By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has sued two leading discount stores for deceptive pricing: Dollar General and Family Dollar. Yost sued Dollar General on Nov. 1 after receiving complaints from residents across multiple counties in the state, alleging that the variety store charged
By David Klepper, The Associated Press The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are failing to adequately monitor domestic extremists, according to a new Senate report that also faulted social media platforms for encouraging the spread of violent and anti-government content. The report, recently issued by the Senate Homeland Security panel, called on federal
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com As the world becomes more technologically savvy, so comes with it the threat of online crime. One of the latest digital threats to security has been ransomware. According to the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), ransomware is malware that encrypts files
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, Report for America Corps Member, msayles@afro.com Startups are popping up across the country in a variety of different industries– each one with a new, innovative product or service to offer. Some even grant patrons the opportunity to seize their stake in the company in exchange for equity. Here’s a
*In this era of social media where a person can accumulate hundreds of friends they’ve never met and amass thousands of followers they can get paid to influence, it’s no wonder some of us are confused about the real meaning of a friend. Some of us are quick to call someone a friend when we
*Kelly Rowland had to quickly check a few people in the crowd after Chris Brown won “favorite male R&b artist” at the 2022 AMAs. She was there to present the award for Favorite Male R&B Artist Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and revealed Brown was the winner. Brown took a pass on the
*In Marvel studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” we’re introduced to several new characters in the Marvel film universe, including Riri Williams portrayed by actor Dominique Thorne. Williams is a whip-smart 19-year-old from Chicago who is a student at MIT. She spends her time hustling rich kids for money in exchange for completing their homework assignments
*ATLANTA (WANF) — Atlanta icon T.I. is best known as an award-winning rapper, actor, producer, entrepreneur, and businessman around the world. He recently added restaurant owner to his growing portfolio of accolades. T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, opened his Trap City Cafe in September after a long three-year process. T.I. sat down for
*The morale at MSNBC is said to be exceptionally low after Tiffany Cross’ ouster. “People are scared. The consensus is that [MSNBC president Rashida Jones] is trying to unmake MSNBC and change it into something the right won’t be mad at. What about our core audience?” one insider explained as reported by Page Six. Cross
Gospel music icon, CeCe Winans‘ new book “Believe for It: Passing On Faith to the Next Generation” is finally out and available now in stores today. This marks CeCe’s first book in over 10 years, and It explores what it means to pass along wisdom and faith to generations to come. Believe for It: Passing