Beyoncé Teams Up With NAACP to Fund Black-Owned Businesses

Andrew Hampp Like many of his dance music peers used to spending 200-plus days of the year playing to packed, sweaty crowds, DJ-producer Dillon Francis turned to virtual DJ sets to stay productive. and employed, during quarantine.But even for an artist used to playing multiple festivals a week, the impact on his output outside of DJ gigs began to take its toll.

The Lion King: The Gift, which was also curated by Bey. The visual album will show “a young king’s transcendent journey through betrayal, love, and self-identity,” Disney and Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment said in the announcement.

Beyoncé’s new visual album, Black is King, is now available on Disney+. Written, directed, and executive produced by Beyoncé, the film is based on the music from last year’s The Lion King: The Gift compilation, which Beyoncé curated as a companion album to the Disney movie.

Black Pound Day happens on the first Saturday of every month in a bid to encourage spending in Black-owned businesses and grow the Black economy and Black communities – so we enlisted the help of Afro Leads (@afro_leads) to curate a list of places to support. Afro Leads is an Instagram page where followers can find daily posts about UK Black business and culture.

The Lion King was always a Disney classic, and now music’s most powerful lady, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, has opened up the coming-of-age tale to become a journey to discover the real Africa. Last year’s ‘The Lion King: The Gift’, a Bey-curated soundtrack to the live action remake of the movie, now has its own virtual accompaniment, ‘Black Is King’.

Beyonce has shared her new visual album Black Is King.

 has arrived! On Friday morning, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter — giver of such gifts as ,  and more -- released the new, masterful visual album on Disney+. The film features cameos by Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong'o, JAY-Z, Kelly Rowland, Pharrell Williams, Tina Knowles Lawson and others.  fuses the music of Lion King: The Gift with a storyline inspired by Disney's yet further influenced by African tribal sights and sounds.

Blue Ivy Carter has stolen the show in her mom, Beyoncé's, new trailer for. The 8-year-old daughter of the superstar and JAY-Z makes a sweet — and fabulous — cameo in the latest teaser for the Disney+ special.In the clip, Blue is seen smiling wide, wearing an elegant white off-the-shoulder dress with a pearl necklace.

Taylor Swift‘s Folklore album garnered plenty of attention late last week when the singer gave fans less than 24 hours notice before unveiling the 16-track project!

Beyonce is bringing out the star power for The superstar revealed a new trailer for the visual album on Sunday, featuring appearances by Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong'o, JAY-Z, Kelly Rowland, Pharrell Williams, Tina Knowles Lawson and more. The film, which will premiere globally on Disney+ on July 31, is based on the music of , and will premiere just two weeks after the movie was released last year.

she donated $6 million to support underserved communities of color amid the coronavirus pandemic, while she and mother Tina Knowles-Lawson subsequently worked to provide Black communities in her Houston hometown with access to COVID-19 testing. Now, she's teaming up with the NAACP to support Black-owned small businesses across the U.S., offering grants of $10,000 to businesses in Houston, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis.

: In April, she donated $6 million to support underserved communities of color amid the coronavirus pandemic, while she and mother Tina Knowles-Lawson subsequently worked to provide Black communities in her Houston hometown with access to COVID-19 testing. Now, she's teaming up with the NAACP to support Black-owned small businesses across the U.S., offering grants of $10,000 to businesses in Houston, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis.

Beyoncé is continuing to help those who’ve been affected by the global coronavirus pandemic. The singer's BeyGOOD's Black Business Impact Fund collaborated with the NAACP to assist Black-owned small businesses that have directly been impacted by the recent events across the nation.

In partnership with the NAACP and through her foundation, BeyGOOD, Beyoncé will be awarding $10,000 grants to Black-owned small businesses in an effort to mitigate negative effects of "recent events."Eligible applicants must be from Houston, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, or Minneapolis, and have until July 18 to apply.Selected applicants will be notified by the end of the month.Last week, the NAACP and Beyoncé's foundation, BeyGOOD, announced that they would be partnering to award $10,000

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.

Tiny Harris is supporting her family and friends, and she’s also showing love to a lot fo black-0ownde businesses. Check out one of the recent messages that she shared on her social media account.