by Sharelle Burt January 14, 2025 Let’s see how this goes. The Supreme Court has agreed to look into reinstating some preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, the Associated Press reports.  Such requirements were struck down by the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which agreed with…

by Mitti Hicks January 14, 2025 Seventy-two percent of Black and minority group women report experiences of racism in the workplace. It’s been one year since Antoinette Candia-Bailey, a beloved administrator at Lincoln University of Missouri, died by suicide. While research shows there’s no single cause for suicide, rather a combination of issues, Candia-Bailey left…

by Sharelle Burt January 14, 2025 Among the questionable charges brought up by the city of Hickory, North Carolina: $2,600 to Bahama Breeze. Alanda Richardson, the CEO of the Hickory, North Carolina, Housing Authority is under scrutiny, after credit card statements revealed some questionable purchases, the Hickory Daily Record reports.  After contacting the U.S. Department…

by Kandiss Edwards January 14, 2025 Dooky Chase reopens upstairs dining room that was once the meeting place for civil rights activists. The Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans is more than just the inspiration for The Princess and the Frog. The reopening of the eatery’s upstairs dining room serves as a reminder of its…

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 14, 2025 This inspired Dr. Holloway three years ago to launch a 1,000-free book giveaway campaign for children in underrepresented, marginalized, and oppressed communities Dr. Linda J.M. Holloway is no stranger to attacking issues head-on. When she discovered that one out of three children were not able to read on their grade level, she knew…

by Mitti Hicks January 14, 2025 So far, thousands of people have been displaced thousands, the wildfires destroyed more than 12,000 structures, and dozens are also missing. Tens of thousands of people in Southern California are dealing with the unimaginable. In what seems like a blink of an eye, thousands of families have lost everything…

by Jeroslyn JoVonn January 14, 2025 Yvette Nicole Brown and Kym Whitley think Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is under more scrutiny as a Black woman. Actresses Yvette Nicole Brown and Kym Whitley are standing 10 toes down for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass amid the growing backlash over her handling of the city’s raging…

Anthony Edwards – Source: David Berding / Getty The unofficial face of the NBA, Anthony Edwards hit with a $50k fine after allegedly making “obscene gestures” toward officials. Anthony Edwards is one of the brightest stars primed to take control of the NBA in the future as shown in Netflix’s Starting 5. Edwards is always…

Nelly and Ashanti are getting ready to share their lives with the world in a new way. Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty The rekindled romancers welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, Kareem Kenkaide Haynes, on July 18, 2024. Now that they’re enjoying their lives together to the fullest, they’re looking forward to sharing…

Tyler Perry is putting insurance companies on blast for “pure greed” after they dropped Southern California residents before the worst wildfires in U.S. history. Source: Leon Bennett / Getty As Tyler Perry joins the national effort to support California wildfire victims, he’s not letting the insurance companies off the hook for another disaster; thousands of…