Education LifestyleBlack Museums Launch New Digital Platform Honoring JuneteenthDana GivensJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Dana GivensJune 23, 2020June 23, 202006859 Museums launch BLKFREEDOM, a new digital platform that commemorates of one of the country's oldest black holidays in the nation, Juneteenth
COVID-19 EntrepreneurshipBlack Women Founders Bring COVID-19 Screening Stations to Schools, Offices, Prisons and MoreBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020015252 Two entrepreneurs — Lynda M. Dorman, CEO and Carolyn E. Howell, President of Orange Wall Enterprises — have made history as the first Black women to sign a distribution and
Education NewsHigh School Principal Tells Texas Teen To Remove Braids Because They’re Too Distracting for GraduationDerek MajorJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Derek MajorJune 23, 2020June 23, 20200140801 An East Texas may not be able to attend her graduation after her principal told her to cut her braids because they were too distracting.
News8 Minority Corrections Officers File Complaint After Being Barred from Guarding Derek ChauvinCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 23, 2020June 23, 202009711 Eight minority Ramsey County corrections officers have filed racial discrimination charges with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights
NewsQueens District Attorney Will Not Charge Man Placed in ‘Apparent Chokehold’ Arrest, Officer Immediately Suspended Without PayCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 23, 2020June 23, 202004430 The Queens District Attorney of NY has stated that they will not prosecute a man who was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct over the
NewsSeattle Mayor To Dismantle Protest Zone After Weekend ShootingsDerek MajorJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Derek MajorJune 23, 2020June 23, 202003228 Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Monday the city will begin to wind down the blocks-long span of city streets taken over by residents.
Business Leadership Men MoneyThis Black Ad Exec Wants To Create 1 Million New Black MillionairesDana GivensJune 23, 2020June 26, 2020 by Dana GivensJune 23, 2020June 26, 2020094702 Advertising executive, Brian Lee, created a new platform with the mission of creating one million new Black millionaires.
News TechnologyShaun King: ‘Statues of the White European They Claim is Jesus Should Also Come Down’Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020037648 Shaun King became the center of a Twitter firestorm after he tweeted that "statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come
Business Money NewsBillionaire Bill Ackman Calls On Minority Investment Banks To Co-Lead $4 Billion DealDerek MajorJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Derek MajorJune 23, 2020June 23, 202009001 Billionaire Bill Ackman is teaming up with Black, female, and veteran-owned investment banks for his next major investment venture.
Entrepreneurship WomenBlack Woman Entrepreneur Wins Major Contract to Develop California State Funded Web ProjectBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020010469 Meet Zhe Scott, founder of the SEO Queen, who recently won a major contract from the state of California to design, develop and launch the state’s