By Samantha Callender, HuffPost These makeup, skin care and hair care brands deserve your support today and every day. Now more than ever, Black people need to be empowered, uplifted and supported. Whether you join as an ally on the front lines to protest racism and injustice, hire Black people in leadership roles (#PullUpOrShutUp) or support Black-owned businesses, the […]
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Making black dollars work for us | The St. Louis American
All holidays in the U.S. are highly commercialized. Christmas is the most commercialized to the tune of $475 billion, according to National Retail Federation estimates. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Lost in those billions is a big portion of the $1 trillion-plus spending power of black folks. Our consumerism rarely comes with demands for accountability and respect. Some […]
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This Social Entrepreneur Uses Blockchain to Power a Successful Business and Feed the Hungry at the Same Time | Black Enterprise
Jasmine Crowe is the opposite of an accidental entrepreneur. She followed her passion—and her purpose—to become a social entrepreneur, founding Goodr, the food waste management solution that gets surplus food from the companies that would otherwise throw it away into the hands of the nonprofits that desperately need it. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] It all started when […]
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Byron Allen Strikes $290M Deal To Buy 11 Local Stations From USA Television | Deadline
Dade Hayes, Deadline [dropcap]B[/dropcap]yron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has acquired 11 local TV stations from USA Television for $290 million. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The stations serve small to mid-sized cities (spanning markets ranked No. 79 to No. 188 in the U.S.) and have network affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. While the deal’s valuation is a […]
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The ‘world’s smallest, portable record player’ takes off after ‘Shark Tank’ airing | CNBC
Claire Rodgers & Sophia Fraioli, CNBC Shark Tank, CNBC, Season 9. Featured Image [dropcap]E[/dropcap]ven at the peak of digital music streaming, vintage record players have stood the test of time amongst true music enthusiasts. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Logan Riley, former creative education lead at Apple, liked to spend his Saturdays going to the record store, which […]
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At Home With Forbes + Masters | Essence
THIS ATLANTA-BASED INTERIOR DESIGN DUO HAVE EARNED THEIR SEAT AT THE TABLE
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25 Black Women Launches To Celebrate Black Women In The Beauty Business | Essence
A dinner was held to launch the collective, which works to celebrate and elevate Black women in the beauty industry.
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Bye, Gucci & Burberry: 10 Black-Owned Luxury Brands to Give Your Money | Ebony
The luxury brands you can support instead of high-end brands that lack inclusion.
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Black-Owned Businesses Carve Out Space In An Increasingly Gentrified D.C. | Shoppe Black
Shoppe Black, Shoppe Black | Flowers rest on top of pictures Kalief Browder at a protest after his suicide in 2015. His family reached a settlement with the city on Thursday. Credit Lucas Jackson/Reuters . Featured Image [dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] Friday night, and rapper Too Short’s “Blow the Whistle” is blaring inside of the only black-owned bar […]
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R&B Star James Ingram Dies at 66 | HuffPost
Ingram’s hits include “Baby Come To Me,” “Somewhere Out There” and “Just Once.”
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