This Extra Social Security Payment Arrives For Specific Retirees, Disability Recipients
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors April 16, 2025 The Social Security payment scheduled for April 16 will be directed to a specific segment of the beneficiary population. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed that millions of Social Security beneficiaries across the United States will receive their next monthly payment April 16. This upcoming disbursement is […]
Hip-Hop and Fashion’s Fly Guy A$AP Rocky Covers Latest Issue Of Vogue
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton April 16, 2025 ‘I feel so blessed. I feel lucky. I feel happy. I feel joyful. I’m on a high.’ Harlem-bred Rakim Mayers, known to the world as A$AP Rocky, and co-founder of Harlem hip-hop group A$AP Mob, discussed his Harlem upbringing, his children, and his feelings on beating a […]
Lil Nas X in the hospital says he ‘lost control of the right side’ of his face
This week, rapper Lil Nas X shared an update on where he’s been. On Monday night, the rapper posted a video to Instagram revealing he’s been hospitalized. “This is me doing a full smile right now, by the way,” he says through laughter. “I’m just like, what the f***? I can’t even laugh right bro, […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene called ‘butch body bigot,’ Black protester tased by police at town hall
A town hall in the Georgia district of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene erupted in several outbursts on Tuesday, resulting in altercations with police and subsequent arrests. The Republican lawmaker was also insulted with a tagline made infamous by Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Greene, a conservative firebrand closely aligned with President Donald Trump and his […]
Monique Rodriguez—the founder of Mielle Organics—wants you to find the glory in your story
Monique Rodriguez—who has had to embrace turning pain into purpose and the beauty in becoming—now wants to help others find the glory in their stories. On Tuesday, April 15, the Mielle Organics founder made her debut as an author with the release of “The Glory in Your Story: Activating a Fearless Faith to Change Your […]
Biden alleges Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security in his first post-presidency speech
Former President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has “taken a hatchet” to Social Security, weighing in on a critical issue for millions of Americans as the 82-year-old Democrat briefly returned to the national stage. Biden, who has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, gave an evening speech at the […]
Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson’s legacy on 78th anniversary of breaking color barrier
Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy continues to inspire people inside the major leagues — and outside, too. Players and staff from the Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and rookie Roki Sasaki, and the Colorado Rockies surrounded Robinson’s statue in Centerfield […]
Harvard’s challenge to Trump administration could test limits of government power
On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go further than any other White House to reshape American higher education. Both sides are digging in for a clash that could test the limits of […]
