A crypto whiz kid! 13-year-old artist becomes a MULTI-MILLIONAIRE in just one year by selling dinosaur-inspired NFT portraits of women like Jackie O and Beyonce for thousands Nyla Hayes’ art has been sold for nearly $7 million, with portraits going for thousands of dollars each She started drawing at age four, and got a smartphone Read More…
By Lucius Gantt US President Joe Biden has described Russian President Valdimir Putin as a “war criminal” after Russia invaded Ukraine and launched missiles, air strikes and cluster bombs into civilian areas that killed more women, children and babies than Ukrainian soldiers. Russian military tactics are nothing new. Tactics used in Ukraine were used Read More…
By Lucius Gantt Some of the most loyal readers and supporters of The Gantt Report have asked me why I don’t write about political misconduct and corruption every week. I don’t because I’ve been saying and writing about how local, state and federal governments have been treating all people of color for years. If Read More…
By Lucius Gantt Some ladies and gentlemen have eyes but can’t see. At the same time, there are men and women who are visionary. A visionary can visualize the future and can describe things that will, or could, take place or happen. When some drivers choose to speed down the highways without a Read More…
The Swastika’s History Heinrich Schliemann discovered the archaeological site of Troy, but his discovery also boosted the visibility of swastikas. Illustration from clu / Getty Images. When archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann traveled to Ithaca, Greece in 1868, one goal was foremost in his mind: discovering the ancient city of Troy using Homer’s Iliad. The epic poem Read More…
By Lucius Gantt Too many important Black organizations have declined or have been dissolved. I’m old enough to remember when Black professionals would come together and comfort, nurture, inform and educate each other. The Black media professionals, Black lawyers, Black doctors, Black Nurses, Black educators, Black contractors, Black entertainers, the Black athletes, the Black clergy Read More…
The man responded, “ I have a lot of felonies, and nobody wants to hire me because of that. I had to turn to the streets. I had to start stealing and robbing, in order to survive” I was short staffed that day, so I asked him.. “do you want to work”? His eyes opened Read More…
Nationwide — Meet Mr. Harrington Barrow, the founder and CEO of America Force One LLC, a Black-owned security operations company. With over 30 years of experience in C.C.T.V. Monitoring, Executive Protection Services, Ground Security Coverage, Bespoke Operation Formats, Armed Guard Protection, and more Barrow says that he is proud and excited to bring a variety of security Read More…
Nationwide — Ruby “Sunshine” Taylor, a graduate of Howard University and the founder of Financial Joy School based in Baltimore, Maryland is proud to introduce Project 10,000, an initiative geared towards providing essential financial education to black and brown youth and families through the financial literacy card game, LEGACY! Card Game. The initiative is supported by a $250,000 Read More…
In October 2021, ProPublica published a gutting and outrageous narrative of a juvenile court judge who oversaw a system that jailed children at extraordinary rates, and a county full of officials who collaborated or looked the other way. In one particularly egregious case that reporters Meribah Knight and Ken Armstrong found, several Black children were arrested Read More…
