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The Senate advances massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. The CBC slams Targetu2019s retreat on diversity. Plus: new wins from Black-owned businesses worth celebrating.
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Haniyah Philigene
Lifestyle & Entertainment Reporter
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What’s up Grio Fam,
Happy July! If you’re anything like me, that greeting feels like a case of whiplash—because time is zooming.
Anyway, let’s talk politics. The Senate just moved the megabill to the House of Representatives. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is promoting his new fragrance “Victory 45-47,” retailing for $249. However, thousands of Americans are not feeling victorious after the Senate passed Trump’s “big, beautiful bill act,” which includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, deep Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps) cuts, and a $350 billion boost to border and national security.
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As activists and community leaders urge people to contact their local reps and oppose legislation that could leave thousands of Americans uninsured, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is keeping the pressure on Target. After what they called a “candid and direct conversation” with company leadership over Target’s decision to pull back on diversity initiatives, the CBC walked away unimpressed.
“We found that the explanations offered by the leadership of the Target Corporation fell woefully short of what our communities deserve and of the values of inclusion that Target once touted,” Clarke said in a statement. “Black consumers contribute overwhelmingly to our economy and to the Target Corporation’s bottom line. Our communities deserve to shop at businesses that publicly share our values without sacrificing our dignity. It is no longer acceptable to deliver promises to our communities in private without also demonstrating those values publicly.”
Now more than ever, it’s crucial that we rally around brands built for us, by us (big love to FUBU). Whether it’s Pattern Beauty—who recently blessed us with that long-awaited “Girlfriends” reunion—or financial institutions like Redemption Bank, now the first Black-owned bank in the Rocky Mountains, or community orgs like Native Son creating space for Black queer men to be seen, heard, and celebrated—this is the moment to intentionally amplify Black-owned businesses and organizations.
So do me a solid, head over to theGrio.com. Read the stories. Share the stories. Repost them. And help us do what we do best: amplify Black stories.
Until next time,
Haniyah Philigene
Lifestyle & Entertainment Reporter
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Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Marie Jones, Golden Brooks, and Persia White recreated the magic of the hit show ‘Girlfriends’ in a new commercial.
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“It is no longer acceptable to deliver promises to our communities in private without also demonstrating those values publicly,” said CBC Chairwoman, U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke.
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Bernice A. King will serve as Redemption Bank’s senior vice president for corporate strategy and on the company’s advisory board.
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