A century after its release, Bessie Smith’s “The St. Louis Blues,” with Louis Armstrong on cornet, is available for reuse in the United States without a licence for that recording. It is one of several recordings first published in 1925…
A study of French small-business owners found that they reported fewer daily recovery experiences than employees. Across four surveys, better recovery was associated with greater well-being and lower burnout. The research did not examine vacations or focus on Black American…
On March 18, 2026, New York State Senator Leroy Comrie introduced Senate Resolution J1778. It proposes recognising Black Entrepreneurs Week from October 21 to 28 and lists planned “Game Changer Conversations” with Spike Lee, Killer Mike, Shaquille O’Neal, Tracee Ellis…
At a Senate Banking Committee hearing in February 2026, Angela Alsobrooks put a direct question to four federal banking regulators: should banks help enforce immigration law? She asked those who agreed to raise their hands. No one did. Two months…
In 2015, Dr. Joy Buolamwini was working on an art project at MIT when facial-analysis software failed to detect her face. She put on a white mask. The software detected it. That incident stayed with her. Buolamwini began testing facial-analysis…
