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(Image: Wikimedia) In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which is disproportionately affecting the African American community, Sean “Diddy” Combs announced that he is launching a new platform called “Black News” that promises to report news and issues impacting the black people. He added that the series will also focus …

NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 10: Byron Allen attends “The Bloomberg 50” Celebration at Cipriani 25 Broadway on December 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Bloomberg Businessweek) Byron Allen with his media company filed suit Friday against The Nielsen Company. Entertainment Studios (parent company …

Hip-hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh and Dr. Olajide Williams, Chief of Staff, Department of Neurology at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center are on a mission to flatten the COVID-19 curve by educating young people through hip-hop with the help of 40 of their celebrity friends in the “20 Seconds …

Daymond John visits SiriusXM Studios on March 09, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) On the latest episode of theGrio’s flagship podcast, Dear Culture, author and mogul Daymond John dropped gems with hosts Natasha S. Alford and Gerren Keith Gaynor about overcoming obstacles and tapping into your …

Over 400 people tuned in to a timely conversation about personal finances, the economy, and financial literacy on IG Live hosted by celebrity stylist Najah Aziz and owner of Like The River Salon in Atlanta, with guest Mellody Hobson, co-CEO and president of Ariel Investments. The Instagram Live conversation is …

Stacey Abrams speaks at the 2018 Essence Festival (Twitter.com/staceyabrams) At this stage of the game, it seems that nothing will be spared when it comes to the effect of the coronavirus. ESSENCE magazine has announced that due to the coronavirus and at the recommendation of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, no …

TaNesha Barnes in Morocco. (Photo: Instagram/tbarnesgloballifestyle) When COVID-19 started to become a real threat in America, global lifestyle entrepreneur and mother of one, TaNesha Barnes, weighed her options, knowing that she did not want to battle the virus in what she believed to be a country absent of leadership. Speaking …

COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting senior citizens—and the black community. Across the nation, elderly people in living and nursing facilities have been isolated from their families and loved ones due to the pandemic. Keeping them safe and healthy has been a top priority for healthcare workers and first responders no matter …

It’s now been confirmed that over 400 Transportation Security Administration agents working at airports across the country have tested positive for COVID-19 and as of this week, three of them have died. Monday, TSA announced that Dian Phipps, an officer who had worked at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International for 14 years, …

Image: Instagram Women and people of color filmmakers have always had to fight extra hard to earn capital to fund their artistic dreams. Now, famed director Ava DuVernay is launching her own initiative aimed to bring more marginalized creatives in front of mainstream audiences. This week, DuVernay’s nonprofit foundation ARRAY …