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Hip-hop artist funds free therapy through selling coffee

September 19, 2021 - 07:25 PM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — After dealing with trauma for much of his life, hip-hop artist Christopher LeMark, opens up his own coffee shop, a safe space where people can "talk about hard stuff." Not only that, the coffee shop's profits are used to fund free therapy sessions for people in need. LeMark founded Coffee, Hip-Hop, and Mental Health as a non-profit organization that sells hip-hop-inspired drinks to pay for free therapy in Chicago. He dedicated his career in building the business to being more than just a "hip and trendy" coffee shop. It was inspired by his ...

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

September 19, 2021 - 03:12 PM Houston, TX — Long-time entrepreneur and author, Gwen Richardson, has just released her new children’s book, Boss Women: Seven African-American Women Who Built Their Businesses From the Ground Up. The book features seven African-American women who started their businesses by th...

Georgia sheriff raising money to aid needy kids at Halloween

September 19, 2021 - 02:10 PM LEESBURG, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s department is raising money to help needy children have a happy Halloween. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office in southwest Georgia will use the cash donations to buy Halloween costumes for kids whose families otherwise couldn’t afford th...

Pamela Uba makes history as the first Black Miss Ireland

September 17, 2021 - 02:10 PM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — After winning the Miss Galway crown, Pamela Uba continues to break barriers with her recent coronation as Miss Ireland 2021. And for the first time in 74 years, she became the first Black woman to hold the title since 1947. The 26-year old part-time mode...

First, she was a survivor: #MeToo’s Burke tells her story

September 17, 2021 - 08:51 AM By JOCELYN NOVECK (AP) - “Maybe it won’t catch on.” That’s what Tarana Burke was thinking — indeed, hoping — when she first found out the phrase “MeToo” was suddenly circulating online in October 2017, in the wake of shocking revelations about Ho...

White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

September 16, 2021 - 08:05 PM By ALEXANDRA JAFFE (AP) — The White House offered Wednesday to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration’s doctors to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, after the Trinidadian-born rapper’s erroneous tweet alleging the vaccine causes impotence went...

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

September 16, 2021 - 07:10 PM DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Employees in the Decatur school system in suburban Atlanta have until the end of October to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The move could set up a showdown with Gov. Brian Kemp, who issued an executive order in May that he says bans government entities from mandating vac...

Female Black founder empowers entrepreneurs with free franchise ownership webinar

September 16, 2021 - 09:10 AM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — The rise of new businesses at an unprecedented rate is now providing more accessibility to franchising, especially to the Black community. To support her fellow entrepreneurs and business owners, Tamika Franklyn, founder of Precision Franchise, launches a free webin...

Federal govt launches civil rights probe of Georgia prisons

September 15, 2021 - 05:10 PM ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia prisons, citing particular concern about violence. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who oversees the department’s civil rights division, said the investigatio...

Texas man finally graduates after 17 years in college

September 15, 2021 - 11:56 AM Houston, TX — T. Terrell “Ian” Parker, a man from Houston, Texas has finally graduated from college after 17 years. He is a US Army officer who attended his first class in college back in August 2004. Because of his job and other factors, he hasn’t been able to graduate...

Hip-hop artist funds free therapy through selling coffee

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

Georgia sheriff raising money to aid needy kids at Halloween

Pamela Uba makes history as the first Black Miss Ireland

First, she was a survivor: #MeToo’s Burke tells her story

White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

Female Black founder empowers entrepreneurs with free franchise ownership webinar

Federal govt launches civil rights probe of Georgia prisons

Texas man finally graduates after 17 years in college

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