By Lyric Prince In 2020, the Liv-ex wine market gained over 10% for its broader selection of vintages African-American wine drinkers are 241% more likely to have spent $20 or more on a bottle of wine Propped up by a lively secondary market, the current valuation for wine stands at $300 billion globally, making it
By Lyric Prince Black males are only 2% of teachers in the U.S. More than 70% of Black Millennials support school choice Environmental factors, and how to improve them, start with providing safer spaces for both teachers and students of color to learn. Currently, more than 70% of Black Millennials support school choice, with good
By Lyric Prince Jay-Z to become Chief Brand Strategist for cannabis brand Caliva U.S. cannabis industry expected to reach $40B in sales by 2024 Rapper and philanthropist Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has forged a partnership with California cannabis brand Caliva by taking on its Chief Brand Strategist role. This comes after a $75M dollar funding round
By Lyric Prince Black males are only 2% of teachers in the U.S. More than 70% of Black Millennials support school choice Environmental factors, and how to improve them, start with providing safer spaces for both teachers and students of color to learn. Currently, more than 70% of Black Millennials support school choice, with good
By Lyric Prince Black people in California and West Virginia amount to 7% and 3.5% respectively The changing demographics of the U.S. are directly affected by the increasing amount of minorities and their subsequent purchasing power WalletHub, an AI-driven personal finance site has launched a ranking tool that rivals the U.S. Census Bureau and found
By Lyric Prince New York City announced a ‘Public Venmo’ bill to create a free peer-to-peer money transfer network In New York City 12% , or 360,000 households were unbanked in 2015 A free peer-to-peer money transfer network like Venmo may be coming to New York City if a new bill passes. The basic mechanism
By Lyric Prince Black people are far more likely to be charged for non violent crimes, which is the source for most bail revenue The Bail Bond industry makes $1.4B – $2.4B in profit every year Recent legislation has eased bail conditions for New York State residents, with mixed reviews. Despite lacking evidence that shows
By Lyric Prince Health spending on the coronavirus pandemic is expected to reach $10.6B across Africa In Africa there are over 10,000 coronavirus cases For the past few months, Europe and America have been contending with the inexorable spread of COVID-19, but recent statistics show that Africa will face a severe health and economic threat.
By Lyric Prince In 2018, the Liv-ex wine market gained over 10% for its broader selection of vintages African-American wine drinkers are 241% more likely to have spent $20 or more on a bottle of wine Propped up by a lively secondary market, the current valuation for wine stands at $300 billion globally, making it
By Lyric Prince HCBUs place Black graduates in job opportunities at higher rates than PWIs Cyborg universities promote partnership between Silicon Valley and Ivy League schools A New York University professor predicted that Silicon Valley would make efforts to connect with top-tier schools, creating so-called “cyborg universities.” Pairings such as MIT and Google (GOOG +0.67%)
By Lyric Prince Facebook’s CEO’s Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is under scrutiny as employees and associates claim racial bias in funding Black-led initiatives A common problem in philanthropy, Black-led initiatives receive less funding than white ones As technical firms experience an unprecedented amount of scrutiny over racial relations within its for-profit ranks, charitable organizations such as
By Lyric Prince Tyi McCray is Pinterest’s new global head of inclusion and diversity amid intense scrutiny Pinterest’s 4% Black workforce is mostly concentrated in support roles Image sharing and social media service Pinterest has hired Tyi McCray to be the global head of diversity and inclusion (D&I), amid intense scrutiny over allegations of racism
By Lyric Prince Black people are far more likely to be charged for non violent crimes, which is the source for most bail revenue The Bail Bond industry makes $1.4B – $2.4B in profit every year Recent legislation has eased bail conditions for New York State residents, with mixed reviews. Despite lacking evidence that shows
