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Lifestyle

From Gucci’s Blackface Sweater to Beyoncé Sambo Coat: 5 More Times Fashion Met Racism

Samara LynnFebruary 11, 2019November 1, 2019

by Samara LynnFebruary 11, 2019November 1, 20199401

Gucci ignited a firestorm recently by selling a black balaclava sweater that many say bears the racism emblem of the black Sambo caricature. Prada recently faced backlash...

Black Vote Stops Trump Bump for GOP in Statewide Races on Election Day

Derek T. DingleNovember 8, 2017

by Derek T. DingleNovember 8, 2017614

A poll found that 54% of black voters believed people of color were under siege and 73% embraced the statement that their vote would......

Sports Facility Owner Wins $25,000 in American Small Business Competition

Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 2, 2017December 2, 2017

by Jeffrey McKinneyOctober 2, 2017December 2, 20171410

Monte Evans II, co-owner of Competitive Edge Athletic Performance Center, has won a $25,000 grand prize in the 2017 American Small Business Championship....

Entrepreneurship

Virginia Businessman Evolves from Butcher to Multi-Unit Entrepreneur

Jeffrey McKinneySeptember 29, 2017November 18, 2017

by Jeffrey McKinneySeptember 29, 2017November 18, 20174498

Washington initially started at Miller Meats in 1990 as a butcher, leaning the ins and outs of the business. Now, he hopes to do $7...