Beyoncé, NAACP Unite to Create Relief Fund Designated for Small Black Businesses

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Beyoncé, NAACP Unite to Create Relief Fund Designated for Small Black Businesses

By Victor Trammell Photo credits: A. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images, NAACP America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization and one of the world’s biggest music superstars have formed an alliance, which will promote economic growth for small, U.S.-based black businesses. According to BET, the NAACP and singer/performer Beyoncé (pictured left) have solidified a partnership that is designed to provide funding for black-owned […]

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