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The Black community is working to own its beloved Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza because they are worried it will be gentrified. Baldwin Hills is a well-known Black neighborhood in Los Angeles, flourishing with Black-owned businesses. Businessowner Malik Muhammad has had his Malik Books in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza since …

The NBA is issuing its second round of grants for programs within the Black community to help create jobs and career advancement. This grant is a part of the NBA’s commitment to put $300 million into underserved Black communities. The $3 million grant will go directly to nine organizations, including …

Evanston, Illinois, has approved the country’s first reparations program for Black residents. It looks like the federal government could take a few notes from the Chicago suburb of Evanston. On Monday, Evanston officials voted to release the first round of funds in a program offering reparations to Black residents whose …

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 …

TikTok has created an incubator program to support 100 Black creators, CNN Business reports.  TikTok has adopted a new strategy recently used by other social media platforms to highlight Black talent. On Wednesday, TikTok announced its incubator program called “TikTok for Black Creatives,” which was created to invest in and …

In a detailed analysis, the Food and Drug Administration said that Pfizer and partner BioNTech vaccine “met the prescribed success criteria.” This is a step forward for the vaccine to be approved for distribution. The vaccine is expected to be distributed as early as this weekend. The detailed analysis highlighted …

Common sat down with Florida Senator Perry Thurston, Florida Representative Shervin Jones and local community leaders to discuss issues within the Black community and the importance of educating the Black community about voting. On Sunday, October 25, Biden for President Florida hosted a Shop Talk roundtable with Chicago native, activist …

Willow Smith spoke candidly on a recent episode of “Red Table Talk” saying that her and her brother’s unique sense of self-expression cost them their place in the Black community. “With the African American community, I kind of felt like me and Jaden were shunned a little bit,” Willow said …

There’s been a sort of spiritual awakening within the Black community where many are seeking knowledge that will bring them closer to their roots. For some, the culture was not completely lost or gentrified but instead was passed down through generations. In the early 2000s, you would have been considered …

In a new interview with #Glamour, Insecure creator Issa Rae explained why having a majority white staff would not benefit her HBO series. Rae is blessing the cover of Glamour’s October issue, and she opened up about why the diversity on her staff makes her hit HBO series “Insecure” so …

As one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, “Black Panther” is expected to break some box office records and bring in millions. But now a petition has begun to have part of the profits be invested in the Black community. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ A petition on Change.org is …