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The NAACP Sued Musk's xAI Over Its Memphis Pollution. The Justice Department Just Stepped In — on behalf of xAI.

Plus, Jay-Z's MarcyPen fund is in talks to buy a piece of Fenty, the Obamas' Higher Ground signed with Disney, and 25 HBCUs joined a new esports league.

18 hrs ago•Black Dollar Index and Kelle Rozell

$37 Billion in Contracts Frozen and 50,000 Black and Minority-owned Businesses Sidelined

Plus, Cruz Companies pledged half its project dollars to firms of color, Tuskegee opened a path into the beauty industry, and Ice Cube's Big3 is going…

Jun 16•Black Dollar Index and Kelle Rozell

How To Not Get Got: 12 ways corporations are running your pockets

And the specific moves that keep your money where it belongs.

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More than $56 billion tracked in announced corporate investment landing in 8 states actively dismantling Black voting power.

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