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Jesseca Dupart is the walking definition of a boss. Besides leading a multimillion-dollar beauty empire, Dupart is balancing being in a loving relationship with rap star Da Brat and giving back to her hometown, New Orleans. Dupart was a hairdresser for 20 years before she took a chance on creating hair products. Armed with a personality…

If you are looking for Black and brown dolls to buy your child that will help their confidence, look no further than Fresh Dolls. The toy doll brand was started by former college professor Dr. Lisa in 2017 to fill the gap for the lack of Black representation in the doll industry. Fresh Dolls offer…

As the senior director of constituent relations for Walmart, Tony Waller is recognized as one of the best relationship builders in his industry. So, it comes as no surprise that he was an attendee at the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit, where he was seeking to make more women aware of the incredible products…

Patricia Bailey is the founder of the PBailey Group, a strategic planning business group where she manages product development, channel marketing, and promotion planning. She is a graduate of Chicago State University and Northeastern Illinois University. Prior to starting her company in 2003, Bailey was an executive for seven years at Pro-Line International. Rolling out spoke…

Once again a person has been caught on video hurling racist insults at someone of color. This time the incident took place at a Walmart in Glendora, California and involved a city utility worker and a woman now being called “Walmart Wendy.” Walmart Wendy was upset because the city worker requested that she move her…

Kinna Thomas understands how diversity can have a major impact on companies worldwide. Thomas, who serves as senior buying manager at Walmart, used her knack for creative ideas to help launch the Patti LaBelle food brand, which has become a national bestseller at Walmart. Those particular ideas usually come when more diverse voices are allowed…

Kinna Thomas of Walmart recently spoke with rolling out while at the 2019 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit. Thomas shares her thoughts on the importance of diversity and revealed how it remains key to business success.

Tracy Morgan poked fun at his near-fatal car accident at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. The 50-year-old comic was left severely injured and his friend James McNair was killed when their limousine bus was hit by a Walmart truck in 2014, and he joked that his ordeal had left him “set for…

Sometimes it’s not good to prank your mom because you don’t know what might happen. When Tylen Ellis, 12, decided to put on a full Chewbacca head at a Walmart in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to prank his mother, he did not take her reflexes into account. Tashila Alexander showed that, when startled, a “fight or flight” response…

Live Alkaline Water is making history as the first Black-owned water company to be sold on Walmart’s shelves. Co-founder Robert McCray sources this 100 percent natural alkaline water from a spring in North Carolina that’s been in his family for 100 years. One day, his aunt took him to the spring and said his ancestors…

Georgia’s South DeKalb County residents want to know why all the businesses are leaving when they were led to believe creating a new city like Stonecrest, Georgia would bring economic development and prosperity. Still, the stores are leaving, banks are closing and dollar discounts are moving in all over the place. The remaining businesses in the…

As Christmas quickly approaches and many rush to get last minute gifts for under the tree, the chefs of the house work on their plans for the perfect Christmas meal. International cooking sensation Chef Roblé Ali is known for taking traditional meals and making them into beautiful cuisine. Rolling out caught up with Ali to find…

Tavis Smiley continues to face issues following the accusations made against him by several employees. After being suspended by PBS, Smiley has also lost his deal with Walmart and his book publisher has put his projects on hold. According to Associated Press, Walmart was a sponsor of Smiley’s talk show and a tour that he…

Every year, consumers flood the aisles of stores during Black Friday, but the true deals lie in the infinite space of the internet. Stores from boutiques to global chains compete to give customers the best deals. With tons of stores claiming to have the best deals, we took the liberty to aid you in your…

The end of Thanksgiving day marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season with annual Black Friday sales. Unfortunately, it also marks the time when shoppers lose their damn minds in search of seasonal deals on name brand items. Experts agree that the best way to avoid the long lines is to do your shopping…

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, with 4,700 U.S. stores and roughly 1.2 million employees, is testing an “associate delivery” program for its ship-to-home orders. It’s a move to make them more competitive, especially with its biggest online competitor: Amazon. Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart’s U.S. online operations, wrote on the company website, “It just makes…

A woman in Utah has been arrested for committing alleged child abuse after witnesses reported to police that she locked her two kids in her car’s trunk at a Walmart parking lot to go shopping. Tori Lee Castillo, 39, was arrested in a suspected case of child abuse, the Associated Press reports, citing the Riverdale…

A simple trip to a Walmart in Centerton, Arkansas resulted in a racist tirade by a White woman against two women of color. Eva Hicks posted a video to Facebook of an encounter she had with an as of yet unidentified White woman. Hicks was reportedly trying to pick up her medication at the pharmacy…

A-list director Antoine Fuqua (Shooter, Olympus Has Fallen, The Equalizer and Southpaw) is one of the four directors Walmart partnered with to create short films based on a single Walmart receipt to debut their new campaign during commercial breaks on Oscar Night, February 26. As a part of Walmart’s “behind every receipt, there’s a great story”…

Timothy Blake used his bodily fluids to sexually assault women at Walmart. The first incident was initially reported at the top of November. The woman was visiting a Walmart in Mineral Wells, West Virginia when she noticed a “creepy” man following her in the store. At some point, she felt something wet on her lower…