Vegans of Color

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 186…

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 e…

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...

As a new feature on The Beet, Elysabeth Alfano interviews notable plant-based personalities to bring you stories designed to inform and inspire you on your plant-based journey. Here, she interviewed Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President and unofficial candidate for Mayor of New York City,…

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 sti…

At The Beet, we're looking for different ways to amplify Black creators in the plant-based space. To show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and Black vegan influencers who inspire us daily, we put together a list of 10 creators to add to your social media feed...

In light of the national conversation that is currently being held about racism and police brutality in the US, businesses, entrepreneurs and citizens alike are finding different ways to uplift the Black community. Whether that be by patronizing Black-owned businesses (we did a round-up of vegan pro…

This week, protests raged across the US as anger and frustration poured onto the streets of Los Angeles, New York City, Minneapolis and Washington D.C., and many other cities across the nation. As we contemplate what we can do as consumers, we want to highlight black-owned businesses that we can&nbs…

“This is how the health care hustle works: We bring you in—you’re sick—we start you on treatment protocols that are many times more toxic than what we're treating you for…” Thus begins the narrative for the trailer of Nick…

Plant-based lifestyle vlogger Rachel Ama is having an unexpectedly life-changing summer with a new baby on the way during the COVID-19 lockdown order. The British Youtube star announced her pregnancy on Instagram, and we couldn't be happier for her...