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Trump supporters are fighting to get him back in office. There’s a picture of Donald Trump with a dozen of black supporters. The truth about the photos is that it was AI created. Reports are saying there is no evidence linking these created pictures to Trump’s campaign. Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI […]
Byron Allen is set to acquire the Black News Network for $11 million. According to Cablefax, Allen was the only bidder for the Black News Network, stationed in Tallahassee, Florida. This led to the U.S Bankruptcy Court in Northern District of Florida to cancel the upcoming auction for the network. BNC had been shut down […]
Taraji P. Henson is heading to Facebook Watch, with a new talk show on mental wellness. Henson and co-hosted (longtime best friend), Tracie Jade Jenkins will be apart of the show entitled “Peace of Mind with Taraji”. The show is slated to go into production later in 2020. With celebrity interviews, experts and everyday people about […]
Google announced plans to spend $100 million to fund black-owned startups and organizations supporting black entrepreneurs. Another $50 million will be directed to grants for small businesses within the Black community. Additional funds will be spent on job training and education access for black communities. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said; “Listening to the personal accounts […]
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer than half of Black people in the labor force were listed as employed in April. This figure reinforces the higher risk for economic impact and job-loss on top of increased rates of COVID-19, of which the death toll is over 100,000 in the US. The employment data […]
As previously reported, the Black community has been disproportionately and adversely impacted healthcare-wise during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic as compared to other groups. Yet, Latinos have had to deal with quality of care problems and negative outcomes as well. Many Latinos have also dealt with a language barrier that causes diagnosis and treatment delays. As reported […]
Initially deemed non-essential workers and ordered to close their shops several weeks ago, barbers and hair stylists are now being given the choice to re-open their businesses in many states. As pointed out by CNN on Tuesday, April 28, black barbers are struggling with this decision. Although many of them can’t afford to remain closed […]
On Wednesday, April 15, Taraji P. Henson announced that the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation will now offer five free therapy sessions to individuals in the black community. The foundation will provide the services strictly to members of the black community who have suffered in some way because of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, especially those who have […]
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