With the viewership for Women’s basketball at an all-time high due to many contributing factors, the Atlanta Dream announced location restrictions on ticket sales on April 21, according to Fox 5 Atlanta, which caused fans to become angry with the WNBA team. The team stated on their social media profile that they were selling tickets in this way due to “unprecedented demand” before tickets were available. Only fans in the surrounding area were able to purchase presale tickets. Residents of Georgia, of course, as well as people living in Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, and North Car ..read more

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, currently participating in an NBA playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks, has stated that his younger brother was called a racial slur by an opposing fan during the opening game of the first-round series. According to The Athletic, he spoke about the troubling incident after his team beat the Bucks in game two on April 23 at the Fiserv Forum in Wisconsin. Haliburton happens to be a native of Wisconsin who grew up in Oshkosh, which is about 90 minutes from Milwaukee. Although he said it was good to be back in his home state of Wisconsin, he was bother ..read more

Hallmark Mahogany is hosting its first-ever honors brunch, during which several distinguished Black women will receive their much-deserved flowers. The inaugural Mahogany Honors Brunch will take place on Sunday, April 28, at the InterContinental Buckhead in Atlanta. It will feature a fireside chat with Fantasia Barrino and celebrate 30 pioneering women whose work helps fuel progress within the Black community. Honorees include Pinky Cole Hayes, Eva Marcille, Dr. Contessa Metcalfe, Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon, Malinda Williams, and more. The developing ceremony aims to celebrate Black women who have s ..read more

Edward R. Dudley, who made history as the United States’ first Black ambassador in 1949 when he was appointed the U.S. ambassador to Liberia, will be honored in his hometown of Roanoke, Virginia, with a historical marker placed near his childhood home.  As Cardinal News reported, Dudley has an impressive resume, but his contributions to civil rights have been overlooked. Pre-Brown v. Board of Education, Dudley worked as a special assistant counsel to Thurgood Marshall at the Legal Defense and Education Fund and primarily worked on cases that sought the admission of Black students to unive ..read more

Less than two years ago, Kevin Hart’s Gran Coramino Tequila announced a program, in partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), that would help fund Black and Latinx small business owners and entrepreneurs, The Coramino Fund. It was recently revealed that more than $1 million in grants were given to 100 small businesses during that time to create jobs and help grow businesses in their communities. The comedian and entrepreneur introduced the fund in November 2022 with his business partner, Juan Domingo Beckmann. Since then, The Coramino Fund received more than 35,000 gra ..read more

A study conducted by the AARP found that 20% of adults over the age of 50 have no retirement savings. More than 70% of those surveyed cited rising housing costs as the top reason why it has been difficult for them to put money aside for the future.  Additionally, data showed that saving for retirement didn’t necessarily lead to feelings of financial security. Of the participants who had savings plans, more than a third of them said that the rising cost of living may leave them unable to sustain themselves during their golden years. More than a quarter of Americans said they expect to neve ..read more

The Exchange, an initiative spearheaded by Deloitte and a consortium of Black-owned local publishers, has unveiled a new branded article series spotlighting Black business leaders. Article content, penned by journalists from participating pilot program publishers, has been specially curated for diverse audiences, a press release stated. The Exchange aims to financially empower diverse-owned local publishers, deliver specialized business insights to their audiences, and forge a new collaborative model to ultimately enhance equity across the media landscape. They feature in-depth interviews with ..read more

After much debate on social media, Hulu has unveiled the official trailer for their three-part documentary on the Black Twitter community. The trailer, released on Thursday, April 24, teases what viewers can expect from “A People’s History of Black Twitter” coming to Hulu on May 9. Directed by “Insecure” showrunner Prentice Penny and based on Jason Parham’s Wired article of the same name, the docuseries unwraps the history, impact, and future of Black users on the platform, now known as X. The trailer kicks off with a few commentators reading tweets posted under the #UKnowUrBlackWhen hashtag b ..read more

Stephen A. Smith is backtracking comments he made on Fox News last week where he called Donald Trump “relatable” to the Black community due to his ongoing criminal trial. The famed sports commentator took to his YouTube channel on Monday, April 22, to issue a formal apology to the Black community for speaking on their behalf while on Sean Hannity’s show last week. Smith offered “one last” explanation of what he was trying to say and how his message got misconstrued in the media. “I’m fully aware that I have been in the news the last few days. Paraded all over social media as well after comment ..read more

On April 23, Tennessee’s House of Representatives passed a bill allowing trained teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on school campuses. The bill, HB1202/SB1321, also does not allow parents or other teachers to know precisely who is armed. The bill is heading to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law.  As The Associated Press reported, the bill passed in Tennessee’s House with a 68-28 vote, largely along party lines. All of Tennessee’s Republican House members, except for four members, voted in favor of the bill, a fact that did not sit well with membe ..read more