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Target has been tracking its app users’ locations and changing the prices of goods depending on where the shoppers are. Target uses what is known as “dynamic pricing.” This practice is when retailers change their prices based on the time of day, the location, or the demand. The procedure helps …

Michael Brown‘s father and other Ferguson, Missouri activists are demanding that the Black Lives Matter organization assist them financially. Michael Brown’s unjustly murder in August 2014 by a white police officer sparked months of protests in Ferguson. His death further fueled the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, his father, Michael …

Florida A&M University has partnered with Nike for a six-year deal that will make Nike FAMU’s exclusive athletic gear provider. The deal with NIKE, Inc. means that FAMU’s official athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment will come directly from the sporting company. As a bonus, the school’s and women’s basketball teams …

The Black founded and operated social media platform Fanbase has launched a new initiative geared to helping Black content creators. On Wednesday, the platform launched “Direct Voice,” a drop-in audio chat room feature similar to Clubhouse. Founder Isaac Hayes III says the company knows the importance and impact Blacks have …

The Wu-Tang Clan plans on releasing a limited edition photography book that includes hundreds of never-before-seen photos. The Wu-Tang Clan will forever be a part of Hip Hop history, and to add to its legacy, the group is dropping “the rarest book in hip-hop history.” The book titled Wu-Tang Clan: …

A Mississippi school is receiving backlash after a teacher instructed students to “pretend like” they are enslaved Black people. A teacher at Purvis Middle School told their eighth-grade students to “pretend like you are a slave working on a Mississippi plantation,” according to a screenshot of the assignment that the …

Mississippi legislators have passed a bill banning transgender athletes from competing on all-female sports teams in schools and universities. On Wednesday, the state House voted 81-28 to pass the Mississippi Fairness Act after it had already passed in the state Senate last month, 34-9. Now, the bill will need to …

Mathew Knowles thinks anyone who would compare the talent of his superstar daughter, Beyoncé, to the talent of her protégée, Chloe Hailey is an “idiot.” Knowles was a guest on a YouTube show called “Leah’s Lemonade” and said he could understand Chloe’s name being bandied about to play Bey in …

A cop in North Carolina is being investigated for hanging a K-9 by its leash and slamming it into his squad car as others looked on laughing and one person joked, “We’re good, no witnesses.” According to TMZ, the incident did have witnesses because it was caught on video, and …

A Virginia woman has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for recording herself laughingly mocking and sexually abusing her boyfriend, who was dying from a drug overdose. According to the New York Post, Stafford County Circuit Court handed down the sentence to 32-year-old Megan Anne Walthall last Friday. Prosecutors …

The Justice Department indicted a 37-year-old, Houston businesswoman on charges of bank fraud, making a false statement to a bank, and money laundering. The charges against LaDonna Wiggins allege she used CARES Act PPP money to make personal purchases, including two homes, multiple vehicles and a bevy of luxury goods. …

According to Forbes, the recent acquisition of Jay-Z’s Armand de Brignac champagne brand by LVMH is said to have been worth a reported $630 million. In this deal, the rap legend’s champagne brand, known as Ace of Spades, was reportedly valued at over $600 million. Forbes valued the brand at …

Netflix has joined Snapchat and Instagram in an attempt to cash in on the TikTok-fueled short-form video craze with Fast Laughs. Today the company unveiled a new smartphone update that will include a full-screen feed of short clips from the streaming giant’s library. The feed can be accessed via the …

Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z have formed a partnership. Dorsey revealed on Thursday that Square, the mobile payments firm, had purchased a majority stake in Tidal, the music streaming service founded by Jay-Z and other musicians. Jay-Z will join Square’s board of directors, and Dorsey is the CEO of Square, which …

Mariah Carey is being sued by another one of her siblings, Morgan Carey, for falsely accusing him of being a violent person in her memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” Morgan is the second Carey family member to sue her over the book, following Mariah’s sister Alison, who described it …