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*Attorney Antonio Moore discusses the Charlottesville, Virginia clashes between protestors. Moore uses the lens of American history, and slavery to provide a view into why the clashes occurred, and what to expect going forward under President Donald Trump. Subscribe to his Youtube Channel at Tonetalks Antonio Moore’s piece on Huffpost: “Slavery’s Shadow: Reparations and […]

*Malia Obama sent social media into a frenzy this week when video surfaced of her kissing a mysterious young man during the Harvard v Yale American football game. The internet sleuths went to work with trying to identify the tall, dark-haired teenager. According to the Telegraph, Malia’s Harvard bae is actually her boyfriend, Rory Farquharson — […]

*A Washington, D.C. Democratic lawmaker is apologizing after blaming notorious Jewish bankers for controlling the weather and orchestrating natural disasters. Trayon White Sr. made the comments in a since-deleted video on his official Facebook page Friday morning as snow fell over the capital. “Man it just started snowing out of nowhere this morning, man. Y’all better […]

*Nia Long stopped by PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing on Thursday to promote her latest film “ The Banker,” and she also made time to dish about beating Jada for the role of Will Smith’s girlfriend on “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” “First they cast Jada to play his girlfriend,” Long said of the iconic sitcom, YAHOO reports. […]

 Tim Leissner and Kimora Lee Simmons Leissner with their son Wolfe attend the Kimora Lee Simmons Presentation Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week: The Shows at on September 10, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Randy Brooke/WireImage) *Kimora Lee Simmons‘ estranged husband Tim Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs banker, admitted in court Friday […]

[…] an angel when he is about to jump of a bridge Christmas day in “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Howard (Will Smith), a flourishing executive who is called the guru of Madison Avenue, finds life meaningless when his daughter dies. Just before Christmas Howard is visited by Death, Time and Love. Howard is no Scrooge […]

*Back in 2016, African-American billionaire Robert F. Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, made a big bet when he paid $1.8 billion for the cloud-service company, Marketo. Well, that bet has significantly paid off… because he just sold Marketo to Adobe Systems, Inc. for $4.75 billion, which has earned him a profit […]

[…] and entrepreneur.  As of Thursday, Oct. 9, he can add banker to his portfolio of titles. Killer Mike, whose real name is Michael Render, is co-founder of the new Greenwood Bank.  He shares ownership of Greenwood with civil rights icon and former mayor of Atlanta, Andrew J. Young and Ryan Glover, founder of Bounce […]

*We recently interviewed the cast of the critically acclaimed, “Blindspotting,” for its season two premiere. The show is heralded as a unique series that explores the complexities of race, identity, incarceration, and gentrification in Oakland, California. “Blindspotting” centers around best friends Miles and Collin, played by Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs. April Absynth plays […]

*Darius McCrary and Kellie Williams are best known for playing siblings Eddie and Laura Winslow on the ’90s sitcom “Family Matters.” Now they are reuniting for a new movie in which they play a married couple. Here’s more from EW.com: The film, Christmas in Carolina, is a holiday rom-com that follows Elle (Atlanta‘s Joslyn […]

* The husband of model-turned-fashion-designer Kimora Lee Simmons has pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to a Malaysian money laundering scandal. According to a wwd.com report:  “Tim Leissner was chairman of Goldman Sachs’ Southeast Asia business, but he resigned in 2016 and was subsequently subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice Department as part of a […]

She’s Gotta Have It *Spike Lee’s 1986 film “She’s Gotta Have It” is headed to Netflix as a 10-episode series with all new actors, reports Variety. The streaming service has ordered a remake of the film, which will also center on Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late twenties struggling to define herself […]

*Following the police-killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, Solange Knowles announced she’s moving her money to a Black-owned bank. The singer explained the switch on Instagram Sunday, but she didn’t mention the name of her former banker — nor did she reveal the name of her new bank. “While I realize this is […]

The late Reginald F. Lewis *Honoring the 1st Black $Billion Dealmaker, upon the 30th anniversary of his historical deal that changed the face of America business forever. On November 30, 1987, Reginald Francis Lewis closed the $985 million leveraged buyout of Beatrice International Foods, which at the time, was the largest offshore transaction […]

[…] go back to Africa get over your pity party you created this hatred and your own kind that brought your great great grandparents over here and sold them.” Not only was she raked over the Internet coals in her comment section, but her employer was bombarded with calls, emails and social media posts calling […]