6 Ways To Work Toward Financial Freedom In 2025
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors July 3, 2025 Get onto a budget Financial freedom can have different meanings for different people. It could mean freedom from debt, freedom from a job you dislike, or freedom from financial worries. Financial freedom is just as much about your state of mind and outlook as it is about the […]
‘Take my sweet time’: Hakeem Jeffries launches hours-long marathon speech to delay Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Democratic minority leader of the House of Representatives, launched an hours-long marathon speech on the House floor Thursday morning to delay the vote on President Donald Trump and Republicans’ “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which will cut more than $1 trillion in Medicaid and SNAP benefits for millions of […]
Kandi Burruss Is Paying ‘Bills, Bills, Bills’ Using Beyoncé Royalties
by Kandiss Edwards July 3, 2025 Kandi Burrus showed fans how her songwriting for ‘Bills, Bills, Bills‘ has turned into passive income. Kandi Burruss reveals that she continues to receive performance royalties from her song Bills, Bills, Bills performed by Beyoncé. On a live stream, Burruss was asked by a fan if she gets paid […]
7 Ways To Get Free Or Low-Cost Health Insurance
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors July 3, 2025 Health insurance can be costly. Health insurance can be costly. First, you pay premiums for coverage for medical care and prescription medication. Then you often face out-of-pocket costs when you access care. These expenses may include deductibles, copays, and coinsurance. But having health insurance can reduce what you […]
Just Like The Rest: Congressional Black Caucus Leaders ‘Unimpressed’ After Meeting with Target Execs
by Sharelle B. McNair July 3, 2025 Unlike members of the taskforce, Target’s CEO said the meeting was “helpful.” Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taskforce met with Target Corporation leaders and left feeling unfulfilled on “promised” changes. The meeting took place June 26 with CBC members, including chair Rep. […]
For Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, could a lesser conviction mean a greater public rehabilitation?
For nearly two years, a nearly nonstop parade of allegations and revelations has ravaged and unraveled Sean “Diddy” Combs’ carefully cultivated reputation as an affable celebrity entrepreneur, A-list party host, Grammy-winning artist and music executive, brand ambassador and reality TV star. It culminated in a verdict Wednesday that saw Combs acquitted of the most serious sex trafficking […]
Drive-by shooting in Chicago leaves 4 dead and 14 others wounded, police say
Four people have died from gunshot wounds and 14 others have been hospitalized following a drive-by shooting in Chicago, police said Thursday. At least three were in critical condition. The shooting happened late Wednesday in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Several media outlets said it happened outside a restaurant and lounge that had hosted an album […]
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending temporary legal status for many Haitians
A federal judge in New York on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal status for more than 500,000 Haitians who are already in the United States. District Court Judge Brian M. Cogan in New York ruled that moving up the expiration of the temporary protected status, or TPS, by at least five months […]
New Platform Serves As NYC’s First Rent-Stabilized Alert Tool
by Jeroslyn JoVonn July 3, 2025 A new platform makes finding a rent-stabilized apartment in NYC that much easier. There’s a new platform on the market that makes finding a rent-stabilized apartment in expensive New York City that much easier. RentReboot bills itself as New York City’s first real-time alert system for rent-stabilized apartments, Secret […]
BLK Launches ‘Free Your Crown’ Campaign In Celebration Of Black Women And Natural Hair
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 3, 2025 The campaign encourages Black women to show off their natural hair in any setting. BLK wants you to “Free Your Crown” in an innovative campaign to celebrate Black women and natural hairstyles. The social and dating app for Black people announced the campaign on July 3, also known as […]
