Massachusetts Rep. Iyanna Pressley was one of two members of Congress who did not attend the State of the Union Address on Tuesday, Feb. 4. She has since released a statement on why she stayed home. “The occupant of the White House incessantly stokes fear in people of color, women, …

The cause of death of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s former boyfriend, Nick Gordon, has been revealed. He died of a heroin overdose. A Florida medical examiner’s office officially ruled the 30-year-old’s death as heroin toxicity after conducting an autopsy. The autopsy also found several other substances in his system including …

Portraits of Power Valerie Jarrett 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 …

Photo: Lisa Blumenfeld (Getty Images) Nearly two weeks after the fatal helicopter crash that took the lives of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others, details are beginning to emerge about plans for the public memorial the city of Los Angeles will host in his honor. …

(iStock/Steve Debenport) Just a little over a month before primary elections begin in Illinois on March 17, CBS News reported that voter registrations of nearly 800 formerly incarcerated people were mistakenly canceled. On Monday, The Illinois State Board made the news public after investigating the error since November of 2019. …

Douglas was essentially the last of Hollywood’s Golden Age legends, a remnant of an era when studios still wielded near-total control of the industry but major stars could pick projects and work with filmmakers who broke the mold. Like his peers Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, and Marlon Brando, Douglas was …

Attendees at next month’s (March 13-22) South by Southwest Conference & Festivals in Austin, Texas will have the opportunity to view the premiere of Mary Mazzio’s latest documentary, A Most Beautiful Thing.  The feature is narrated and executive produced by multi-talented Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist, Common, executive produced by …

While Trump delivered his State of the Union to Congress last night, Billy Porter offered a rebuttal with his “LGBTQ State of the Union.” In a video for Logo TV, Porter began, “Donald J. Trump has painted himself as a friend of the LGBTQ community while revealing his true colors …

In honor of the preservation and legacy of black excellence, Ursula Burns, the first black woman to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 company, donated $1 million to The HistoryMakers, a video oral history archive that collects the stories of extraordinary African Americans. Housed in the Library of Congress, …

On January 8, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced they were largely splitting from the royal family and doing their own thing. Apparently, in their spare time, that includes doing what many do when they’re free: relaxing. A source close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told PEOPLE that …