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Florida rapper LPB Poody was shot in Orlando along with his friend, Dexter Rentz, an 18-year-old University of Louisville recruit, who was killed in the incident. According to reports, two others in the car with LPB Poody and Rentz were also shot and are expected to survive. Orlando Police …

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 …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s seen the video of 1,000 people packed like sardines at an area house party in blatant disregard to city and state social distancing guidelines, and she’s far from pleased. Over the weekend, video footage surfaced showing partygoers packed into a home in Chicago’s …

Screenshot: Mobb Deep The Infamous (Loud/MCA Mobb Deep’s sophomore album, The Infamous, recently turned 25 years old, having been released on April 25, 1995. Produced largely by Havoc and featuring notable additional production from Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest—an integral part of their story—and featuring stellar, vivid lyricism from …

There’s no great shock about any mass gathering getting canceled at this point in the pandemic, but each thwarted soiree signals a different aspect of the virus’s societal toll. South by Southwest’s early demise felt like a sign that isolation could throw cold water on the economy, especially for the …

Image provide courtesy of Marisa Lee Bolssen Life can introduce a whirlwind of emotions to anyone dealing with life-altering situations, whether a sudden tragedy or unforeseen loss. Managing the ups-and-downs can be difficult alone, but family and friends close to people affected may have a tougher time finding comforting words …

DaBaby continues to ride the wave of success. His third album, Blame It on Baby, has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album sold 124,000 units and has reportedly had 158 million streams. This is DaBaby’s second consecutive No. 1 album; his 2019 release Kirk …

It’s a story that has become all too familiar in the COVID-19 pandemic: African Americans are disproportionately bearing the brunt of coronavirus deaths. In one of the most recent instances, all eight people killed by the virus in Richmond, Va. are African American, APM.org reported on April 15. Although African …

The National Business League Inc. (NBL) will use a new $1.8 million technology platform to close the digital divide for black-owned small businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Calling itself America’s oldest and largest trade group for black businesses, the NBL launches the new technology on April 27 with …

Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images), Brian Ach (Getty Images) Last week, Verzuz creators Timbaland and Swizz Beatz discussed the possibility of getting music moguls and cultural behemoths Dr. Dre and Diddy to battle on Instagram Live for their series. Over the weekend, Diddy seemed to confirm that something is in …