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Share0 Image via @dcpuddin/Instagram The protests around the death of George Floyd among numerous others in the last few weeks has sparked a new dialogue about race in America. One of those conversations is how racism affects black people in business and can affect their livelihood. A group of local …

Look At All This Privilege Photo: Shutterstock White people, on the whole, haven’t been doing too well this last month. If it’s not going full tilt Karen at black people for just existing, or having breakdowns over not getting a McMuffin, it’s going onto social media and saying some truly …

Tomorrow’s Juneteenth celebrations—which also come amid a national pandemic that has disproportionately harmed black Americans—seem likely to take on the more somber tone of recent years. As Vann noted in 2019: The tenor of Juneteenth has changed. Black Americans see more clearly just how deep white supremacy rests in …

Beverly Johnson wants more diversity in the fashion industry. The supermodel, who made history in 1974 as the first Black model to appear on the cover of Vogue, sat down with Good Morning America to express her expectations. “There is no diversity in— the upper echelon. None —like at all,” Beverly …

Exactly one week after Robert Fuller’s body was found hanging from a tree in a park in Southern California, his brother was killed in a shootout with Los Angeles police. Terron Jammal Boone, Fuller’s half-brother, was shot dead by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday afternoon (Jun. 17) in …

Share0 PepsiCo Inc., one of the world’s largest beverage and food companies, plans to invest more than $400 million during the next five years to uplift Black communities across America. The commitment is part of many initiatives by PepsiCo that includes efforts to battle racial inequality and create opportunities for …

The 1939 film Gone With the Wind has been temporarily removed from HBO Max due to the recent protests over Black people killed by police.  The film famously romanticized slavery and many have argued should be permanently removed from streaming services.  Nonetheless, the film will return to the streaming service …

Surprise! Raven-Symoné is a married woman after tying the knot with her girlfriend, Miranda Pearman-Maday, in a backyard wedding ceremony. The actress took to Instagram Thursday (Jun. 18) to reveal the happy news, writing alongside a photo with her bride: “I got married to a woman who understands me …

Photo: MARTIN SYLVEST/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP (Getty Images) The Roots Picnic, which was supposed to be held in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park on June 3, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the 13th annual celebration is going to be livestreamed via YouTube on June 27, and it will be co-hosted by …

In a powerful first-person address, Tyler Perry opened up about his thoughts on racial injustice, the killing of George Floyd and his vision for the future of America when it comes to his 5-year-old son, Aman. “The level of racism and brutality that George Floyd faced is something that we …