By Frank Holland, CNBC
Nearly a century after Black Wall Street — a center of Black business in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, that was destroyed in a racial attack — “The Good Doctor” actor Hill Harper is launching a fintech app of the same name to empower investors of color. Continue reading Actor Hill Harper launches The Black Wall Street platform aimed at empowering investors of color
Want to hear a scary story? Here’s one: A family reckoning with a senseless, pervasive horror flees home to what they hope will be a place of safety and prosperity, only to find themselves pursued by that same demented presence.
Continue reading In ‘Them,’ a Black Family Is Haunted by Real-Life Monsters
By Melissa Repko, CNBC
Target said it will hire more Black-owned companies, launch a program to identify and support promising minority entrepreneurs and add products from more than 500 Black-owned brands to its shelves or website. Continue reading Target says it will spend more than $2 billion with Black-owned businesses by 2025
MAKEDA EASTER, Los Angeles Times
Getty and the city of Los Angeles are expected to announce Tuesday the launch of the African American Historic Places Project, a three-year initiative to identify and preserve landmarks that represent Black heritage across L.A. Continue reading Just 3% of L.A. landmarks are linked to Black history. One project aims to change that
By TMZ
The Weeknd is getting involved with the military conflict in Ethiopia — donating a million dollars, which will provide food for people who need it there. Continue reading THE WEEKND DONATES $1 MIL FOR 2 MILLION MEALS … To Help Ethiopians
By Katie Campione, People
Venus Williams is once again lending her voice to the movement for gender equality.
The five-time Wimbledon champion penned a moving essay for British Vogue on Monday about using her platform to advocate for equal pay. Continue reading Venus Williams Pens Powerful Essay on Gender Equality, Announces Campaign to Advocate for Equal Pay
By Andrew Gilbert, Datebook
Nashville can be a lonely place for a Black woman breaking into the country music scene. And Miko Marks knows this firsthand. Continue reading Miko Marks is blazing trail again as Black women find place in country music
By Will Moss, HBCU Connect
The recent highlighting of Historically Black Colleges and Universities has led many to learn that most of these schools were founded on land grants provided by the government during the Reconstruction Era. Realizing this has motivated Master P to take matters into his own hands to change the future. Continue reading Master P Changes Focus from Owning NBA Team to Owning an HBCU
You can count Beyoncé as one of the 17 million people who tuned in to Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s highly anticipated sit-down with Oprah Winfrey last Sunday, as now, the superstar is showing her support for the Duchess of Sussex. Continue reading Beyoncé Says She’s “Inspired” by Meghan Markle Following Her Oprah Interview
I’ve raised them to be confident and to advocate for themselves. Now here I was saying, don’t do it with the police.
With the pandemic still raging amid the aftermath of George Floyd’s tragic death and subsequent nationwide protests, this summer will stand in the history books as one of definitive change. Continue reading Letter from the Editor—The Summer of Change
By Jovane Marie
George Floyd: Life and Death
Floyd’s last moments – recorded for the world to witness – set off a series of events that have further propelled the conversation of police brutality and systemic racism to the forefront of the national conversation.
Continue reading Ignited by Injustice—How George Floyd Changed the World
