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Say goodbye to Aunt Jemima in June! The repackaged products will hit shelves with and new name Pearl Milling Company. Parent company Quaker Oats, which is owned by PepsiCo Inc. said the logo (featuring a Black woman) will be removed and replaced with an image of the building that’s been part of the brand’s 131-year-old history. […]
TikTok and Universal Music Group The Universal Music Group and TikTok have announced an expansive global alliance that will immediately become a game changer. The UMG announcement mentions how the global agreement “delivers equitable compensation for recording artists and songwriters”. This deal is specifically designed in “promoting the development of new innovative experiences”. Can you […]
Tops an Pricechopper announced on Monday that they would be merging together, effectively doubling their footprint in the northeast. As businesses struggle to deal with the pandemic, they have to find new and sometimes drastic measures to stay above water. Scott Grimmett, the new company’s CEO, gave a statement, saying: “This merger marks a major […]
Last month, the Wall Street Journal did a piece about Samsung scouting out locations for a $17 Billion factory. These locations included Arizona, Texas and Genesee County, New York. Sources say that it would likely take millions of dollars of state funding to secure the position, but NY State Senator Chuck Schumer is doing is […]
Space X has been testing a new prototype rocket that will hopefully take the first humans to mars in the near future, but they still have work to do. In the most recent test of the Starship S9 rocket, the vehicle shot a few miles into the air, hovered for a bit and then did […]
It was announced on Tuesday, February 2nd, the founder of Amazon and CEO, Jeff Bezos will be stepping down from his current position as Chief Executive to the role of Executive Chair later this year. His replacement Andy Jassy, who currently serves as CEO of Amazon’s cloud business, Amazon Web Services, has been with the […]
“Icy Park” Beyoncé’s third fashion line with Adidas released a new campaign ad on Instagram. The Icy Park Collection includes winter gear plus new versions of the Ivy Park Ultra Boost, Forum Lo, Forum Mid and Super Sleek sneakers, according to WWD. There is also a brand-new Super Sleek Boot. The first Ivy Park line […]
On Tuesday, Rosalind Brewer was named CEO of Walgreens, making her the only Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. She will officially take the reigns on March 15. Brewer is a product of Spelman College and currently serves as a board member at Amazon.com and the Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks. During her […]
If you own a restaurant and it is in Monroe County you could qualify for the grant program by DoorDash. The grant program DoorDash is offering will give a total of $200,000 to restaurants that qualify in Monroe County. In order to receive the grant, your restaurant has to employ 50 people or fewer at […]
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is moving to Peacock and NBCUniversal’s direct-to-consumer streaming service. WWE will also shut down its own network. According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal is worth more than $1 billion and will run for five years. The multi-year agreement will begin on March 18th with more than 17,000 hours of WWE Network […]
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