Vegans of Color

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...

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...

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, also a longtime vegan and advocate for healthy plant-based eating. As citie...

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

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. Follow a...

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 products and restaurants here) or donating to social justice charities that help support protestors and

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 support right now and every day. ...

“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 Cannon’s upcoming documentary Strong Enemies—The Untold Case of Dr. Sebi. Cannon released the trailer this spring, on the ...

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. During these un...

It's rare to see Kevin Hart having a serious moment. We're used to watching him cracking jokes center-stage and leaving fans in tears from laughing so hard–sometimes about things that make us uncomfortable. Hart tapped into his serious side on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and revealed that he has a newfound appreciation for life after his near-death experience in a car crash last September. &q