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Five Florida Middle School Students Face Hate Crime Charges After Attacking Students and Yelling ‘Brown Power!’

Yolanda BaruchMarch 12, 2022March 12, 2022

by Yolanda BaruchMarch 12, 2022March 12, 2022968

Five Florida middle school students are charged with hate crimes for allegedly assaulting a group of their peers while shouting "brown power!...

News

New Jersey Man Convicted, Killed Children and Student for Facebook Post

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 8, 2022March 8, 202228688

New Jersey man has been convicted in the murder of two children and college student over a Facebook post....

Black Lives Matter Criminal Justice Reform Men News Politics Technology

Georgia Deputy Facing Termination After Posting Ahmaud Arbery ‘Still Got The Death Penalty’

Derek MajorJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 2022

by Derek MajorJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 202225790

Georgia Deputy Paul Urhahn is facing termination after posting a comment on Facebook saying Ahmaud Arbery 'still got the death penalty.'...

Education

Meta Hosts First-Ever HBCU Hackathon Where Students Solved Problems Facing Local Black-Owned Businesses

Alexa Imani SpencerDecember 11, 2021December 11, 2021

by Alexa Imani SpencerDecember 11, 2021December 11, 2021675

Participants were placed in teams and assigned to local, small Black-owned businesses to help find solutions to problems they were facing.......

Entrepreneurship

9-Year-Old ‘Beautiful Curly Me’ Black Doll Line CEO Awarded $4,000 Grant From Meta’s Sheryl Sandberg

Alexa Imani SpencerDecember 10, 2021December 11, 2021

by Alexa Imani SpencerDecember 10, 2021December 11, 20211508

After not loving her own hair, the 9-year-old CEO decided to make dolls with curls and braids to empower other girls.......

Business

Meet Rachael Hawk– The Woman Behind Meta’s #BuyBlack Friday Movement

Alexa Imani SpencerNovember 25, 2021November 25, 2021

by Alexa Imani SpencerNovember 25, 2021November 25, 2021915

Hawk—the fire behind #BuyBlack Friday—was inspired to find a way to support the Black community following the shooting deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and...

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Technology

Facebook To Examine Whether It Treats Black Users Differently

Derek MajorNovember 19, 2021November 19, 2021

by Derek MajorNovember 19, 2021November 19, 20211315

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram will examine whether its platforms treat users differently based on their race....

Business

#BuyBlack: Ciara Partners With Meta To Nominate Black-Owned Businesses For Marketing Support, Online Gift Guide

Alexa Imani SpencerNovember 16, 2021November 16, 2021

by Alexa Imani SpencerNovember 16, 2021November 16, 20211681

The singer-songwriter will be nominating 10 Black-owned businesses to receive $100,000 in ad credits along with one-on-one marketing support from Meta.......

News

Minneapolis Police Officer Charged For Killing Uncle Of Teen Who Recorded George Floyd’s Death

Charlene RhinehartOctober 24, 2021October 25, 2021

by Charlene RhinehartOctober 24, 2021October 25, 20219932

The victim, Leneal Frazier, was the uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who captured the infamous video of George Floyd's murder....

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