BusinessJay-Z Partners With Novak Djokovic For New Investment in Fitness Brand CLMBRDana GivensNovember 19, 2020November 19, 2020 by Dana GivensNovember 19, 2020November 19, 202013981 Rapper Jay-Z is teaming up with tennis player Novak Djokovic to invest in a new innovative fitness brand, CLMBR...
EntrepreneurshipJay-Z Launches His Own Cannabis Brand, MonogramDana GivensOctober 26, 2020October 26, 2020 by Dana GivensOctober 26, 2020October 26, 202088761 Monogram is the first brand to launch under Jay-Z's partnership with Caliva, the largest vertically-integrated cannabis company in California....
EntrepreneurshipJay-Z, Pharrell Team Up For New Song ‘Entrepreneur’ In Conjunction With TIME MagazineDana GivensAugust 21, 2020August 21, 2020 by Dana GivensAugust 21, 2020August 21, 20205820 As part of a "Time Magazine" series, Pharrell Williams and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z have teamed up for a new song about the importance of Black...
NewsJay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC Petition Courts to Force Mississippi’s Parchman Prison to Follow COVID-19 GuidelinesSelena HillAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by Selena HillAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020962 The rappers are calling on the courts to compel Parchman to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines...
Arts and CultureHealthcare Provider Cuts Ties with Mississippi Dept. of Corrections After Jay-Z and Yo Gotti LawsuitCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 3, 2020August 4, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 3, 2020August 4, 202044590 First, came the Jay-Z and Yo Gotti lawsuit; now, a prison healthcare provider has cut ties with the Mississippi Department of Corrections...
Arts and CultureJay-Z, Rihanna Among Celebs Seeking Justice For Black College Student Killed By PoliceCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 16, 2020July 16, 20207403 A select group of celebrities have sent a letter the U.S. Department of Justice seeking justice for an unarmed Black man killed by a White...
NewsJay-Z Buys Multiple Newspaper Ads Highlighting Black BusinessesDerek MajorJuly 8, 2020July 8, 2020 by Derek MajorJuly 8, 2020July 8, 202027561 Jay-Z and his agency Roc Nation took out multiple full-page ads in newspapers across the country highlighting Black businesses....
EntrepreneurshipSinger H.E.R. Invests in Black-Owned Vegan Cookie Company Co-signed by Jay-ZSelena HillJune 26, 2020June 29, 2020 by Selena HillJune 26, 2020June 29, 20204662 Partake Foods, an allergy-free cookie company, closed its second round of funding with new investors that include Grammy Award-winning singer H.E.R....
NewsJay-Z Sends Private Jet to Fly Ahmaud Arbery’s Lawyers to Court HearingSelena HillJune 6, 2020June 8, 2020 by Selena HillJune 6, 2020June 8, 2020122415 The hip hop billionaire lent his private plane to the legal team fighting Ahmaud Arbery’s case when they were unable to find a flight to...
NewsJay-Z Partners With Families Who Lost Loved Ones to Police Violence to Run Full-Page Newspaper Ads Dedicated to George FloydSelena HillJune 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by Selena HillJune 2, 2020June 2, 20207134 Jay-Z and Team Roc partnered with black families who have lost loved ones to police violence to run a full-page ad in several newspapers....