Beyonce lends voice to black-owned businesses with new single Black Parade

Beyoncé has launched a new fund to give Black-owned businesses grants through her BeyGOOD foundation.The fund has been started in collaboration with the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP).The Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund will provide grants of $10,000 (£7,923) for business owners “in select cities to help sustain business during this time”.“Over the last couple of months, the pandemic and outpours for justice throughout the Black community and across the

Jay-Z is putting his money where his mouth is.

just 12 percent of Black and Latinx business owners reported receiving the loans they asked for, and 26 percent received only a fraction of their requests. Now, thanks to Beyoncé, some of them may be getting a second chance.

Kylie Jenner is dealing with plenty of backlash these days. After she and Kendall were accused of not paying their workers in Bangladesh, the 22-year-old beauty mogul is now being accused of not giving credit to LoudBrand Studios, a black-owned business.

Kylie Jenner is hitting back at some “false” claims from the Twitterverse.

On July 7, the Black community will come together in economic solidarity for Blackout Day 2020. Ideally, participants would not spend money at all during the 24-hour event. The welcomed alternative is to purchase from Black-owned businesses only. Here’s what you need to know about Blackout Day 2020 as it begins:

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticStage actor and writer Sidney DuPont (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Trevor: The Musical) has gathered a group of Broadway and Off Broadway performers to launch “The Walkout Project,” a movement to urge the exclusive patronage of Black-owned businesses on July 4.DuPont and a large ensemble that includes Hamilton’s Tamar Greene and Jared Dixon have recorded the new song and music video “Walkout,” dropping tomorrow on the holiday.Watch a trailer

Beyoncé lands a milestone 40th top 40 hit on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart this week, as “Black Parade” debuts at No. 37 on the list dated July 4. The song opens as the top-selling track in the U.S., with 18,000 downloads sold in the week ending June 25, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, and entering at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart.

Black Is King on Disney+. Black Is King, based on the music from The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack, is a virtual album written, produced, and directed by Beyoncé that will debut on July 31, 2020—one year after the singer voiced Nala in the Disney . The film weaves"a tale of a young king's transcendent journey through betrayal, love, and self-identity," according to a from the streaming service.

Beyoncé has dropped a new a capella rendition of ‘Black Parade’, the powerful new track she dropped last week to mark Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the US.‘Black Parade’ is co-written by Jay-Z, as well as longtime collaborators Derek Dixie, Caso and Kaydence.

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Not long after she debuted the Black Parade initiative to support Black-owned businesses, Beyoncé has dropped a single with the same name. "Black Parade," which sees the singer discussing returning to the "motherland" and reminding herself she can't forget about her history, dropped on Tidal on Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.

Beyoncé surprised fans with a new song, "Black Parade," in celebration of Juneteenth weekend. What's more: She dropped the track in tandem with the launch of her initiative to support Black-owned small businesses.

Beyoncé, the Queen of surprise releases, has done it again!

directory of black-owned businesses in multiple industries.

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After releasing her surprise extended track "Black Parade," Beyonce continues to celebrate Juneteenth with her new TIDAL playlist, "Motherland Drip" featuring James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Jay-Z, Nipsey Hussle and more.

Beyoncé is celebrating Juneteenth weekend with the release of a timely new track.