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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 stories, …

Photo: Daniel Slim (Getty Images) Attacks on LGBTQ adoptions feel like they’ve been steadily increasing. It seems like things will come to a head during the Supreme Court’s next term. CBS News reports that the Supreme Court will hear a case between the city of Philadelphia and a Catholic foster …

By 1958, the year NASA was formally established, Johnson was known for her keen eye and precision. As engineers considered what it would take to send the first American beyond the edge of space, she volunteered for work behind the scenes. “Tell me where you want the man to land, …

The church on Calhoun Street near downtown Charleston, South Carolina sits quietly, almost unassuming as worshippers walk in. Older ladies wearing colorful chapeaus walk arm in arm with younger women who might be wearing African-inspired garments. They smile, wishing “good morning” to one another while noting the nice weather as …

Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, the mathematician and physicist whose critical calculations helped fuel NASA’s successful quest to beat Russia in the race to space, has died at the age of 101. For most of her long life, Johnson’s seminal work remained unknown, along with that of a cadre of black …

Donald Trump eats a pork chop on a stick and gives a thumbs up sign to fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on August 15, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa.Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) President Trump hates vegetables more than he hates black people. Fine, he doesn’t hate vegetables that …

Over time, the alienation associated with modern, city life only deepened in its appeal. In 1996, the writer Vivian Gornick characterized the “endlessly advancing crowd” that jostled against her in New York City as both relaxing and energizing. An overheard conversation among young professionals; a fragment of an older couple’s …

Just last week, Boosie was admonishing Dwyane Wade for accepting his own child’s gender identity, and now, he’s making some highly questionable comments about his son’s friend’s facial features, saying that his lips are perfect for performing oral sex on a woman because they are “nice and fluffy.” During …

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a plan for everything, and that includes letting people get high in peace. The Democratic candidate for president just rolled out her marijuana plan, and in it, she would reduce federal funding to states that refuse to legalize weed and prevent “Big Tobacco” from dominating the …

Long Island native Dr. Nikki Bell, also known as “The Lip Doctor” is not your traditional dentist. As a result of fusing dentistry and advanced esthetics, she has risen to great heights and is currently operating two medical practices. Bell attended Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York, on a full …