Author: Carma Henry

      Coco Gauff is calling out racist abuse she received online after a disputed moment during her China Open victory over Chinese teenager Sun Xinran.

     In the final game this season that will pit an HBCU against an FBS opponent, Texas Southern’s meeting with Florida Atlantic tops the list of the most attended games in Week 5 of the HBCU football season.

     Through the Forum’s Seed Capital Pitch Competition, Good Soil will award $500,000 in equity-free capital to select founders. Since the inaugural Forum in 2023, the prize pool has grown from $250,000 to $500,000. The competition drew 1,829 applications in 2025, more than double the prior year’s total. Registrants from Japan and countries across Africa are expected to attend next month’s Forum.

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) recognized 18 mortgage loan officers at its Top 100 celebration during the organization’s national convention in August. The honorees were selected for their extensive work with NAREB Realtists in financing and closing home loans for buyers across the country.

AutoNation celebrated the 10th anniversary of DRV PNK and more than $50 million raised and donated to drive out cancer with a $100,000 donation to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System. With this donation, Sylvester will establish the AutoNation Children’s Cancer Research Fund to support innovative pediatric cancer research and initiatives that improve outcomes for children and families facing a cancer diagnosis.

A bicycle can be a big-ticket item that lands on holiday gift lists every year, but not every family can afford to fulfill that wish. For 45 years, Rick Case Bikes for Kids has been collecting gently used bicycles from the community that will be passed along to local children and teens who are yearning for a set of wheels. From now until December 20, the community is encouraged to bring bikes they’re no longer riding to any Rick Case Automotive Group dealership.

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Holy Cross Health is offering screening mammograms and bone density screenings at a special rate. Available from October 1 to 31 to patients without health insurance, screening mammograms are $100 and bone density screenings are $150 to lower out-of-pocket costs. This includes tomosynthesis and the radiologist’s reading fee, but excludes diagnostic mammograms.

        If you have ever watched the Kentucky Derby on television, you are familiar with the all-out fashion protocol including females wearing fancy hats and dresses, and men in colorful sports coats and suits. Well such was the fare last Saturday evening at the Omni Hotel on 17th Causeway, in way downtown Fort Lauderdale. It was the Urban League of Fort Lauderdale’s annual signature fundraising event, and folks were “dressed to the nines,” as the expression goes. It was the Red Gala of 2026 themed ‘Derby at Dusk.’

       At just 19 years old, Maceo Hall is already flying toward a dream that reaches far beyond himself.

       An estimated 55,000 consumers will benefit from a $694 million class action settlement against a predatory auto lender reached by attorneys general (AGs) in 40 states and the District of Columbia.