Business Dream Over? Senator Kelly Loeffler’s Troubling Black Lives Matter Message To The WNBA Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), a co-owner of women’s professional basketball franchise the Atlanta Dream, and strong supporter of President Trump, wrote WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert on Tuesday opposing the leagues’ support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In explicitly rejecting WNBA plans to incorporate BLM messaging on team jerseys, Loeffler appears to be choosing the partisan needs […] Written by imesocial July 8, 2020July 8, 2020
Art Support Black Artists By Placing A Bid In ARTNOIR’s Artsy Auction Girl Talk by Tiffany Alfonseca. Courtesy of the artist and ARTNOIR. ARTNOIR started with a group of friends who noticed the lack of diversity in the art world. “Art is a tool for social change and yet, seeing a truly diverse crowd at art world events is still rare.” said Folake Ologunja, one of the […] Written by imesocial July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Business News Small Business Meet 25 Leading Black British Business People To Follow Black British Businesspeople Courtesy of Tommy Williams Over the last month since the tragic death of George Floyd we have seen riots across the world that have led many people to question their understanding of systemic racism. Many businesses including Netflix and Nike have committed to donating significant funds to increase equality after acknowledging they […] Written by imesocial July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Business News Small Business New Visa Program Offers $10,000 Grants To Black Women Entrepreneurs Visa is offering $100,000 in grants to U.S.-based, black-women-owned businesses as part of a series of recent initiatives to support small businesses. The application process opens today and extends through July 31, 2020. Grant recipients will receive mentoring by private coaches, educational resources, connection with a network of female business owners, and an annual membership […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Business After Wrongful Detainment, Black Man Sues Georgia Police Department For Violation Of Civil Rights TOPLINE A 46-year-old Black man who says his arm was broken during a February arrest has filed a federal lawsuit against the police department in Valdosta, Georgia, claiming officers violated his rights after they mistook him for a felon with active warrants and used “unnecessary and excessive” force to detain him. A police officer directs […] Written by imesocial June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
News Young Black Women Are Learning To Code Thanks To These Brazilians Women Deliver Young Leader Ester Borges (left) and Barbara Paes (right) , speaking on access to … [+] Information for Women and Girls at an event in Rio de Janeiro. Minas Programam When the Covid-19 crisis hit, 22-year-old Ester Borges Santos, from Sao Paulo, Brazil didn’t let it impede her mission of giving young black […] Written by imesocial June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Art Music Kyle Kinch Discusses Why Black Music Month Is Close To His Heart Kyle Kinch. Courtesy of Luis C. Perez. Luis C. Perez June marks Black Music Month, but this year’s celebration of the appreciation month came during a distinct time as our country is currently fighting to end police brutality in the wake of the wrongful deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless others. […] Written by imesocial June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
Art 25 Great Films To Watch In Honor Of Juneteenth And Black Lives Matter Black lives matter. That statement shouldn’t cause debate. Black lives matter. Say it out loud. Black lives matter. If enough of us could say it and mean it, it wouldn’t even be necessary to proclaim it because we’d live it. But we don’t — we don’t live it, so it is necessary to say it. […] Written by imesocial June 19, 2020June 19, 2020
