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usher, Usher Bryan Michael Cox, Usher lawsuit, theGrio.com
November 19, 2025
Usher has filed a lawsuit for an unpaid loan given towards a restaurant that never opened and involved Bryan Michael…
Target layoff, target boycott, is the target boycott still happening, Target 1,800 employees, target boycott impact, is the target boycott working thegrio.com
October 24, 2025
Target announces plans for its first major round of layoffs in years as the retailer struggles with stagnant sales and…
Herriot Tabuteau, Herriot Tabuteau Axsome, Axsome, Haitian doctor, Haitian Herriot Tabuteau theGrio.com
October 8, 2025
After self-funding his startup and defying industry norms, Dr. Herriot Tabuteau has a billion dollar business and a vision for…
Inner City Cafe, Inner City Cafe Dr. Fatimah Turner, Dr. Fatimah Turner NJ, women business month, Black women in business theGrio.com
October 6, 2025
Dr. Fatimah Turner’s Inner City Café is building community in New Jersey through its bold pink decor and intentional business…
Ashley Allison, Ashley Allison The Root, The Root Black-owned, is The Root Black-owned, Black-owned media theGrio.com
October 2, 2025
With her company, Watering Hole Media’s purchase of The Root, Ashley Allison now owns the Black news and culture outlet.
tabitha brown, tabitha brown entrepreneurs, tabitha brown job advice, advice for entrepreneurs, 2025 job market, Tabitha brown backlash theGrio.com
September 4, 2025
Tabitha Brown’s well-intentioned PSA to entrepreneurs didn’t land, as users pushed back against what they saw as tone-deaf advice.
amazon prime membership free shipping, amazon prime benefits, Amazon prime invitee program, Amazon family, Amazone prime perks theGrio.com
September 4, 2025
Amazon is replacing the Prime Invitee program with Amazon Family, which lets account holders share perks with only one other…
Honeyland Festival - Day 1
August 17, 2025
Weaver continues to ask supporters of the Uncle Nearest brand to "clear the shelves" to send a message to its…
James Jones Gymnastics Academy, Black boys gymnastics team, all-black boys gymnastics team theGrio.com
August 1, 2025
The James Jones Gymnastics Academy has been a safe space for Black boys, but now its owner is fighting to…
Ami Colé, Ami Cole, Blac-owned beauty brands, Black-owned makeup brands theGrio.com
July 18, 2025
Ami Colé’s closing is proof that love alone isn’t enough to keep Black-owned brands alive—here’s how to show up for…
Snoop Dogg, Snoop Dogg Swansea, Snoop Dogg Welsh soccer club theGrio.com
July 18, 2025
Snoop Dogg becomes co-owner of Welsh soccer club Swansea City, joining the ownership group to support the team’s growth and…
Kai Cenat, Kai Cenat target, AMP Target, AMP Target collaboration, Kai Cenat Target collaboration, Target Boycott, Target Essence fest, Tart essence festival theGrio.com
July 7, 2025
Target’s new partnership with streamer Kai Cenat and AMP comes as it continues to sidestep demands for justice from Black…
Damola Adamolekun, Red Lobster, Red Lobster CEO, theGrio.com
June 27, 2025
Damola Adamolekun, the 34-year-old former P.F. Chang’s CEO, is now leading Red Lobster’s comeback with strategy and style.
Tariffs, tariffs Black hair care, Black beauty supply, Black hair industry tariffs, Are tariffs making Black hair care more expensive? Tariffs price increase, Tariffs impact TheGrio.com
June 1, 2025
With tariffs forcing stylists and beauty supply owners to raise prices, the Black hair care industry braces for growing uncertainty.
Jamal Bryant Dollar General, dollar general boycott, why are we boycotting dollar general?, Pastor Jamal Bryant Dollar General, Pastor Jamal Bryant Target boycott, Jamal Bryant boycott theGrio.com
May 29, 2025
After a successful Target boycott, Pastor Jamal Bryant encourages consumers to boycott Dollar General for its “predatory” business practices.
Target DEI, Target DEI boycott, Target investors, Walmart DEI, Walmart DEI boycotts, DEI Boycotts, consumer boycotts, theGrio.com
May 28, 2025
“Recent boycotts have been successful enough that companies are worried about them,” experts say, as companies warn investors of boycotts.
Fawn Weaver theGrio
April 28, 2025
Fawn Weaver, CEO of the $1.1 billion Uncle Nearest whiskey brand, joins TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford to share how she…
Target boycott, are we still boycotting Target, Rev. Jamal Bryant target, Rev. Jamal Bryant target boycott theGrio.com
April 24, 2025
Rev. Jamal Bryant calls for a “full Target boycott” after the retailer fails to meet the boycott efforts' demands to…
Trump tariffs, tariffs beauty supply, beauty supply china tariffs, Trump china tariffs, Trump China tax theGrio.com
April 18, 2025
President Trump announced a 125% tax on Chinese imports, and now beauty supply store owners and shoppers are feeling the…
Mental health leave, mental health leave at work, work mental health leave, What to do if you can't work because of mental health?, How to take a mental health leave at work?, Can mental health be a reason to leave work? theGrio.com
April 17, 2025
Despite a fear of repercussions, more adults are recognizing that stepping back from work to address their mental health is…