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A TikTok creator is bringing attention to what many have argued is merely the latest example of the wildly popular app’s unfair treatment of people of color. In recent days, TikTok user @ziggityler has shared a number of videos focused on what he says he experienced when trying to update his bio in the app’s […]
Oprah Winfrey still finds ways to honor her father, Vernon Winfrey. In a new interview with People, Oprah opened up about her dad before her and Sterling K. Brown co-host a Tuesday OWN special titled Honoring Our Kings, Celebrating Black Fatherhood. “I wanted to turn the table on that narrative of Black fathers not being present in their children’s […]
Charges against a Black driver who a Virginia State Police trooper removed from her car back in March have been dropped, as it was determined the trooper had no legal merit to detain her. Trooper Robert Hindenlang pulled over government employee Juanisha Brooks on March 6 shortly after 2 a.m., as reported by The Washington Post. […]
Although Tiffany Fick and Kayla Turner are big fans of luxury products, they weren’t always satisfied with the high-end shopping experience. The Atlanta-based duo recalled the ways in which they felt uncomfortable and sometimes overlooked in major department stores, where Black designers and Black-owned brands were significantly underrepresented. “As luxury consumers and Black women, the […]
Drake and The Weeknd may be the two biggest artists Canada’s ever birthed, but to find success they had to leave the country. There’s a reason for that: Making it as a Black artist within our borders can feel like a Sisyphean task, thanks to systemic barriers that have remained in place for decades. For […]
Deadline can confirm that Kevin Michael Richardson will be replacing Harry Shearer as the voice of Dr. Hibbert on The Simpsons. Shearer’s last turn as the character occurred this past Sunday, making way for Richardson to begin on Feb. 28. The move follows through with an announcement from the show’s producers last June stating white actors will no longer voice non-white characters. The […]
Zerina Akers has taken Black Owned Everything to new heights. The longtime stylist to Beyoncé and Chloe x Halle launched the platform via Instagram last summer as a directory of Black-owned businesses that focus on everything from apparel and accessories to skincare and home goods. The account would go on to build a community of more than 14,000 registered […]
If you’re looking to keep your drip fresh while supporting communities who have long been at the forefront of fashion innovation, look no further than your friendly neighbourhood BIPOC designers. Across the country, Black, Indigenous, and other people of colour have been making moves and offering gorgeous design perspectives in streetwear, athleisure, and your casual everyday […]
Killer Mike has created a new digital banking platform that focuses on the Black and Latinx community. Killer Mike announced on Friday that he partnered with former Atlanta mayor, Andrew J. Young, and the founder of the Bounce TV network, Ryan Glover, to create the Greenwood online banking service. The bank’s name is derived from the Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. […]
Warner Bros. Studios has just acquired the feature adaptation rights for Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3’s co-created Black Mask Studios comic series Black from Studio 8. The comic centers around a world where only Black people have acquired superpowers. According to Deadline, Bryan Edward Hill, a producer on DC’s Titans, wrote the script for the adaptation. Jeff Robinov, Guy Danella, and […]
