Photo: Shutterstock The coronavirus pandemic has seen businesses in all sectors face closures with the food industry being no exception. As multiple food processing facilities shut down due to workers contracting the disease, one executive at Tyson Foods warns that “the food supply chain is breaking.” The Hill reports that …

Here’s how to think about these daily dispatches from the White House: They aren’t press conferences so much as “reality shows with no winners.” Trump is using them to build a dystopia in real time, Megan Garber argued last week. Trump clearly loves the format. “In fact, it’s one of …

The buffoonery by the black pro-Trump duo known as Diamond & Silk has caused them to join the millions of Americans filing for unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic. The two have reportedly been fired from Fox News after continuously spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19. “After what they’ve …

In a contradiction that’s hard to ignore, Georgia governor Brian Kemp rushed to reopen the state for business Friday (April 24) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. His mansion, however, is still closed for public tour over concerns about the virus. This message is posted on Kemp’s official government website: “PUBLIC TOURS …

Florida rapper LPB Poody was shot in Orlando along with his friend, Dexter Rentz, an 18-year-old University of Louisville recruit, who was killed in the incident. According to reports, two others in the car with LPB Poody and Rentz were also shot and are expected to survive. Orlando Police …

Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of black women. It’s a place for today’s businesswomen to share their own favorite images and their own …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s seen the video of 1,000 people packed like sardines at an area house party in blatant disregard to city and state social distancing guidelines, and she’s far from pleased. Over the weekend, video footage surfaced showing partygoers packed into a home in Chicago’s …

Screenshot: Mobb Deep The Infamous (Loud/MCA Mobb Deep’s sophomore album, The Infamous, recently turned 25 years old, having been released on April 25, 1995. Produced largely by Havoc and featuring notable additional production from Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest—an integral part of their story—and featuring stellar, vivid lyricism from …

There’s no great shock about any mass gathering getting canceled at this point in the pandemic, but each thwarted soiree signals a different aspect of the virus’s societal toll. South by Southwest’s early demise felt like a sign that isolation could throw cold water on the economy, especially for the …

Image provide courtesy of Marisa Lee Bolssen Life can introduce a whirlwind of emotions to anyone dealing with life-altering situations, whether a sudden tragedy or unforeseen loss. Managing the ups-and-downs can be difficult alone, but family and friends close to people affected may have a tougher time finding comforting words …