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Banking Black thegrio.com
July 7, 2020
OneUnited Bank says its the nation’s biggest Black-owned bank. Since protests roiled the nation after George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
Discover #EatItForward www.theGrio.com
July 7, 2020
Discover initiates a social-media campaign, committing $5 million to Black-owned restaurants across the country.  
Super Bowl LIV - San Francisco 49ers v Kansas City Chiefs
July 6, 2020
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes signs a huge multimillion-dollar deal that will keep him in Kansas City for the next 12 years.
Jimmy John Noose theGrio.com
July 6, 2020
Three employees at a Jimmy John's restaurant were let go after making fun of racial incidents by forming a noose…
July 6, 2020
Facial recognition technology has demonstrated clear racial bias with some algorithms up to 100 times better at identifying white people.
July 6, 2020
After months of conducting research into virtual reality businesses, Shantay DeMar launched @VR, a Frederick, MD-based virtual reality gaming business.
July 6, 2020
Khadijah Robinson, the founder of TheNileList.com, calls to make buying Black more than a trend during the country's moment racial…
July 6, 2020
Ebony Magazine has removed its CEO Willard Jackson following an ongoing independent investigation about unspecified improper transactions
Washington NFL
July 2, 2020
Though Native Americans have declared the team name as offensive there has not been enough support to make the change…
July 2, 2020
W. Kamau Bell and Pastor Michael McBride created the campaign Mask For The People to provide personal protective equipment to…
July 2, 2020
If you're needing startup capital for your business, there are several ways you can accomplish this outside of giving equity away through…
July 1, 2020
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City plans to paint a “Black Lives Matter” mural in front of…
July 1, 2020
Jay-Z's annual Made In America Festival in Philadelphia has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic as it’s been…
July 1, 2020
Kanye West congratulates his wife, Kim Kardashian West for making deals that have allowed her to become a billionaire, just…
Virgil Abloh thegrio.com
July 1, 2020
Fans were upset with Louis Vuitton's art director Virgil Abloh’s work on Pop Smoke’s posthumous album cover which he is…