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Black Entrepreneur Pushes Positivity Through Clothing Brand

Entrepreneur Donny Harper has dedicated his G(O)OD Company Apparel brand as a daily reminder to be good company to others and to be mindful of the company you keep. “I’m pushing a message of positivity through fashion,” Harper told Oprah Daily in an...

The BeyHive is Buzzing: Beyoncé Confirms Renaissance World Tour in Summer 2023

Beyoncé’s Bey Hive is reeling over news confirming Queen Bey’s upcoming Renaissance world tour. Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Blue Ivy attended the WACO (Where Art Can Occur) Theater’s fifth annual Wearable Art Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday. During the lavis...

‘BMF’ Starz Actress Michole Briana White Explains How Season 2 Will ‘Elevate’ Viewers

Actress Michole Briana White, one of the four main leads on the hit Starz series, BMF, spoke exclusively with BLACK ENTERPRISE ahead of the season 2 premiere. The BMF series is only one season in and receiving praise for his gripping portrayal of the...

White Lives Matter T-Shirts Were Dropped On Skid Row, But This Black Woman Wasn’t Having It

A champion for LAʼs ever-increasing homeless population jumped to action when she discovered that boxes of T-shirts with the phrase “White Lives Matter” had been dropped off on Skid Row. A video posted to Twitter on Oct. 16 suggested that the drop wa...

Fossil Firms Including TC Energy Are Using Black Leaders To Endorse Projects Harmful To Black Communities

Fossil fuel companies such as TC Energy have long used Black leaders to endorse oil and gas projects that disproportionately affect people of color and low-income areas. The Guardian reported that one prime example is the Virginia Reliability Project...

George Floyd Demonstrators to be Paid $700K in Four Separate Settlements Over Police Excessive Force

The city of Minneapolis has been required to pay more than $700,000 to demonstrators because of the police using excessive force during protests over the death of George Floyd. Members of the Minneapolis city council approved the four separate settle...

Death Rates From Breast Cancer 41% Higher Among Black Women Than White Women

As of 2019, breast cancer is reportedly the leading cause of cancer deaths among Black women. Statistics provided by the American Cancer Society show that Black women are 41% more likely to die from breast cancer, compared to white women. Studies fou...

“The Untold Isis Brantley Story” Selected for Screening at Black Film Festival in Atlanta

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Hampton University’s Byron Perkins Becomes First D1 HBCU Football Player to Come Out As Gay

A defensive back on the Hampton University Pirates is making history after becoming the first football player at an HBCU to come out as gay. Byron Perkins made history last Wednesday when the junior took to his Instagram to “stop running away&#...

Award-Winning Black Film Director Searched By DEA at Atlanta Airport, ‘I Was Definitely Racially Profiled’

A Black man traveling to Los Angeles from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport had his bags completely searched by DEA agents, who provided no explanation why. Award-winning veteran film director, Tabari Sturdivant, shared a short video clip al...

George Floyd: 2 Former Minneapolis Cops Now Face State Trial

(Photos: Screenshot)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts, the third and likely final criminal proceeding in a killing that mobilized protest...

Man Believed To Be Last Child of Enslaved People, Dies At 90

(Photos: Screenshot) Daniel R. Smith, 90, passed away this week in Washington. He was one of the last remaining children of enslaved Black Americans, The Washington Post wrote in his obituary.Mr. Smith’s father, Abram “A.B.” Smith, was born during...

Preserved by Purpose – Objects in the Mirror

By Shewanda Riley “Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.” This phrase found on car passenger side mirrors has always puzzled me. For starters, even though I’ve read some research on the difference between passenger and driver side windo...

Memphis Mayor Teams Up With SBA and Operation HOPE to Drive Black Economic Development

All hands are on deck to drive Black economic development. Members of the U.S. Small Business Administration and John Hope Bryant, CEO of Operation HOPE, gathered Thursday with Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland to discuss the goal to provide resources to...

Officials Urge Parents To Check Halloween Bags Amid Increase of Smuggled Drugs in Candy Wrappers

Parents are being reminded to stay vigilant this Halloween as massive amounts of drugs are being packaged in candy wrappers. This comes after Los Angeles officials announced a major drug bust in Pasadena of 328,000 fentanyl pills as part of an ongoin...