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Jay-Z attends 2020 Roc Nation brunch, theGrio.com

I’ve had dinner with Jay-Z, but is it worth passing on $500,000?

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For World Trade Center cook, surviving 9/11 led to activism

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Five Black-owned businesses to try this fall

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In this Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 file photo, the logo of Apple is illuminated at a store in the city center in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file)

Apple delays iPhone photo-scanning plan amid fierce backlash

Apple is indefinitely delaying plans to scan iPhones in the U.S. for images of child sexual abuse following an outcry…
/ September 4, 2021
Michelle Washington and her son Kendrick check out damage to their home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on August 30, 2021 in Kenner, Louisiana. Ida made landfall yesterday as a category 4 storm southwest of New Orleans. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

12 organizations directly helping Black, brown victims of Hurricane Ida

We rounded up a list of Black-owned/led relief organizations that are helping Black and brown Louisianians recover from Hurricane Ida.
/ September 2, 2021
(Credit: Cole Mattox)

First Generation Investors empowering students from underserved communities to build generational wealth

Mattox shares what drove him and his friends to create First Generation Investors, success stories, and what’s next for the…
/ September 1, 2021

Six revolutionary Black-owned businesses to follow this Black August

It's the end of Black Business Month here are a few you should know about such as Fanbase App and…
/ August 31, 2021
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Does TikTok have a racial bias?

TikTok has been under fire following a Black creator strike in protest of their habitually stolen and uncredited content.
/ August 31, 2021
Geraldine Moriba, Senior Vice President of News & Entertainment
Geraldine Moriba, Senior Vice President of News & Entertainment. (Photo: Amy Anaiz)

theGrio’s Geraldine Moriba speaks on new programming, creating change

In a recent episode of The Storytelling Revolution at MediaVillage, theGrio's Geraldine Moriba speaks on new programming and creating change.
/ August 31, 2021
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter attends his 40/40 Club's 18th anniversary party Saturday at the venue in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Jay-Z celebrates 18th anniversary of 40/40 Club with Beyonce and more

Business partner Michael Rubin called Jay-Z, the visionary rapper-entrepreneur, the "most normal, greatest guy on the planet."
/ August 30, 2021