DIVINE 9
Boosie Badazz Offends Black Fraternity After Wearing Letters
Complex
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity members are calling out Boosie Badazz after he was photographed wearing the frat’s letters on a black jacket, despite not being a member himself.
The Battle of the Divine Nine: 2021 Greek Show
Southern Digest
The Bayou Classic weekend is one of the biggest, most exciting weekends for the HBCU culture. The weekend is full of events including orgs from both schools and many more with the prestigious Divine Nine kicking the weekend off with the 48th annual Greek Show.
IN THE NEWS
Minnesota launches nation’s first task force on missing and murdered Black women
The Grio
The new Minnesota Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American Women is underway, as members gathered for the first time Monday to discuss ways to resolve cases involving missing and murdered Black women.
BLK BIZ
New Data Reveals Black Small Business Owners Are Disappointed in President Biden
Essence
Many of us took a huge sigh of relief when Joe Biden officially took office in January. Now, nearly a year into his term, Black small business owners aren’t holding their breath when it comes to seeing substantive changes from the very administration that relied so heavily on our votes months ago.
Jacksonville whiskey entrepreneur signs supplier deal with Sam’s Club
The Business Journals
Eakins is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. The idea to start a whiskey brand formed through the toasts he would have with his fraternity brothers after notable accomplishments in their lives.
Licínio Januário On Building Black-Focused Global Streaming Service WoloTV From Brazil
Forbes
Alongside tech entrepreneur Leandro Lemos, Januário launched Wolo as an all-black enterprise last year with a mission to connect Latin black creators with more than 270 million Portuguese speakers globally.
