*Tennis star Naomi Osaka is starting her own sports agency. According to Sportico, 24-year-old Osaka, the highest-paid female athlete in the world, is partnering with her IMG agent Stuart Duguid, in the venture named Evolve. Each will hold equity stakes in the company, per the report. Check out the video report about her latest venture…
*Trevor Noah posted a heartfelt tribute to grandmother Frances “Gogo” Noah who died last week at the age of 95. “The Daily Show” host posted a video of himself with his grandmother on Instagram along with a caption that led with a quote from his grandmother, “How can I smile for a photo when I…
*Atlanta restaurant owner Aisha “Pinky” Cole, CEO of The Slutty Vegan, is helping recent graduates of Clark Atlanta University launch their own businesses. During Saturday’s commencement ceremony, Cole surprised over 800 graduates of her alma mater by announcing she was gifting each 2022 graduate a limited liability company, or LLC, Black Enterprise reports. “I have…
*A beloved grandmother and a retired cop are among the victims named in the racist massacre on Saturday when a white supremacist gunman targeted Black customers and employees at the Tops Friendly Markets grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y. 10 people were murdered by Payton S. Gendron, 18, in the predominantly Black neighborhood. The killer reportedly…
*(CNN) — From labor leader César Chávez’s decades of activism, to Roberto Clemente’s boundary-breaking career in Major League Baseball, to the “Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz’s music with a message, the tales of notable Latinos who made history will be on display in a new Smithsonian exhibit. The National Museum of the American Latino will…
By The Atlanta Voice Staff Report (NNPA Newswire) – In a predictable move, Maria Taylor was named the new host of “Football Night in America,” the most-watched studio show in sports, […] The post Maria Taylor named new host of NBC’s Football night in America appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The […] The post Moon goes blood red this weekend: ‘Eclipse for the Americas’ appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., AP Entertainment Writer Olivia Rodrigo, Kanye West and Drake are already big winners before the Billboard Music Awards officially kicks off. Rodrigo and West, known as […] The post Rodrigo, Drake, Ye early winners at Billboard Music Awards appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By NNPA Newswire (NNPA Newswire) – It was during a health careers summer program at the University of Michigan that Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950) decided to pursue medicine, a […] The post Alexa Irene Canady: First Black female neurosurgeon in U.S. appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .
By The Associated Press Nevada’s new top federal prosecutor has been sworn in to his job in Las Vegas. U.S. Attorney Jason Frierson was administered his oath of office May […] The post Nevada swears in first Black US attorney appeared first on AFRO American Newspapers .