For Menyuan Jordan, taking care of her three children while juggling a career that she loves has been like walking a tightrope. Being in the mental-health field, Jordan, a social Read more
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Stanley Black & Decker leads S&P 500 decliners after tool maker’s weak quarter leads it to slash guidance
Shares of Stanley Black & Decker Inc. tumbled 13.7% Thursday to lead S&P 500 decliners after the tool maker’s second-quarter earnings fell far short of estimates, it slashed its guidance Read more
This is why inflation hits Black families particularly hard
Black Americans have grappled with more volatile inflation when compared to white households over the past several years, according to new research published Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of Read more
Black farmers’ stalled debt relief could mean ‘next wave’ of land losses
Legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden in the spring of 2021 was supposed to bring debt relief to socially disadvantaged farmers. A little over a year later, lawsuits Read more
Black patients were rarely included in clinical trials — until COVID-19 vaccines
Stephanie Walker, a Black retired nurse who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2015, has never been asked to participate in a clinical trial. But if the opportunity to Read more
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to join the Supreme Court?
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in on Thursday as the Supreme Court’s first Black woman justice, in an historic move for the United States President Joe Biden’s pick Read more
Institutional investors have bought hundreds of thousands of single-family homes, many in Black communities. Critics say it’s creating a ‘generation of renters’
Democratic lawmakers are scrutinizing whether the American dream of a suburban home and white picket fence is being seized upon by large institutional investors, costing working people a shot at Read more
Interview With Tony Wells, Author of “Black Man Under the Deep Blue Sea”
Tony Wells has gone from being the child of a broken family, to one who has overcome many challenges until he could succeed at becoming the only Black American Commercial Read more
COVID-19 Update: Technology Proves "Game-Changer" for Black Urban Youth
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit inner-city urban kids disproportionately and has led K-12 educators and administrators to direct many elementary and secondary schools to remain closed indefinitely. Read more
Airtel Black Program: Airtel users will get DTH and broadband internet along with mobile in 1 bill
Airtel Black was launched by the New Delhi-based telecom operator in a virtual conference on Friday. Through this, customers will get the option to combine their postpaid, direct-to-home (DTH) and Read more