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Kilpatrick resigned from office after a text messaging scandal revealed an illicit affair with his chief of staff. Further investigation revealed illegal activity and he was eventually convicted on 24 federal felony counts, which included mail fraud, wire fraud and racketeering. He was sentenced to 28 years behind bars. Over …

While the presidential inauguration went off without a hitch Wednesday, in Portland, protesters vandalized the state Democratic headquarters leading to eight arrests. Sgt. Kevin Allen, the spokesperson for the Portland Police Bureau said in a video statement that at least four protests were organized for Inauguration Day, two of which …

Screenshot: @isabelle_leyva/ Twitter On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hundreds of demonstrators marched over New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge in honor of King’s legacy. The march—called the Black Liberation March—reportedly started out peaceful but ended in clashes between participants and police officers. Twenty-nine people were arrested, several officers reported suffering minor …

Because of the way states report data for nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and other long-term-care facilities, our figures for COVID-19 in these facilities refer to the week beginning January 8. These numbers remain very alarming: For the second week in a row, LTC facilities reported the highest death toll since …

Women are always called when there’s a need for change. Getting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris elected to the White House is no different. Black women, in particular, played a major role in helping the new president and vice president usher in their progressive administration and this is our opportunity …

Previously, BLACK ENTERPRISE reported how rap legend and business titan Shawn ‘”Jay-Z” Carter joined with Roc Nation to form his new cannabis venture called The Parent Company and the launch of his brand, MONOGRAM. This week, the entertainment mogul announced the launch of a new investment fund geared toward minority-owned …

Photo: Gail Oskin (Getty Images) Former NBA player Delonte West is living proof that the comeback is always greater than the setback. For years, we’ve heard disturbing reports about the personal struggles that derailed his NBA career and they’ve only seemed to magnify since. Whether it was being unhoused, experiencing …

That could be a reflection of how complicated this moment really is. More than 400,000 Americans are dead from a pandemic that is still raging. The national vaccine rollout is slow, and new strains of the coronavirus are alarming scientists worldwide. COVID-19 didn’t stop Washingtonians from protesting in the streets …

California Congresswoman Barbara Lee honored Shirley Chisholm, the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Inauguration Day (January 20) by wearing very special jewelry. Lee joins American in celebrating Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic achievement by wearing a pearl necklace gifted to her from the Chisholm family. …

Kamala Harris made history today as the country’s first woman and the first person of Black and Asian descent to be sworn in as the new vice president. Many spectators and critics have already taken note of her choice of fashion, which paid nods to American designers and special odes …