Category: Money

How these 3 African American businesses survived decades of turmoil

The U Street Corridor in Washington, D.C., has long held a unique place in the city’s history as the vibrant heart of African American culture and entrepreneurship....

4/20 “10 Cannabis Product Ideas For Experienced Consumers And Newcomers Alike”

This year, there’s a lot of excitement around 4/20, as the cannabis holiday falls on a Saturday, which means customers will have more time to shop around and stock up...

African American Homeownership Falls to 50-year Low

After fair housing legislation was passed in 1968 during the Civil Rights era, the black homeowership rate increased for 30 years and reached nearly 50 percent in 2004,...

Facebook Has Banned White Nationalism And Separatism Content From Its Platforms

Facebook announced Wednesday that it intends to ban content that glorifies white nationalism and separatism, a major policy shift that will begin next week....

Equal Pay For Women Is Fundamental for Success in the New Economy

In recent months, opponents of strengthening equal pay protections have parroted a common refrain from the Trump administration and its supporters by focusing on the...

Crude Oil prices fall as markets brace for potential U.S. recession

Oil prices dropped on Monday as concerns of a sharp economic slowdown outweighed supply disruptions from OPEC’s production cutbacks and U.S. sanctions on Iran and...

Wall Street awaits The US Congress vote to prevent money laundering in cannabis business

Analysts are keeping a close watch on a US House of Representatives committee vote scheduled for Tuesday on a bill to get cannabis industry cash off the streets and into...

Canopy + Couche Could Be Global Pot Shop Dream

On the face of it, Canopy Growth Corp.’s agreement with convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. to open a single store in London, Ontario doesn’t...

Colin Kaepernick Won. The NFL Lost.

Technically, Colin Kaepernick withdrew his collusion case. Technically, the NFL did not admit that it conspired to blackball Kaepernick from the league after he began...

NBA investigating Pelicans star’s Anthony Davis on-the-record trade request

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the New Orleans Pelicans star could be facing disciplinary action from the NBA — such as a fine — following his...