Join Black Headline News this Fourth of July week live to kick-off several-day ‘BLACK-IN’ campaign, recognizing Black media as the 'new norm'

Black Headline News
Jul 1
3 min read

As many African-Americans are realizing the power of their dollars and votes, many are suggesting a call to a movement of new norms ...

By Black Headline News

As the United States prepares for its 250th anniversary of celebrating its independence, as declared by the Founding Fathers (see list below) on July 4, 1776, Black people throughout the nation are discovering their voting and economic powers at the perils of bad incidents which have hit the mainstream and world news recently.

In February or a month before, Black people participated in a nationwide boycott against corporate store chain, Target, to protest the retail giant's decision to scale back its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and abandon a previous pledge to spend $2 billion with Black-owned businesses. The movement was largely spearheaded by Black faith leaders, civil rights activists, and grassroots organizers.

Just recently, Black consumers and activists organized boycotts of some Asian-owned businesses in response to the outrage over the acquittal of South Carolina, convenience store owner, Chikei Rick Chow. Chow was found not guilty in the fatal 2023 shooting of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, an unarmed Black teenager. The verdict and subsequent viral social media commentary from some Asian individuals mocking the Black community’s outrage fueled calls for an economic boycott.

However, there is a developing constant, that suggests that many Black people are feeling the rise of their own collective powers economically and politically, and are instead following a "new norm" to supporting Black businesses more than ever. Perhaps this will take a change of habit, insight and more discussion through Black Headline News' new campaign, "BLACK-IN," where news hosts and special guests, and participating viewers reflect on this idea of the new norm.

People can join in the discussion with award-winning news publishers, Cheryl Smith of Texas Metro News, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb of ONME News, and Brigitte Jones, starting Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 4p PDT/ 6p CDT/7p EDT.

Listeners or watchers can chime in live, donate to the cause and watch it live online at the Black Headline News website, listen via web radio or watch it live on CTV platforms Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Google TV.

The several-day fundraiser will help support Black Headline News's collaborative California and Texas citizen journalism program, its independent investigative journalism fellowships, and some operational support for the Black Headline News Network.

As donations are tax deductible through fiscal agent nonprofit, The CMAC, Inc., the live fundraiser calls for a support of Black media, asking businesses, organizations, and individuals, who would like to financially support, to donate, and then come on any of the live shows to discuss their concerns, feedback, or talk about the business they own for up to three minutes. Or, people can donate live without having to come on the show, and have their name scroll on the ticker live during the show; one can also choose to be anonymous.

Within the weekly, Thursday, three-hour fundraiser, enjoy riveting discussions with special guests, the news hosts and participating audience members about key, current topics in the news. Learn more about the role of the Black media in the past, present and the future. Enjoy the weekly campaign through the end of July.

Meanwhile, Black Headline News will postpone weekly, Sunday night show, BHN Talk Radio, until the fundraising campaign concludes at the end of this summer.