by Jeroslyn JoVonn May 14, 2024 The league, co-founded by Cube in 2017, expects to sell three more teams. Ice Cube is taking his Big3 basketball league to new heights with big changes and a “historic” $10 million deal. On May 10, the hip-hop mogul announced the $10 million sale of his first Big3 team…
by Daniel Johnson May 14, 2024 The report is in keeping with previous scholarship regarding the chronic underfunding of Black-owned businesses. According to a new report from the Alliance for Entrepreneurial Equity, a partnership between the National Urban League and Third Way, barriers to Black-owned and other minority-owned businesses are keeping those businesses from reaching…
LeBron “Bronny” James Jr., the elder son of four-time NBA champion LeBron and Savannah James, appears to have cleared another hurdle in his journey toward becoming an NBA player, but he’s already facing “nepo baby” criticism before he’s even hit the big league. According to ESPN, Bronny James has been medically cleared by the NBA’s…
WNBA superstar A’ja Wilson said the elephant in the room when it comes to the enormous popularity of Caitlin Clark is the fact that she is a White woman. Clark is by far the most heralded basketball player since Larry Bird entered the NBA in 1979 alongside Earvin “Magic” Johnson. But when you juxtapose Clark’s…
Hailing from Mississippi, J. Lock considers himself a quiet kid but his lyrics and music make an impact wherever it’s being played. For J. Lock, music started for him at home, and he grew to love Motown Records, blues, jazz, and ’90s R&B. His new single, “Anything,” plays into his R&B bag, where he’s letting…
Welcome to another insightful edition of “Equity in Focus.” I’m your host, Kevin Hooks. In this episode, we delve into the world of diversity and economic empowerment in the energy sector with Douglas Oliver, the Senior Vice President of governmental regulatory and external affairs at PECO. Oliver shares his journey from youth in Philadelphia through…
The Keith Lee effect is rarely something parties on both sides ever take for granted. The MMA fighter-turned-social media star reviews restaurants with an emphasis on local businesses to increase the client base of said business. Since last year, Lee and his family have traveled around North America as he’s reviewed food spots in various…
On May 13, Morehouse College unveiled its new Google Annex classroom on campus. The addition comes from Google’s partnership with the United Negro College Fund to contribute $1 million to build a new student center. “We were just showing some of the students who will be benefitting from the lab the kind of tech in…
Adding insult to Drake’s injury, two of Kendrick Lamar’s tracks used to flame Drake into a burnt piece of flesh have both landed at the top of the Billboard pop charts. According to the esteemed music magazine, K. Dot’s track “Not Like Us” not only broke a streaming record — which was ironically held by…
by Daniel Johnson May 13, 2024 Georgia’s SB 189, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law on May 6, was supposed to be a fix of the state’s voter fraud issues, but some voter rights advocates believe it could make the issue of voter suppression worse. Georgia’s SB 189, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into…
