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Avenue BlackBox Theatre, a local Black-owned theatre, has been awarded a combination of grants and donations to improve its operations and community outreach. The theatre secured $190,000 to hire new employees, improve youth and community relations, and improve its building on Joseph Avenue. New York State Senator Samra Brouk stated: “The Avenue BlackBox Theatre is […]
Happy Juneteenth! This year marks the first year recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday. This holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, but in recent years it’s been observed as a reason to celebrate Black culture. Like most holidays, you might have noticed several department stores selling items for Juneteenth, or just sale items […]
This summer, Jermaine and Whaketa Hargrove plan to launch the first-ever Black-owned streaming animation network. The husband and wife duo, would make Animation TV the first and only animation streaming platform that streams all aspects of animation culture. Animation TV will become the sole medium that can introduce viewers to the versatility of animation and […]
Jennifer Hudson has formed a partnership with MasterCard in an endeavor that’s primary focus is to strengthen and push Black-owned businesses forward. The partnership seeks to use a $500 million commitment to build up Black-owned small businesses that have suffered in the past year due to the pandemic, while giving financial opportunities to entrepreneurs affected […]
Motorsports coach and manager Rod Reid has announced the development of a Black-owned race team that will be hiring Black engineers, drivers and mechanics to compete at the 2021 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship – the first step towards the NTT IndyCar series. The team is called Force Indy and they are partnering up with Penske […]
With all the tragedies happening this year there’s also history being made . A black owned bank in Los Angeles is merging with another black owned bank in Washington DC that will increase resources for funding and be the first step towards expanding low-income banking opportunities. City First Bank and Broadway Federal Bank announced their […]
A study done by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows black-owned businesses are most impacted by the pandemic. As a matter of fact, the brief said 41 percent of black businesses suffered an acute decline. The decline was more significant than any other group. Latinx business owners dropped 32 percent, Asian business owners […]
A section of the Urban League of Rochester called the Rochester Black Young Professionals has declared this week as Black Restaurant Week. The event will be held from July 6-12 and is meant to showcase Black owned restaurants. Each day, one restaurant will be promoted and on the last day, participants should go to a […]
Back in April, Netflix was developing a plan to deposit 2% of its cash into Black banking institutions and community development organizations, who statistically lend more money to minorities and POC than other financial institutions. The recent demonstrations and protests have pushed the motion forward. Netflix announced on Tuesday that it would be depositing around […]
Beyoncé released a new song called ‘Black Parade’ that honors her heritage and the history of Juneteenth. The new music supports BeyGOOD’s Black Business Impact Fund. Her foundation has already donated millions of dollars to COVID-19 Relief effort as well as supported groups providing mental health and medical services to essential workers. She posted a […]
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