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A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

11 states file suit against Biden’s business vaccine mandate

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Kobe Bryant estate earns $400M after Coca-Cola buys BodyArmor

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Black-owned businesses selling wigs, prosthetics bring dignity to women fighting breast cancer

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Former exec who claims he was fired for being a white man awarded $10 million

A North Carolina jury awards $10 million to former executive who claims he was fired because he is a white…
/ October 28, 2021
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A Spelman student watches a film screening at the school. (Photo: Getty Images)

Byron Allen acquires HBCUGo.TV, streaming services for HBCUs

Media mogul Byron Allen has added to his empire by acquiring HBCUGo.TV which is a streaming site for HBCUs.
/ October 26, 2021
Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, stands by an information booth collecting signatures across the street from an Amazon distribution center in the Staten Island borough of New York, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bid to unionize Amazon workers in New York nears milestone

Organizers say they have collected more than 2,000 signatures at four Amazon facilities in Staten Island as they seek to…
/ October 24, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland announces plans to combat mortgage lending discrimination, at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Justice Department to expand redlining investigation efforts

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday the department is investigating several cases and expects to open more in the coming…
/ October 23, 2021
Out with her famous father, Blue Ivy Carter smiles during a game last year between the Los Angeles Lakers and the L.A. Clippers at Staples Center. (Photo: Harry How/Getty Images)

Blue Ivy Carter makes cameo in Beyoncé, Jay-Z’s new Tiffany & Co. ad

The eldest Carter kid appears in "Date Night," which finds her superstar parents riding around NYC in a chauffeured vehicle.
/ October 19, 2021
Actor Michael B. Jordan (left) and tennis legend Serena Williams (right) have paired up to give away up to $1 million to HBCU-attending aspiring entrepreneurs. (Photos: Robin L Marshall/Getty Images and Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Michael B. Jordan partners with Serena Williams on $1 million giveaway for HBCU students

The actor and tennis icon have joined to fund innovative ideas from HBCU-attending aspiring entrepreneurs or alumni.
/ October 19, 2021
Dave Chappelle thegrio.com
In this Jan. 28, 2018 file photo, Dave Chappelle poses in the press room with the best comedy album award for "The Age of Spin" and "Deep in the Heart of Texas" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Netflix employee fired in wake of Chappelle special furor

Netflix said Friday that it had fired an employee for leaking confidential information about what it paid for Dave Chappelle’s…
/ October 16, 2021