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catherine lizette gonzalez  Jul 17, 2018 3:59PM EDT

Activists Demand Amazon Stop Selling White Supremacist Merchandise

The actions come on the heels of a report released this month that says the Seattle-based company’s “inadequate and poorly enforced policies” have made the sale of these items on its website possible.
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Sameer Rao  Jun 7, 2018 2:02PM EDT

Reject Racism Campaign Pressures Tech Giants to Skip North Carolina

“One way Amazon and Apple can demonstrate a real commitment to espoused values of diversity is by making it clear that they won’t move their headquarters to a state that is rapidly sliding backward on racial oppression and voting rights.”
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Sameer Rao  Apr 14, 2017 11:57AM EDT

The Roots Partner with Amazon for Two Children's Shows

One of the series, the animated “South Street Sounds,” follows three friends who form a band in a neighborhood saturated by music—similar to The Roots’ own origin on Philadelphia’s South Street.
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Sameer Rao  Mar 28, 2017 11:55AM EDT

Barry Jenkins to Adapt Colson Whitehead's 'The Underground Railroad' for Amazon

Whitehead’s 2016 novel envisions the Underground Railroad as an actual subterranean rail network.
Aura Bogado  Jun 23, 2015 10:02AM EDT

Mississippi Considers Flag Change, New Mexico Cops to Face Charges, Clinton Ahead

Some of Tuesday’s big stories
Aura Bogado  Mar 20, 2015 9:55AM EDT

Solar Eclipse, Amazon Drones, 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Crank Call to C-SPAN

Some of Friday’s big stories
Jamilah King  Jan 15, 2014 2:54PM EST

Kanye West Sues Amazon Over 'Coinye West' Currency

It’s all about the electronic benjamins, baby.
Jasmine Johnson  Jul 24, 2012 9:13AM EDT

Harlem's Hue-Man Hopes the Past Is Prologue for Black Booksellers

One of the nation’s most well-known black bookstores is closing its doors. But it’s also trying to write a story that features more than the usual Amazon-killed-us narrative.
Jamilah King  Dec 19, 2011 12:00PM EST

Fans of Oldest Black Bookstore Fight Amazon With Google Tool

Worried about last minute holiday shopping? Supporters of Marcus Books have developed a new tool to help folks get off their computers and shop in person.
Jorge Rivas  Dec 15, 2011 10:25AM EST

Nation's Oldest Black-Owned Bookstore Takes on Amazon's Price Check App

The grandaughter of the partners that opened the nation’s oldest independent African-American owned bookstore says a recent Amazon.com promotion took competition a little too far.