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Media Mogul Byron Allen Sues McDonald’s, Says The Franchise Doesn’t Advertise With Black-Owned Outlets

Media Mogul Byron Allen Sues McDonald’s, Says The Franchise Doesn’t Advertise With Black-Owned Outlets

Media mogul Byron Allen filed a $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald’s Corp on Thursday, alleging the fast-food franchise is discriminating against Black-owned media companies such as his own. According to Bloomberg, Allen said McDonald’s spent less than 1% of its $1.6 billion ad budget with Black-owned media companies in 2019. “This is about economic inclusion of African American-owned businesses in the U.S. […]

Oklahoma Superintendent Doesn’t Seem to Understand a Black Mother’s Outrage

Oklahoma Superintendent Doesn’t Seem to Understand a Black Mother’s Outrage

Oklahoma Superintendent Doesn’t Seem to Understand a Black Mother’s Outrage After Her Children Were Punished for Wearing BLM T-shirts An Oklahoma mother says her 8-year-old son was punished for wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt to school. Ben Stapleton, a third grader at Charles Evans Elementary School in Ardmore, was informed by the principal during […]

American Employers Are Failing Women. It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way.

American Employers Are Failing Women. It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way.

If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. Opinions are the writer’s own and not those of Blavity’s. ____ While it will be years before we fully understand how the pandemic impacted the economy, we know now that women are […]