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Aisha 'Pinky' Cole, founder of beloved Black-owned Atlanta restaurant The Slutty Vegan has teamed up with the Historically Black Clark Atlanta University (CAU) to offer full scholarships to Rayshard Brooks' four children when they are ready to attend college. ...

This story has been updated. It was published on June 19th, or Juneteenth, but you can eat at these restaurants any day of the week. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery, marking the anniversary of June 19th, 1865, when Union army general Gordon Granger announced the end of the Civil War and the end of slavery. While Abraham...

Anthony Thomas’ life changed in 2006 after being diagnosed with a rare life-threatening brain condition. After a risky, 13-hour, open brain surgery at George Washington Hospital, he began recovering and relearning how to walk and talk. After his reco...

In this time of seeking ways to support and promote Black-owned businesses and put our consumer dollars to work to support the Black community, we are thrilled to have found a new tool that helps us and all consumers locate Black-owned businesses that are vegan and cruelty-free, all across the US. Calle...

Earlier this year, vegan restaurant VTree opened in Hollywood with backing from celebrity powerhouse Nick Cannon. Now, the restaurant and Cannon are rallying the public for an event in honor of Juneteenth, a historic day that marked the emancipation of African-Americans from slavery in the US in 1865...

The only thing better than exercising the right to vote is doing it with a delicious vegan meal or snack from the Slutty Vegan and Impossible Foods. That's the thinking behind a new initiative called "Votenik" launched today (a play on the name Freaknik) by the popular vegan eatery, the plant-based food company, and the award-winning producer...

CrossFit's CEO posted a tweet that prompted outrage and mass defections by members of the workout community, and partner company Reebok cut all ties, as did CrossFit affiliated gyms, sponsored athletes, and customers, who are walking away in droves from the once-popular branded workout program. Gre...

It's not easy to make healthy, quick, and affordable meals day after day, which is why so many people turn to fast food when the kids are hungry and time and the budget are both tight. Instead of wishing that kids would eat healthy mostly plant-based meals, Arielle Kestenbaum, a Registered Dietitian and certified nutritionist, launched Fare Meals by Arielle, a resource designed to help parents of

This week, many companies spoke out about the Black Lives Matter movement. Supporting the movement goes beyond "corporate responsibility" –it's corporate humanity. But a few plant-based brands are taking action and actually funding the movement. This o...

The Coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down, only to be eclipsed by nationwide protesting over social injustice and the call for sweeping social and political change. But as everyone's attention has shifted from the disease to the protests, COVID-19 is still raging on and cases are still rising in states across the south, impacting African American communities and Black counties at d