Tuesday, July 7th is Blackout Day. The economic protest is described on its website as “(a) day of solidarity in America where not one Black person in America spends a dollar outside of businesses owned by Black people.” According to USA Today, some are also encouraging patronage of Latino-owned businesses as well. The day is… Read more »
A former NFL star QB and activist minced no words on Saturday about what he thinks about Independence Day. Colin Kaepernick marked the 4th of July with on Twitter by sharing a video of actor James Earl Jones reciting Frederick Douglass’s historic “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” speech; and himself, calling the holiday… Read more »
A controversial statue of Abraham Lincoln will be removed from the Boston’s Park Square. The Emancipation Memorial has long been criticized for its portrayal of an enslaved man kneeling in front of Lincoln. The monument is a copy of an identical one in Washington, D.C. and has been there since 1879. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh… Read more »
Netflix has plans on investing $100 million into black banking institutions in an effort to close the wealth gap. The plan is to invest in black banking institutions and community development organizations that have a better track record for lending to black entrepreneurs than mainstream banks. The first check will go to New York-based Support… Read more »
Netflix has plans on investing $100 million into black banking institutions in an effort to close the wealth gap. The plan is to invest in black banking institutions and community development organizations that have a better track record for lending to black entrepreneurs than mainstream banks. The first check will go to New York-based Support… Read more »
A speech that Viola Davis gave back in 2018 is going viral. The passionate speech was given during an interview with Tina Brown at a Women of the World event in 2018. Davis speaks on the pay gap between black and white women and how her achievements are the exact same as A-list actresses like… Read more »
