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Photo: Spencer Weiner-Poole (Getty Images) It’s always sad news when we lose one of our pioneers. Especially in a month dedicated towards celebrating them. CNN reports that Deborah Batts has passed away at the age of 72. Batts was the first ever openly LGBTQ federal judge in the nation’s history. …

As news about the tallying problems unfolded, a procession of conspiracy theories took hold online, amplified by everyone from the president’s campaign manager to at least one Democratic member of Congress to an opinion writer at The New York Times. My colleague David A. Graham has this to say about …

Besides her witty remarks, Kandi Burruss has become known for her epic facial expressions—especially while appearing on Bravo’s hit reality show, Real Housewives of Atlanta.   So much so, the 43-year-old’s expressions are often used to create hilarious memes and perfect Giphy moments (which she recently revealed, she’s absolutely proud of!). During a recent …

Contrary to popular belief, black women are not having 15 minutes of fame. As hashtags and sayings like, “trust black women” and “black girl magic” trend, the world would be remiss to think that black women leading is anything new. Over the past 15 years, BLACK ENTERPRISE has been intentional …

Photo: Jim McIsaac (Getty Images) I feel like every Black History Month over the last decade has been equal part celebration and dismay. For every great moment in black history to celebrate there is some ignorant headassery that must be addressed. Tonight, we will be going into the latter. According …

Mendes’s closest challenger is Bong Joon-ho, as this category could be the perfect place to reward the widely beloved Parasite, and splits between Best Picture and Best Director are common at the Oscars. But given that 1917, with its faux one-take camerawork, is so visually dynamic, Mendes remains the one …

Black potential voters in Iowa say candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination haven’t reached out to them enough during the campaign season. Cheryl Barnes who works at Tranzitions Salon & Beauty Bar in Des Moines, told NBC News she may not vote in the caucus because she feels they …

Michigan State University issued an apology over what black students called an offensive display that featured African American dolls hanging from a tree. The display, which was discovered inside of the Wharton Center gift shop on the school’s campus, showed historical black figures hanging from rope-like strings on a rack …

DES MOINES, IOWA—After a night of technical glitches, low turnout and campaigns decrying the caucus process, Iowans woke up this morning without knowing who won the highly contested Iowa caucuses. So far the app used to report results is targeted as the main culprit. Shadow Inc, which built the app …

These early flavor encounters can shape palates after birth. One study in which Mennella and other researchers randomly assigned some of their subjects to drink carrot juice daily in the last few months of pregnancy or after birth, during lactation, found that those women’s children had a stronger preference in …