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The FBI is investigating a series of offensive and racist text messages targeting various communities across the United States, including African American, Black, Hispanic, and LGBTQIA+ groups, in the wake of the presidential election. The disturbing messages, which reference the reintroduction of...

With a vote of 415-14, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to make Juneteenth National Independence Day a federal holiday, and President Joe Biden signed it into law on June 17, 2021. This is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was named in 1983. As Benzinga'...

Shares of African American-centric media company Urban One Inc. (NASDAQ: UONE) (NASDAQ: UONEK) surged more than 29% in the regular trading session on Thursday and further gained 7.4% in the after-hours session. What Happened: Urban One likely benefited from fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp....

Only 8% of cannabis CEOs are women and even fewer are African American dispensary owners. "I'm just a little unicorn," Dr. Chanda Macias, CEO of Ilera Holistic Healthcare, said on the most recent Benzinga Cannabis Hour (see video below). Ilera is a Louisiana-based medical...