As shoppers pledge to boycott many big name retailers like Target and Walmart over their decision to discontinue Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, many Black…
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The City of Miami Gardens witnessed a historic event on Tuesday afternoon as rapper and entrepreneur Flo Rida, alongside Councilman Reggie Leon, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s first entirely Black-owned shopping plaza. The event, held at 230 NW 183rd St., marked a milestone in the community’s journey toward economic empowerment and revitalization.
The best thing you can do for your business is to create a payroll schedule. Not only will this ensure that you complete payroll-related tasks in a timely manner, but it can also help you decide what benefits to offer.
TransAtlantic Journey is the highly anticipated, interdisciplinary narrative album, conceived by musician, theologian and psychologist, Dr. Jerome C. Crichton. The acclaimed project redefines how Black music heritage is appreciated and how the history of enslaved people is understood. This timely release is more than an album—it is a research-based and carefully curated tribute to the resilience, artistry and cultural contributions of all who endured the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Dr. Crichton has also woven the personal history of his own ancestors into every chord, as each album track conveys their Atlantic Ocean journey from Africa to the Americas, and his own journey over the Atlantic Ocean from England to New England, through Afro Fusion Jazz orchestrations.
Depreciation is a way of allocating the cost of the asset over its expected usable life by expensing a portion of the cost over several years. This accounting method provides a tax deduction while also reflecting, on the books, the asset’s decline in value over time. Additionally, it helps a company determine (and plan for) the time when it will be necessary to replace the asset.
New reserch from the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) finds that in just one year – 2022 – cash-strapped borrowers took out over 20 million predatory loans totaling nearly $8.6 billion. The triple-digit annual percentage rates (APRs) and high costs attached to these loans – whether payday, single-payment or installment loans – drained more than $2.4 billion in fees from low-income borrowers.
Good Girl Chocolate, a made-from-scratch, fast-growing, Black woman-owned chocolate brand, is set to expand into 150 Whole Foods Market stores across 20 states. With this expansion, founder Dr. Tabatha Carr is taking a bold step forward in her mission to build the largest Black-owned bean-to-bar chocolate factory in the United States, offering everything from dairy-free milk chocolate, to dark chocolate, to white chocolate, to truffles.
29-year-old entrepreneur Hashim Walters from New Orleans, Louisiana, has officially launched The Latimer Group, an ownership consortium focused on acquiring Spirit Airlines, an iconic brand facing critical financial distress. He says that his mission is to empower African American economic leaders, creating the only Black-owned commercial airline in the United States.
We have experienced so much business disruption in recent years, and one change that should not be overlooked is the new role of the Chief Financial Officer.
In a digital landscape increasingly controlled by government regulations and corporate interests, social media platforms have strayed far from their original promise of open connection and free expression. Instead, censorship, algorithmic manipulation, and the amplification of divisive content have become the norm. For many creators, Fanbase is no longer just an alternative—it’s the only option.