Entrepreneurship runs through her blood. “My grandmother was an entrepreneur, her mother was an entrepreneur and my father was an entrepreneur,” says Carla Ladd, a natural-born leader with a passion and heart for working to support Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. “I was born to be an entrepreneur.” Though her father...
Black Maternal Health Week was recognized last month, April 11-17. The annually-recognized week brings awareness and action to the racial disparities that play into Black mothers’ high mortality rate. According to the Centers for Disease Control, Black women are three to four times more likely than white women to die...
Sitting in a lounge chair and sipping on a hot cup of chai, after a relaxed dinner, a teacher begins to review lessons planned for the next morning’s class. In another time zone it’s the end of a school day, and as students walk through the school halls they’re thinking...
On April 3, 2023, Tennessee lawmakers voted to expel two of its Black lawmakers because they raised their voices on the house floor while protesting for tighter gun control after another tragic school shooting that took the life of children. The official reason was “disorderly behavior.” And “bringing disorder and...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates arranged for Qatari government social media and news sites to be hacked in late May in order to post fiery but false quotes linked to Qatar's emir, prompting a diplomatic crisis, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing U.S. intelligence officials.
Remembering Alfonzo Porter
