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Antonio Braswell and Felinzay Darnell Lundy were considered essential workers, delivering much needed packages as FedEx workers during a time when most people opt to order their goods by mail rather than risk standing in line or going to a store in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The men …

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 …

Photo: Shutterstock Voting rights advocates in Florida and across the country are celebrating a recent federal judge ruling that opens the door for 1.5 million felons previously barred from voting to participate in the 2020 elections. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle has gutted a state law passed by Republican …

(Credit: Cleveland Clinic official site) Following a disturbing trend in the federal aid dispensed in the coronavirus epidemic, The New York Times has learned that some of the nation’s wealthiest hospitals have been paid billions. READ MORE: Coronavirus pandemic exposes America’s shortage of nurses, nursing resources These institutions hardly needed the …

This may not be a totally lost NBA season. The league started talks with the Walt Disney Company for a possible restart to the 2019-20 season in late July at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida, according to an official NBA statement on Saturday (May 23). The …

Yovanna Momplaisir is reportedly joining the cast of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” as an official peach holder next season after admitting her involvement in the “Snakegate” scandal. Citing close production sources, TMZ reports that Yovanna (aka “That Bitch”) has been invited to sign on to RHOA as a full-time …

Share0 Photo Credit: @blackbusinessboom/Instagram The spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, has deeply impacted small business owners around the country. With many states enforcing stay-at-home orders effectively closing down all brick and mortar businesses deemed “non-essential” in the process causing them to retreat to online digital storefronts. Because of …

Paramount For decades, interracial relationships in Hollywood were rarely, if ever, seen. When pairings did grace our screens, such as in 1957’s Island in the Sun, the pairing was almost always limited to a person of color and a white protagonist. In recent years, however, that’s begun to change. Audiences …

Two and half years after Kevin Hart publicly apologized for cheating on his pregnant wife, Hart is sharing how he and wife Eniko Parrish were able to move past his cheating scandal. Hart recently appeared on The School of Greatness podcast and said that the reason he and his …

Spelman College Class of 2020 Graduate Gabrielle Sumpter reacting to news that her tuition was paid off.Screenshot: Spelman College (Youtube) Frank Baker, an African-American investor who heads the billion dollar private equity firm Siris, has paid off the remaining tuition balances for the 2020 class of graduates at Spelman College …