RushCard suffered from a technical shutdown last month, preventing many customers from being unable to access their own money for days. But Russell Simmons, the creator of the pre-paid Visa card, has been relentlessly persistent in assuring customers that he would do “whatever it takes” to fix the problem. The mogul sat down in an exclusive, hour-long interview with the NNPA News […]
Maybe Chilli and T-Boz will bestow a new track upon us for the holidays? It’s been 11 months since TLC raised nearly $1 million to fund their last album. In January, T-Boz and Chilli created a Kickstarter page with the goal of raising $100,000 to create their fifth and final album. The group made headlines when […]
Fathers in prison facing high debt over unpaid child support payments will have the opportunity to "press pause" with a new program.
A Black teenager from the D.C. area inspired protests after a recording showed him being brutally detained by police officers for making a White customer at a local bank feel "uncomfortable."
Momma Dee has some explaining to do. The Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star was arrested for leaving a restaurant before paying for her meal. The incident occurred in Milwaukee early Saturday morning, according to TMZ: It was reported that Momma Dee was out with friends to celebrate her birthday and when a bill of around $500 […]
Two men, one dressed as Rick James and the other as Youngblood Priest from the cult hit Super Fly, robbed a bank in Indiana.
The popular pizza chain was happy to receive the money back, and has rewarded the bartender with free pizza for a year. Hiding nearly $1,300 in cash in a box marked “chicken wings” might seem like a great way to safely get money to the bank, but only if you don’t accidentally deliver it to […]
Despite major strides Black women remain at the bottom of the wage gap, a new Census Bureau report notes.
In 2014, the businessman made $100 million dollars from his Air Jordan brand -- he only raked in $94 million during his 15-year-career.
President Barack Obama unveiled a new streamlined process for college students and their parents applying for financial aid.
CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns fans are launching a crowdfunding campaign to buy the team. The Billion Dollar Browns proposal is for fans to raise more than $1 billion to buy and manage the team. Though it may seem far-fetched, the leader of the campaign is serious about this effort. The Billion Dollar Browns group aims to […]