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Bryon Allen is teaming up with Verizon to present a Black-owned media summit. The summit will increase media spending with Black-owned companies based in the United States. “I’m very proud of Verizon, one of the largest advertisers in the world, coming to the table to make sure we have real …

A ketchup shortage crisis in the United States has restaurants and fast-food chains struggling to keep up with the demand. According to The Wall Street Journal, the price of ketchup packets increased 13% in 2020. Kraft Heinz makes up 70% of ketchup sales in the United States. The Wall Street …

While there’s Hennessy, Patron, Bacardi and others, wouldn’t you love to be sipping on some Black-owned liquor instead? Here are some bomb-ass Black-owned spirits that you should think about adding to your liquor bar.    Uncle Nearest 1856 – Owned by Fawn Weaver View this post on Instagram A post …

A husband teamed up with his wife to fake her death so they both could run away and escape her fraud sentence. To avoid getting thrown in the slammer, 44-year-old Julie Wheeler faked her own death, which led to a massive search that ended up revealing that she never died …

One in three people who survive COVID-19 has been diagnosed with “brain disease.” According to scientists’ findings on Tuesday, a third of people who overcome the Coronavirus see the long-term brain and psychiatric disorders afterward. CBS News reports researchers studied more than 236,000 patients, most of whom are in the …

Steve Harvey says his 2015 Miss Universe mistake was “the worst week” of his career.  Harvey, 64, is a comedy legend known for always making us laugh and entertaining as a host on shows like Family Feud, The Steve Harvey Show, and more. But, in 2015, Harvey felt many were …

A Brooklyn, New York district attorney is trying to get 90 convictions dismissed from a former New York City Police Department detective’s record. On Wednesday, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said he plans on asking the court to remove 27 felonies and 63 convictions misdemeanor convictions from the record of former …

Cannes Lions will be completely virtual this year. The event is usually hosted in Cannes, France but is canceled because of the ongoing pandemic. “Over the last year, we’ve been consulting with our customers and working on our plans, including the development of Cannes Lions Live as part of the …

Season three of Tyler Perry’s hit television series, “Sistas,” will premiere on June 9 on BET. The second season, which ended on March 31, brought in 1.4 million viewers weekly. According to Variety, the scripted series is the first TV series to be completely produced during the pandemic.     …

Nominees for this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards have been revealed and The Weeknd, Roddy Rich and Megan Thee Stallion are leading the pack with the most nominations. From now until May 19, fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists via Twitter by using the appropriate category and …

Melissa Surgecoff got the surprise of her life when she gave birth to her son Liam while sitting on the toilet, especially considering she didn’t even know she was pregnant! Surgecoff laughed about her childbirth experience on the Today show, remembering how she had missed some obvious pregnancy signs. The …

Sheryl Underwood broke her silence after Sharon Osbourne’s sudden departure from “The Talk.” Now Underwood is speaking out about her “traumatic experience” with Osbourne for the first time since she left. Sheryl breaks it down in a three-part series called “Sharon Walks Away” on her show “Sheryl Underwood Radio.” In …

Target has vowed to spend more than $2 billion with Black-owned businesses by 2025. The retail giant promises to add new black-owned brands to its shelves, hire Black-owned companies for construction and advertising and launch a new program to help identify and support emerging black start-ups. According to CNBC, the …

A toddler was shot in the head during a suspected road rage incident on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive, authorities said. According to NBC News, the shooting happened around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, after an incident “escalated into shots being fired for approximately two blocks,” police commander Jake Alderden told the …

The publication of an unedited, natural-looking photograph of Khloe Kardashian by a team member over the weekend began circulating online. The reality star has been attempting to persuade various accounts to delete copies of the photo. According to Page Six, several accounts that reposted the image and praised it as …

According to the family of Midwin Charles, the CNN, MSNBC, and cable news legal analyst died Tuesday at the age of 47. “It is with a profoundly heavy heart and the deepest sadness that we announce the untimely passing of our beloved Midwin Charles,” her family announced on Twitter. Charles …

Netflix has acquired a documentary series about Kanye West that will span two decades of his life, including the death of his mother, Donda, in 2007 and his failed presidential bid in 2020. West’s home videos and footage were taken over a 21-year period by Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike …

According to leaker Max Weinbach, Apple’s next-generation iPhone 13 will have a new form of coating designed to minimize the occurrence of fingerprints and smudges. Though fingerprints aren’t a big deal, it can be a letdown when you spend hundreds of dollars on a new iPhone only to find it …

An Arizona couple is worried that a man can walk away without facing serious consequences after pulling a weapon on them during a February business meeting. The Whatchacookin food truck, operated by Brittany Myers and Solomon Odubajo, is a Black-owned company that serves customers in Mesa, Arizona. On February 5, …

British Actress Thandiwe Newton is the cover star of British Vogue’s May issue. The actress talked with Diana Evans over Zoom about her identity, the Me Too movement, and her experiences with racism. Newton’s mother is a Black Zimbabwean and granddaughter of a Shona chief. Her father is a white …