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(Photo: Adobe Stock) “How can we say that we don’t want African-American influencers applying for this campaign without offending anybody?” That was the start of a very real conversation with a colleague at a marketing agency I worked at. During a campaign planning meeting for a beauty brand, filled with …

George Floyd’s death, the most recent in a series of deaths of black Americans while in police custody, has set off days and nights of protests across the country. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) SEATTLE (AP) — After hitting the streets to protest racial injustices, Sharon Chuter was disillusioned by …

Mark Johnson, 30, of Glenside in the Mt Airy/Wadsworth section of Northwest Philadelphia, PA on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images) COVID-19 continues to devastate Black communities despite myths that Blacks either cannot be affected or that they are not taking this pandemic seriously. As more …

Black businesswoman with protective face mask using smart phone and looking through the window while commuting by bus. (Photo: Adobe Stock) The pandemic hit the Black community and the travel industry hard, but Black travel professionals at the first digital Audacity Fest last month signaled that they are ready to …

Aurora James (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Sephora will be devoting 15% of its shelf space to Black-owned businesses and their products, inspired by the challenge issued by designer Aurora James. READ MORE: Sephora’s shutdown for diversity training is a temporary fix to bigger issue James called on nine brands …

Anna Wintour (Photo by Lauren Mustoe/Getty Images) Anna Wintour has long been considered the ultimate tastemaker when it comes to high fashion, but this week the iconic Vogue editor surprised many by admitting that she hasn’t done a good enough job hiring Black talent and highlighting Black experiences in her …

Walmart (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Walmart announced Wednesday that it will no longer place “multicultural” hair products behind locked cases in another sign of the changing of the times. READ MORE: Meet the queen who created Young King Hair Care for Black and Brown boys Walmart and many other …

B. Simone (Credit: B. Simone) B. Simone has declared that she won’t date a man who has a 9-to-5 job and that only entrepreneurs need apply. Social media went into a frenzy after the author’s recent comments on Nick Cannon’s “Nick Cannon Mornings” show went viral. The 30-year-old self-described “Manifest …

In this April 30, 2020 file photo, a man writes information in front of Illinois Department of Employment Security in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending …

(Photo: Getty Images) The coronavirus pandemic had a chilling impact on the American economy as entire industries were shuttered to stop the spread of infection and the Black community is bearing the brunt. READ MORE: Latinx, Blacks and women hit hardest by unemployment caused by COVID-19 It had an even more …