(Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for IMG) Netflix has tapped former Endeavor powerhouse Bozoma Saint John to serve as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Saint John, who worked as CMO at Endeavor since 2018, is replacing Jackie Lee-Joe, after she departed the streaming giant due to personal reasons, Deadline reports. …
Read More »Walmart to stop sales of ‘All Lives Matter’ merchandise
Wal-Mart store (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) In response to the current social climate, Walmart is taking the long-overdue step to cease sales of All Lives Matter merchandise. READ MORE: Hennessy launches 3M grant to help small businesses and nonprofits Monday, in a statement announcing the decision, a representative from …
Read More »Charlottesville neo-Nazis unable to secure legal defense in lawsuit
White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the “alt-right” (L) clash with counter-protesters as they enter Emancipation Park during the Unite the Right rally August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Richard Spencer, along with other neo-Nazis in the Charlottesville, Virginia lawsuit, Sines v. Kessler, is having …
Read More »EU reopens its borders to 14 nations but not to US tourists
BOSTON, MA – MARCH 13: A passenger wearing rubber gloves pulls her luggage in the international terminal of Logan Airport. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced Tuesday that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for …
Read More »Queer entrepreneurs explain how CBD company is owed to Black, LGBTQ people for Pride
Danielle Gray and Brande Elise are shown in a promotional photo. (Credit: Unoia) Pride month is a special time to celebrate the lives and rights deserved to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, ally, and plus community. However, in a time where marginalized folks’ realities are put at the forefront due …
Read More »Essence Magazine’s staffers anonymously call out toxic workplace culture
(Photo: Essence Magazine) Essence Magazine is facing internal backlash from its predominantly Black female staff. Accusations of pay inequity, sexual harassment, corporate bullying, intimidation, colorism, and classism are a few of the things the employees are complaining about. Their hope is that advertisers will pull campaigns from the female brand until …
Read More »Tamron Hall shuffles staff, hires former ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ producers for daytime show
Tamron Hall attends The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection 2020 at Hammerstein Ballroom on February 05, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for American Heart Association ) Tamron Hall‘s daily talk show brought on a new executive producer earlier this year …
Read More »An open letter on racism in philanthropy and the trials of a Black founder
(Photo: Adobe) In 2018, feeling frustrated about racism in philanthropy, I wrote a version of this letter to a philanthropist and decided not to send it. I did some revisions and decided to share it because I want my testimony on the record. I want founders of color to know …
Read More »Meet the entrepreneur breaking barriers in the cannabis industry
All About-It, LLC (per Hope Wiseman) In the competitive cannabis industry, Hope Wiseman is a boss amongst bosses. By the age of 26, she made history as the youngest Black woman dispensary owner in the U.S. Beyond entrepreneurship, she is looking to break down stigmas, raise awareness and educate about …
Read More »The federal government sent $1.4B in stimulus checks to deceased people
Government Check (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) While the Black community continues to be disproportionately affected by COVID-19, both medically and financially, it has been revealed that over a million Americans who had died were still sent coronavirus stimulus payments totaling $1.4 billion. READ MORE: Wealthy hospitals get billions in COVID-19 money, …
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