NHL Draft Signals Diversity Shift As More Players Of Color Join League
by Daniel Johnson July 6, 2025 The National Hockey League’s draft highlighted increasing diversity within the sport as a record number of players of color were drafted. The National Hockey League’s recent draft highlighted increasing diversity within the sport, marking a notable shift in a league where, just three years ago, 84% of players, coaches, […]
China Walker, Half Of Rap Duo Cam & China, Dies At 30 After Cancer Battle
by Daniel Johnson July 6, 2025 The group first began to build buzz with their rapping career in 2016. China Walker, one half of the rap duo Cam & China, died on July 2 after a nearly two-year long battle with a rare, aggressive form of ovarian cancer at the relatively young age of 30. […]
Yes, We’re Highlighting Black-Owned Restaurants With The Best Finger-Lickin’ 2-Piece On National Fried Chicken Day
by Ahsan Washington July 6, 2025 They are not plucking’ around Who knew July 6 was National Fried Chicken Day? Not only is today the perfect day to pull up to your favorite spot and order a proper two-piece, it represents far more than food—it embodies a culinary art that many Black folks have mastered. […]
Thomas G. Sampson Jr., Co-Founder Of Georgia’s First Black-Owned Law Firm, Dies
by Daniel Johnson July 6, 2025 Sampson Jr. co-founded Georgia’s oldest Black-owned law firm Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins. Thomas G. Sampson Jr., the co-founder of Georgia’s oldest Black-owned law firm Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins, died on July 3, according to a press release from the City of Atlanta, which was released on the […]
Texas officials face scrutiny over response to catastrophic and deadly flooding
Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him. Hours later, he was rushing to safety: He woke up in darkness to electrical sockets popping and ankle-deep water. Quickly, his family scrambled nine […]
Why The Health Care Industry Is One Of The Biggest Cybercrime Targets
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors July 6, 2025 Free NPI Lookup examined data from the Department of Health and Human Services and other sources to explore health care data breaches. A wealth of information, including Social Security numbers, birth dates, and health insurance details; a reliance on systems connected to the internet; and weak protections. It’s […]
Texas floods leave at least 51 dead, 27 girls missing as rescuers search devastated landscape
Rescuers scoured a devastated central Texas landscape of mangled trees, overturned cars and muck-filled debris Saturday in an increasingly bleak mission to locate survivors, including 27 girls who have not been seen since their camp was slammed with a wall of water in a historic flash flood. The flooding in Kerr County killed at least 43 people, […]
You can now stream SINNERS at home on HBO Max—and it’s making history with Black American Sign Language
Just in time for the holiday weekend, Ryan Coogler’s box office smash SINNERS is now streaming on Max—and it’s doing so while making history. The hit vampire horror film, set in 1930s Mississippi, is the first major movie to be released with a Black American Sign Language (BASL) version on a streaming platform. “For the […]
‘We the People’ Includes All Americans – But July 4 Is A Reminder That Democracy Remains A Work In Progress
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors July 6, 2025 The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776. The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776. Political power does not […]
Mel B says ‘I do’ in star-studded London wedding at iconic St. Paul’s Cathedral
Melanie “Mel B” is married! The former Spice Girl and “America’s Got Talent” judge tied the knot with her hairstylist and boyfriend of six years, Rory McPhee, in a lavish ceremony at the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The setting was nothing short of iconic—not just because of its grandeur, but because very few […]