My stepdad, Obbie Riley, was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, a place known nationally more for an act of unspeakable violence than for anything else. He turned 2 during the Freedom Summer of 1964, when nearly 1,000 volunteers from up north worked alongside local activists registering Black Mississippians to vote. A …

Few careers have been as future-proof as computer programming. A focus on S.T.E.M. reinforces the notion that the aforementioned doesn’t look to change any time soon. Not only have computers been more commonplace in the home, but as companies and businesses continue to allow employees to work from home, computers …

This two-toned Mercedes-Maybach S-680 was the last vehicle collaboration from the late designer Virgil Abloh. There will only be 150 ever made. Image: Mercedes Benz USA Virgil Abloh cast a long shadow over design, fashion, marketing and culture. Now, the late creative director and collaboration specialist’s latest posthumous collaboration shows …

For the warm-hearted celebration of Earl G. Graves Sr., the people who adored the business mogul, gathered at Morgan State University on April 6 to honor the late visionary and founder of BLACK ENTERPRISE with personal stories of love, respect, and the impact he made carving out a tremendous legacy. BLACK …

Photo: Syda Productions (Shutterstock) Pregnancy is an exciting time for expectant parents, but it can also be lonely, confusing and scary. For Black expectant parents, the nine months they spend waiting for their baby can be filled with even more anxiety. According to the CDC, Black women are three times …

The family of a 13-year-old seventh-grader who says they were racially profiled by police has lawyered up and plans to sue the city and county of San Francisco. Civil rights attorney John Burris claims the student, M.C., was racially profiled and unlawfully detained by a member of the San Francisco …

Photo: Beauty Stock (Shutterstock) MomsRising, a grassroots organization dedicated to achieving economic security for mothers and women, is leading the fight against the recent legislative blocks to reproductive freedom. MomsRising found the people who need access to abortions are often mothers. As a result of these abortion bans, we could …

In an effort to close the achievement gap between Black and white students in Minnesota, one community college is looking to recruit more Black male teachers. Normandale Community College, located in Bloomington, has launched a two-year initiative called Sirtify that currently has a half-dozen participants who will become elementary and …

Los Angeles Laker legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been highly critical of LeBron James and went after him again when he recently stated that some of his recent behavior has been “embarrassing” and “beneath him.” Now, a day after slamming him, yet again, Abdul-Jabbar apologized for doing so. According to ESPN, …

Naturi Naughton tied the knot over the weekend in a star-studded wedding in Atlanta.  Photo: Getty Images As reported by E! Online, the Queens star wed singer Xavier “Two” Lewis on April 2 at the St. Regis Buckhead Atlanta. The milestone comes after a year of dating, with Xavier proposing …