The Universal Hip Hop Museum Receives $3.5 Million Grant From New York State
New York state has awarded a $3.5 million capital grant to assist in building the first museum dedicated to the culture and music of hip-hop.
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This Alabama Man is Serving a Life Sentence for Stealing $9 in 1982
Willie Simmons was convicted of first-degree robbery and sentenced to life without parole back in 1981 for stealing $9 under Alabama’s habitual offender law.
Quavo Brings Big Drip to LIDS As New Corporate Brand Ambassador
Quavo of the rap group Migos has partnered with Lids to become a corporate brand ambassador.
Apple And Microsoft Sued Over Congo Cobalt Mine Child Labor Deaths
Five major tech companies have been accused in a lawsuit of being complicit in the deaths of children mining cobalt in the Democratic Republic of
Beyoncé Launches the adidas x IVY PARK Collection
Adidas and Beyoncé announced the first adidas x IVY PARK collection, which goes on sale in stores and online Jan. 18, 2020.
The U.S.D.A. Takes Wakanda Off of the Free Trade Agreement Partners List
The USDA claimed they had used Wakanda as a placeholder while testing their system and had forgotten to remove Black Panther's home country
She Became the First Black Woman Founder to Raise over $1 Million in Funding in Tennessee
Possip founder and CEO Shani Dowell is the first black woman in Tennessee — and one of fewer than 40 black women in the U.S.
Andrew Yang Taps Donald ‘Childish Gambino’ Glover as Creative Consultant for His Presidential Campaign
Andrew Yang has hired rapper and actor Donald "Childish Gambino" Glover as a creative consultant for his presidential campaign.
With Governor’s Signature, New Jersey Becomes Nation’s Third State Forbidding Hair Discrimination
New Jersey becomes the third state to prohibit hair discrimination after Gov. Phil Murphy signs law banning discrimination based on hairstyles related to race
Reebok Will Release Plant-Based Vegan Sneakers in 2020
Sneaker giant Reebok is releasing its first-ever plant-based performance running shoe, the Forever Floatride GROW, available for purchase in Fall 2020.