Author: James Hughes
Every year, people search for stories about Tulsa, economic empowerment, and forgotten Black history. Black Wall Street was more than a neighborhood. It was a declaration, a bold, powerful message that Black America could build, thrive, and excel despite the harshest systems working against it. The Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, became one of the […]
A deep dive into generational wealth, financial barriers, and new success strategies. For decades, the conversation around Black wealth in America has circled the same painful truth: Black households continue to lag far behind their white counterparts in building and sustaining generational wealth. The gap is not closing fast enough, despite progress in education, entrepreneurship, […]
Former President Donald Trump has reversed course and is now publicly urging House Republicans to vote in favor of releasing the long-sealed Justice Department files connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The shift comes as Congress prepares for a critical vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which would force the DOJ to disclose investigative records tied […]
When we talk about the most important Black inventors in American history, Frederick McKinley Jones deserves to be at the very top.Not just for one invention, but for dozens. Jones didn’t simply create new gadgets.He changed the way the world eats, travels, receives medical care, and even fights wars. Most people know him as the […]
When most people hear the name Lonnie Johnson, they think of the Super Soaker, the iconic water gun that became one of the most successful toys in history. But the real story of Lonnie Johnson runs far deeper than toy shelves. He is a NASA engineer, Air Force veteran, inventor, and one of the greatest […]
