Just days before leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a historic Super Bowl win against the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, running back Saquon Barkley announced he had joined Ramp as an investor. The New York-based financial operations platform is designed to save companies time and money and is Barkley’s largest private technology investment. “I’ve always believed a winning mindset applies to every part of life,” Barkley said in a press release. “If you want to dominate, you don’t switch off when the clock hits zero, and I demand that
Rapper Kanye West, known as Ye, sold swastika shirts on a site hosted by Shopify Inc. during the Super Bowl, according to Bloomberg. During the NFL championship, West ran a commercial on Sunday night instructing viewers to “go to yeezy.com.” Days before this, the rapper had praised Hitler and posted antisemitic content on his now-deactivated X account. Hate speech on Shopify On Monday, West’s website featured one item for sale: a white shirt with a black Nazi swastika in its center, listed under the product name HH-01. The site’s source
Viriginia-based entrepreneur DeShuna Spencer launched a website to track corporate responsibility for DEI initiatives. DEI Watch aims to help consumers decide which brands to support (or not). A former journalist, Spencer, created the site to promote transparency and empower buying decisions. Though she is not promoting boycotts, she says, “But if you want to, we wanted to create a platform that’s as accurate as possible,” Spencer told Axios. Spencer is also the founder of kweliTV (sometimes referred to as Black Netflix), a streaming service with over 800 international films, documentaries, and kids’
A key Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee has resigned from his role after he was connected to a deleted social media account supporting racism and eugenics, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Marko Elez, 25, had access to the Treasury Department’s central payments system. Elon Musk says he will rehire Marko Elez, after the software engineer gained the backing of Vice President Vance and President Trump. DOGE employee’s racist posts The 25-year-old engineer, Marko Elez, was a previous staff worker for two of Elon Musk’s companies. As
Target’s shareholders are suing the company as they believe Target hid the risks of its DEI initiatives, as stated by USA Today. Why are shareholders suing Target? In a proposed class action, Target’s shareholders claim that they felt that the company was unaware of the consequences that would surface due to DEI efforts. Additionally, the shareholders claim they were swindled into paying higher fees for its stocks and unknowingly supported its “misuse of investor funds to serve political and social goals.” In addition, before Target announced it was rolling back
TikTok has announced 2025 SOAR Together, a Black-owned business accelerator program in collaboration with Black Girl Ventures. The program aims to help Black businesses grow on TikTok Shop. What is the 2025 SOAR Together program? The 2025 Soar Together program is a six-week program in which 20 businesses will be chosen to receive educational courses, business coaching, and mentorship from guest speakers. After the program has finished, those businesses will attend a special in-person graduation ceremony. TikTok’s partnership with Black Girl Ventures builds on its $1 million investment in the
Khaby Lame, the most followed person on TikTok, has joined UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador. The announcement was made in Sengeal, where Lame was born, after a four-day day where he met children and young people leading positive change in their communities. As a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Lame will use his international platform as a content creator to spread awareness of children’s rights worldwide, such as empowering girls, education, protection from violence and abuse, access to health, nutrition, and a clean environment. “It’s a true honour to be appointed as
This week on Techish, Abadesi sits down with Alphonso David, a Human Rights and civil rights lawyer and advocate, to talk about his work as President and CEO of the Global Black Economic Forum. They dive into breaking down barriers for marginalized communities, why diversity, equity, and inclusion actually matters, and the need for real investment in Black and Brown businesses. Alphonso also shares the secret to his perseverance and what we can learn from the past to drive change today. Chapters00:00 Breaking Down Barriers for Marginalized Communities03:20 Why Diversity,
Plans to launch Starlink in South Africa are facing delays due to Elon Musk’s attacks on the country’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws, The Financial Times reports. The policies, designed to mitigate racial inequalities formed under apartheid, require foreign investors in South Africa’s telecom sector to allocate 30% of a project’s equity to Black-owned businesses to qualify for a license. The policy is supported by the African National Congress Party (ANC), a political party in South Africa known for its opposition against apartheid. Elon Musk says the equality laws are
TikTok can be pretty useful outside cat videos, dance tutorials, and comedy sketches. You can learn a language, a new recipe, and even how to play an instrument. It can also be a great way to source academic knowledge, which is being demonstrated with HillmanTok University. Who started HillmanTok University? What started as video intended for the 30 students enrolled in Dr Leah Barlow’s African American studies class this semester, has turned into a viral movement, where Black professors, lecturers, and subject matter experts create and share educational videos. In
