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Loula (YC W23), a Y Combinator-backed startup, has officially launched with a mission to expand access to doula care by helping providers accept health insurance. buff.ly/asOJCiY

Live Nation Urban has launched the Live Nation Urban Creator Network in partnership with Breakr, a creator marketing and payments platform. buff.ly/NCaQhjz

Green Book Global, the first Black travel review mobile app, and EatOkra, an app for discovering Black-owned restaurants, are collaborating to add over 2,500 Black-owned restaurants into Green Book Global's Driving While Black Road Trip Planner. buff.ly/CFAPCXN

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media after Skydance agreed to end DEI efforts. buff.ly/O0OQE0N

After founding two multi-million-dollar brands, the nonprofit Natives Rising, and becoming the first Native American woman to raise a Series A, Betsy Fore has launched Velveteen Ventures. buff.ly/wd5mtZY

R&B singer SZA recently raised the alarm about the environmental impact of AI, especially on Black and brown communities, in a series of Instagram Story posts. “THERE IS A FOR CONVENIENCE AND BLACK AND BROWN WILL PAY THE BRUNT OF IT EVERY-TIME. " buff.ly/Olkkgce

Etsy Users are urging customers to boycott the online marketplace after “Alligator Alcatraz” merch was found on its website. The term refers to the Trump administration detention centre in the Florida Everglades. buff.ly/RPCp6CW

On Wednesday, 23rd July, President Donald Trump banned "woke AI" and AI models from government contracts. buff.ly/w5lhn7L

Live facial recognition (LFR) technology will be deployed at Notting Hill Carnival, London’s Metropolitan Police has announced, words by me. peopleofcolorintech.com/articles/polic…

Black-founded and centered membership club The Gathering Spot has announced its most ambitious plan to date: a 60,000-square-foot space in Atlanta called The Retreat. buff.ly/d1PFjVd

R&B singer SZA raised the alarm about the environmental impact of AI, especially on Black and brown communities, in a series of Instagram Story posts on Wednesday (July 16). buff.ly/Olkkgce

London's Metropolitan Police has announced it will be using live facial recognition [LFR] tech at Notting Hill Carnival. buff.ly/z7gzMuA

The Black Founders Matter Fund is eyeing a second fund after fully deploying capital from its first. buff.ly/4a0CYoX

Latimer AI, the first inclusive Large Language Model (LLM), and Grammarly are collaborating to help students improve their writing skills and cultural awareness. buff.ly/u74KCuw

Willa's Books and Vinyl, one of the oldest-operating Black-owned bookstores in Missouri, is about to get a makeover thanks to The Kansas City Defender. buff.ly/z1CSQ23

"We have opportunities to be flexible. If I need to just drop everything and go get my kids, it’s not an issue." - Akilah, UX Research Director at FanDuel, America’s #1 Sportsbook buff.ly/Kgz8uTI

UK lawmakers are being urged to pass legislation that would protect whistleblowers who expose employers violating DEI laws. buff.ly/JzLBkCL

Live facial recognition (LFR) technology will be deployed at Notting Hill Carnival, London’s Metropolitan Police has announced. buff.ly/z7gzMuA

Ami Colé, a Black-owned beauty line founded by Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye, will shut down in September. buff.ly/wkeAegZ

The NAACP and other civil rights groups have filed an appeal against a permit that would allow Elon Musk’s xAI to use gas turbines to power its massive data center. buff.ly/T41DJGo