Kevin Hart is laughing all the way to the bank. The comedian, actor, and entrepreneur scaled his presence in Hollywood, launching multi-platform media company, HARTBEAT in 2022. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, its launch was supported by a $100 million raise…
View gallery Image Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images Justin Bieber caught a bunch of his fans’ attention when he shared a photo of himself where he seemed to be crying on social media. Following the picture, a source close to the star…
East Chop Capital has closed its funding and will deploy capital to Black investors. According to a press release provided to AFROTECH™, the private equity firm’s founders and HBCU graduates Calvin L. Butts Jr. and Carrington Carter have closed an…
Eric Church has addressed his polarizing performance at Stagecoach. The acclaimed singer, who headlined the country music festival for a fifth time last week, was skewered online for his gospel-inspired acoustic set. It seems fans were expecting Church to dazzle…
In his 2017 song, “Legacy,” Jay-Z said, “Generational wealth, that’s the key. My parents don’t have sh-t, so that shift started with me.” This concept, adopted by many people, has been the foundation for helping secure the economic stability of…
Dax Shepard caught Kristen Bell in the good place. The Armchair Expert host shared a funny video of him FaceTiming the Frozen star after she was given Nitrous Oxide—also known as laughing gas—during a visit to her dermatologist’s office. explaining that he had to show people his wife’s reaction to the…
Venita Cooper’s passion for sneaker culture has led her to become an entrepreneur-turned-tech-founder. In 2019, Cooper opened Silhouette Sneakers & Art in Tulsa, OK, after working as a K-12 educator in the Mississippi Delta through Teach for America. She was…
View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images Chloë Grace Moretz has been dating her girlfriend, Kate Harrison, for several years, and they two just sparked engagement rumors! While strolling through Disneyland in April 2024, the pair were spotted showing off two…
The “Prime Effect” should not be ignored. Deion Sanders, who first received the nickname “Prime Time” by a former high school teammate — with it later morphing into “Coach Prime” while coaching at Mississippi’s Jackson State University — has the…
Jon Bon Jovi has “no desire” to join the trend of artists selling off their music catalogs. Many well-known entertainers — Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Kiss, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber — have collected huge paydays in recent years by…
Same goes for the stars who never took to the stage or, say, listened to Abby chide them that their legs are about as straight as Elton John. (“Didn’t realize what that meant ’til I was older!” joked JoJo.) Despite…
View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images King Charles III subtly shut down a baseless rumor about funeral arrangements. Hours after a report emerged about the king’s health, the 75-year-old monarch announced his return to public engagements amid his cancer battle. “His…
