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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 …

Image: Marvel Entertainment In 2015, when my best friend/then-roommate told me that Ta-Nehisi Coates was going to write Black Panther, my reaction was “Oh shit!” followed by “He’s probably only going to do it for like a year, though.” Well, I was wrong. After five years and 50 issues, Coates’ run …

Read: A sermon in America’s civic religion After all, despite Trump’s gilded decorative tastes, the last inauguration was a bleak nightmare defined by the word carnage and the groans of 3 Doors Down. By contrast, the 2021 inauguration might persist in the public memory as a whirl of fun fashions: …

Amanda Gorman, who made history as the youngest ever Inaugural poet, was backed by some incredible star power. After Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States, the 22-year-old Gorman recited her powerful poem “The Hill We Climb.” Gorman exuded elegance …

This time of year tends to be especially poignant for Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Not only does the president and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition use the opportunity to share and celebrate the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it’s also the time when he reflects upon …

Grammy winner Rihanna has commemorated an important day in Black history with a special photo. On Tuesday (Jan. 19) the singer and entrepreneur shared photos of her 2020 summer trip to Memphis, Tennessee to visit the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, was assassinated in 1968.  The “Work” …