Akon has finalized an agreement for the establishment of his own city in Senegal, called Akon City. The singer/entrepreneur shared a photo on Instagram from the deal-finalizing moment, and he captioned the image, “looking forward to hosting you there in the future” — see the pic below. We previously reported… last June Akon announced that he…
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Wyclef Jean Raises $25 Million To Finance Music Publishing Services In Africa And Developing Countries
Wyclef Jean, Co-founder of Carnival World Music COURTESY OF WYCLEF JEAN The generous charitable initiatives established by three-time Grammy Award winner Wyclef Jean, in his native Haiti and other developing countries in Africa, are a significant part of his legacy. Jean hopes to see these regions continue to thrive and, more recently, has turned his…
Boston’s first black female-owned radio station to launch in April
Boston radio show consumers will soon find a unique new voice in the local industry. Boston-based radio personality Danielle Johnson will launch Spark FM, the first digital radio station owned by a black woman this spring, which she hopes will be a platform for people of color. COURTESY DANIELLE JOHNSON Spark FM is the…
Trump brags about Black unemployment, ‘best poverty and youth numbers’ on MLK Day
President Donald Trump made a surprise trip to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on Monday to honor the civil rights leader. Immediately afterwards, he takes to social media to brag about Black unemployment being at an all time low.
Denver Insurance Company to Pay $20.5 Million for Discriminating Against Black and Female Employees
A Denver insurance company will be paying $20.5 million to black and female employees who filed complaints of racial and sexual discrimination, according to The Denver Post. Black employees at Jackson National Life Insurance in Denver were passed over for promotions and were also paid less than their white colleagues, according to the complaint filed…
CEO Opens Two New Branch Offices to Increase African American Homeownership Across the Country
Las Vegas, NV — Meet Ben Slayton, president and CEO of LEGACY Home Loans, who has just opened two new branch offices located in communities where mostly African Americans live. Headquartered in Las Vegas, his company is one of the most successful Black-owned mortgage banking firms that continues to make good on its commitment to…
