Black and Latino Amazon Drivers File Discrimination Class Action
A group of eight Black and Latino former Amazon drivers filed class action complaints this morning with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), charging that Amazon illegally discriminated against them and other similarly-situated drivers when it fired them last year. …
Exxon Profit Falls 40% as Cheap Oil Pain Lingers
Depressed oil prices are keeping the heat on Exxon at a time when the oil behemoth's longtime CEO Rex Tillerson has left to join the Trump administration.
Ikea to Sell Tugs Made by Syrian Refugees in 2019
Ikea plans to roll out a new range of rugs and textiles made by Syrian refugees in 2019.
Google Launches Fund That Could Donate $4M To ACLU, Others
Google has created a crisis fund that could raise up to $4 million for four immigrant rights organizations.
HSM's Mens Classic Monday MCM: Billy Sorrells The Kasanova Of Comedy
Our Mens Classic Monday(#MCM) goes to Houston's very own Billy Sorrells. Learn how this comedian has cracked his way up to being a top contender in the field of comedy, television, and so much more.
HSM's Mens Classic Monday MCM: It's Good To Be The King Keraun
Our Mens Classic Monday(#MCM) goes to Houston's very own King Keraun. Learn how this entrepreneur went from a felon to making multi-million moves with Russell Simmons and More
Tilman Fertitta Gives Away $40,000 in Landry's, Inc. Gift Cards This Sunday, Jan. 29th
Watch for a Chance to Win a Share of $40,000 in Gift Cards to Any of Landry’s, Inc. Five Hundred Locations and Get Updates on the Show
Whole Foods to Shut Three Regional Kitchens
Whole Foods Market Inc said it would close three remaining regional kitchen facilities as part of an ongoing plan to streamline its operations.
Wells Fargo to Merge International Business With Wholesale Banking
Wells Fargo & Co, the third-largest U.S. bank by assets, said on Thursday it would merge its international business with its wholesale banking unit that serves corporate clients. Spokesman Alan Elias said the international business previously stood on its own …
13-Year-Old Makes $100,000 A Year & Trains Others To Do It Too!
Known as “Detroit’s youngest entrepreneur,” Asia Newson is the co-founder and CEO of Super Business Girl, a company she runs with her parents. Now, at the age of 13, Super Business Girl is the perfect name for a determined young …
Entrepreneur Launches Unique Party Supply Company That Caters to Black and Hispanic Children
KIESSE LLC, founded by entrepreneur Linda Kiedi, is a company dedicated to the provision of unique party supplies to African American and Hispanic kids. The company, born out of an urgency to meet needs often overlooked by bigger companies, has …
New Web Site Encourages and Helps African Americans to Create and Make Money From Their Own Afrocentric Mobile Apps
Savvier Health, LLC has been granted a license to offer the same easy–to-use subscription-based app creation platform that has been used by tens of thousands of people around the world to successfully publish hundreds of thousands of apps. Their system …
Super Bowl Gives Small Businesses a Chance to Score
Ayesha James and her husband were living in a Houston hotel in 2016 after their home and all the paperwork for their catering business were destroyed in a fire.
Fox Nixes Super Bowl Ad With 'Controversial' Wall
Fox rejected a Super Bowl commercial that featured a wall, in an apparent reference to the one President-elect Donald Trump says he'll build along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Greater Houston Black Chamber Launches Buy Black Directory
The Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce will launch a Buy Black directory of black-owned small businesses Tuesday in an effort to boost sales for its members.
