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Byron Allen thegrio.com
April 29, 2021
Allen Media CEO and chairman Byron Allen acquires 12 stations from Gray TV in an all-cash deal for $380M it…
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April 7, 2021
Target vows to support Black-owned businesses by spending more than $2 billion with hundreds of brands by 2025.
March 28, 2021
Guess Inc. has halted the sale of a bag after receiving criticism online for copying the style of Telfar Clemens's…
February 6, 2021
The group of leaders told Kamala Harris and Janet Yellen that the COVID-19 federal relief package must better serve Black-owned…
January 27, 2021
On Monday, Citi announced its new round of investments which brings the number of companies that Citi has supported up…
January 24, 2021
Young entreprenuers attended the Buy Black Expo: Youth Edition which was created to give youth a space to connect with…
Tulsa Race Massacre
January 17, 2021
Black entrepreneurs say they have been reduced to renters in the Greenwood district, an area of Tulsa once known as…
January 3, 2021
The Associated Press reports new data revealing minority-owned businesses at the end of the line to receive coronavirus relief funding.
December 27, 2020
David and Aaron Cabello, founders of Philadelphia-based Black and Mobile food delivery app, is expanding their business to Detroit.
December 6, 2020
Sandra Dear, the owner of Little Boho Bookstore in Bayonne, New Jersey, said customers showed up after a difficult moment…
November 30, 2020
On Giving Tuesday, James Oliver's ParentPreneur Foundation will be raising $25,000 for mental health for their fast-growing community.
November 29, 2020
The JustUs app, created by John Quashie, 33, in June 2020 was born out of frustration, chaos, and a glimmer…
November 15, 2020
A former gymnast paralyzed in an accident is now a business owner and will be featured on Oprah Winfrey's Favorite…
Black woman business
November 11, 2020
JPMorgan Chase will be partnering with the New Voices Foundation to launch a business banking educational program for women of…
October 25, 2020
The family-owned enterprise Detroit Farm and Cider, launched by Leandra King, is a first-of-its-kind for the majority-Black city.
Issa Rae thegrio.com
October 23, 2020
Issa Rae explains why she wants her revamped production company to set an example for how we can better support…
Daymond John Event Logo that reads "Black Entrepreneurs Day"
October 22, 2020
Daymond John will be hosting Black Entrepreneurs Day on Saturday and 10 businesses will receive a $25,000 grant - no…
October 18, 2020
Harlem Cycle, a Black-owned workout studio in New York, was vandalized over the weekend. The gym already faced pressure from…
October 18, 2020
Aaron Fender, the cofounder of an Atlanta-based, Black-owned coffee company, will be receiving $50,000 from Google's new initiative.
October 17, 2020
After four years of development, CEO of PopCom, Dawn Dickson, has finally been awarded the patent for her sleek PopShop…