If “started from the bottom, now we’re here,” was a person, it just might be LaLa Milan. She went from providing the culture with laughs on social media to landing acting roles in hit series like BET’s “Boomerang” and the Zeus comedy series, “TiTi Do You Love Me.” Fast forward to now and she continues to carve her own lane and was even announced as a Dream in Black Future Maker with AT&T. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LaLa: Free Medicinal Laughter (@lalamilan) One thing Milan can surely attest to is the fact that technology has created a whirlwind of opportunities for her. “Cell phones and the laptop are two of the main ways that I’m able to produce the content that I do, and because of that, my life has changed tremendously,” Milan told AfroTech during an interview at the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture. “Long story short — I went from working at Allstate, at a desk, at a job — that I hated personally — to living my dream, traveling the world, and being able to just...

Akon is merging the world of crypto with the music scene, announcing that his next album will be sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) , Esquire reports. “Throughout my career, I have always believed that artists never really got their fair share of the profits for the work they produced and people listen to,” Akon told Esquire. “So with the idea of owning a piece of digital art, via an NFT, it allows the creator to benefit more and actually get more of the pie.” While his plans further affirm cryptocurrency’s ability to allow artists to maximize earnings from their content, it appears profit is not the only interest to Akon as he cites the NFT drop will allow for transparency and access to information from album buyers. “ My next album is going to be an NFT album. With that, I’ll be able to monetize it from the day it drops on every platform that exists. What that means is that it opens the door to full transparency where your music is being played, who’s playing it, where they’re...