Music industry legend
Mathew Knowles, the man behind one of the greatest recording careers of all time, has announced that he is stepping away from the music industry.
Knowles created the group
Destiny’s Child with his now-globally successful daughter,
Beyoncé, in the leading role in the 1990s, then also launched a career for his younger daughter, singer-producer-actress
Solange.
Mathew Knowles (above), the father of Beyonce and Solange, is reportedly stepping away from the music business. (Photo by Drew Anthony Smith/Getty Images)
The proud father and seasoned executive told Page Six he is ready to leave the business for more fulfilling projects.
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By Tribune News Service
As Apple continues its rapid growth in Austin, the tech giant says it’s strengthening its national investments in education, technology and venture funding programs as part of a goal to combat injustice faced by communities of color.
The donations are part of a $100 million racial equity and justice initiative designed to reduce barriers and provide opportunities for people of color across the country. The programs are the first identified by the company since announcing its intentions in June, as social justice protests erupted around the country.