black businesses
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Beyoncé Drops New Song 'Black Parade,' Lifts Up Black-Owned Businesses on Juneteenth
Juneteenth, the holiday recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S., was marked by widespread celebrations across the country yesterday—bringing a bright spot of joy in a year that’s left the Black community experiencing more than its fair share of sorrow. Beyoncé helped make the day a special one by releasing a new song “Black…
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What's the #15PercentPledge? A Way for Major Retailers to Prove They Really Care About Black Lives
Aurora James has a plan. As well-meaning citizens and brands alike ask what they can do to support black lives, the black female founder of luxury footwear and accessories brand Brother Vellies has issued a challenge to major retailers—including Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sephora, Net a Porter, Barnes and Noble, Home Depot…
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A Disproportionate Number of Black Business Owners Are Out of Work Amid the Pandemic
At this point in the game, we know that COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on black people in terms of infection rates and death. Now, news of the economic impact of the virus on black businesses is raising concerns that the damage will be felt long after the pandemic passes. The Washington Post reports…
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Black Businesses Are Buckling Under the Threat of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on small businesses across the country, but black-owned businesses are likely to feel it more severely—and for a longer period of time. “Black people represent about 13 percent of the population But only 4.3 percent of the nation’s 22 million business owners,” Andre Perry, a fellow at the…
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Coronaaa?! Soulja Boy's Soap Business Is Booming Due To Coronavirus
Soulja Boy (born DeAndre Way) has always been ahead of the game. He has boasted that he “created the internet” and he was definitely one of the first to use YouTube as the primary marketing tool it has become, uploading his first video just a mere three months after the juggernaut platform’s official launch in…
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More Georgia Racism: Snellville Business Owners Find 'No More N***er Businesses' Letters Pinned to Their Stores
I live in Stone Mountain, Ga., about a 20-minute drive out from Snellville, Ga., which is the scene of today’s episode of “Damn, That’s Racist.” According to CBS 46, several businesses in Snellville—where my black brother and his black wife, daughter and son currently reside—recently received letters from an anonymous, but likely white person who…
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Shawty Got Gifts: A Product Review of Ray J’s Raycon E55 True Wireless Earbuds
I promise you that I don’t engage in pure unfettered foolishness just because I’m comfortable in life. And yet, here we are doing a product review of Raycon’s E55 True Wireless Earbuds. Raycon is, of course, an electronics brand by one William Raymond Norwood Jr. also known as The Artist Formerly Known as Hey Waitaminute Ain’t…
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Elon Musk, You Have 10 Hours to Respond Because Ray J Had the Best Failed Demo Video of All Time
We have ourselves a wacky demo war! In November, Mars-fetishizer Elon Musk introduced the Tesla Cybertruck to the world, basically gifting at least five future episode ideas to the Black Mirror writers’ room. The fact that the car looks like the kind of cars we all drew in elementary school was intriguing enough, but it…
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Meet the 4 Black Men Who Are Shaking Up the White Male-Dominated Venture Capital Investment World
The last few months have been a whirlwind for four young black businessmen who are quickly becoming superstars in the business investment arena. In a space long dominated by white men, these brothers are carving out a niche that champions investing in businesses owned by women and people of color. John Henry, a co-founder of…