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Dollar General Jacksonville shooting
September 6, 2023
Dollar General plans to donate $2.5 million to Jacksonville organizers in the wake of a racially motivated shooting at one…
Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer (via LinkedIn)
September 1, 2023
After two years in the role, Row Brewer is stepping down as the first Black female CEO to lead Walgreens…
Cleveland Black Futures Fund
August 29, 2023
The grants come at a time when Edward Blum has started efforts to use the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to…
Van Jones investments
August 22, 2023
Van Jones is using a $100 million award from Jeff Bezos to to curb poverty and incarceration rates in Black…
August 19, 2023
American Airlines is suing Skiplagged, a travel site that sells tickets that let people save money by exploiting a quirk…
August 17, 2023
Paramount Global will not sell its majority stake in BET Media Group, which includes BET, the BET+ streaming service and…
EdwardBlumSupremeCourt - diversity lawsuits
August 7, 2023
Edward Blum's suit targets Fearless Fund, founded by Keshia Knight Pulliam, Arian Simone and Ayana Parsons, givers of $20,000 in…
Alpha Phi Alpha moves national convention from Florida
August 3, 2023
Alpha Phi Alpha believes other organizations will follow its lead and move their major events from Florida to boycott the…
August 1, 2023
The neighborhood once known as Black Wall Street, is getting a makeover with the united help of Black Tech Street…
New York Attorney General Letitia James --DEI measures workplace unlawful
July 21, 2023
Democrats are pushing back against Republicans' claims that DEI initiatives in the workplace equal unlawful discrimination.
RYAN WILSON, TK PETERSEN -- THE GATHERING SPOT
July 17, 2023
Members of The Gathering Spot, a Black members-only club, reportedly aren't happy about a white man being named its CFO.
June 7, 2023
Black unemployment rates experienced a spike between April and May, particularly impacting Black women in the public sector.
May 13, 2023
A Florida jury found McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget caused burns on…
Black executive leaders program
May 12, 2023
The National Executive Leadership Academy is expanding to increase the number of Black executives in the workforce.
Florida medical marijuana industry
May 10, 2023
Black farmers in Florida could get another chance to obtain their medical marijuana license following the approval of a recent…
65th GRAMMY Awards - Show
May 9, 2023
Beyoncé's imminent "Renaissance" World Tour is estimated by Forbes to possibly outsell Taylor Swift's "Eras" Tour by $500 million.
Black owned bank Ohio
May 3, 2023
Kevin Boyce, an Adelphi Bank co-founder, said he talked with a friend about opening it after protests over the killing…
Companies fail at diversity
April 17, 2023
Nearly 40 suits allege that Wells Fargo & Co., Delta Air Lines and other companies made false claims about their…
Ben & Jerry's founder marijuana business
April 4, 2023
Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's has a brand new marijuana business, offering full-spectrum vapes and pre-rolls with low THC…
March 16, 2023
The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are causing great concern for America's Black-owned financial institutions.