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LA Vegan Restaurant Nic’s on Beverly Cuts Ties With Operations Manager Stephane Bombet Over Racist Blackface Costume
“Racism of any kind is not tolerated,” owner Nic Adler said.
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Swedish Brand to Launch Vegan Shredded Salmon in Europe
Vegan startup Hooked is developing plant-based alternatives to the most consumed seafood products in Europe.
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Trump Allows Commercial Fishing in Fragile Marine Ecosystem
The president lifted a ban on commercial fishing at the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument—the first marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean established by Barack Obama in 2016 to protect marine life and rare coral.
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Vegan Actress Natalie Portman Speaks Out in Support of Defunding the Police to Save Black Lives
“The police make me as a white woman feel safe, while my Black friends, family, and neighbors feel the opposite: police make them feel terror,” Portman told her seven million Instagram followers, adding that police violence is the sixth leading cause of death for Black men in America.
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Adidas Is Veganizing Its Iconic Sneaker Styles
After launching vegan Stan Smith sneakers, the company is working on building a better future with vegan versions of its classic Samba and Continental 80 styles.
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Vegan Brand Silk Donates $75,000 to NAACP to Support Black Lives Matter Movement
The brand’s donation is one step of its commitment to support the long term change needed to dismantle systemic racism in America.
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Black-Owned Vegan Dessert Brand Invests $1.3 Million in Production to Keep up With Demand
UK brand Freaks of Nature plans to expand its production capacity by 400 percent.
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China Officially Removes Pangolin Scales From National Guide of Traditional Medicine
The country will no longer allow the use of the endangered animal’s scales for medicinal purposes.
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Amy’s Kitchen Donates $500,000 to Organizations Supporting Black Empowerment
“Black lives matter, and we will stand with you for as long as it takes to make that true in our country,” the company said in a letter.
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Beyond Meat to Launch at 4,500 Hotels, Restaurants, and Wholesalers Across China
The vegan meat brand’s Beyond Burger and Beyond Beef will be distributed across China by Sinodis—a food distributor that is part of a French dairy company.
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Dairy Brand Philadelphia Looks For Customer Input on Launching Vegan Cheese
The company—known for its cream cheeses—is polling its customers to determine if they want a vegan cheese option.
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You Can Now Buy a Vegan Lipstick to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement
Beauty brand Lipslut is donating all of its earnings for one week to organizations fighting to dismantle systemic racism in America.