts to develop a major solar power plant in India. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges […]
