Morehouse College’s Newest President Talks Evolved Vision For the Atlanta HBCU
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 16, 2025 Dr. F DuBois Bowman has returned to his alma mater to lead Morehouse into a new era. The newest president of Morehouse College has officially begun his tenure at the HBCU, speaking to his evolved vision for the all-mens’ institution. Dr. F. DuBois Bowman did not initially envision his career […]
CJ Wallace, Son Of The Notorious B.I.G., Named In Sexual Lawsuit Against Diddy
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton July 16, 2025 A John Doe filed the suit implicating Wallace in an attempted sexual assault. The son of late Bad Boy recording artist The Notorious B.I.G., CJ Wallace, has been named in a sexual assault lawsuit that involves his father’s former label head, Sean “Diddy” Combs. According to TMZ, in […]
It Looks Like ChatGPT Called Out Sick For Thousands Of AI Users
by Sharelle B. McNair July 16, 2025 The July 16 outage marks the second of its kind this month. OpenAI’s services experienced another major global outage, causing major disruptions across ChatGPT, Sora, and the GPT API, MoneyControl reports. The July 15 outage, which appears to have entered a second day, marks the second of its […]
‘Severance’ Actors Could Make Black History At Emmys Despite Drops In Diverse Nominees
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 16, 2025 This year’s ceremony has an 18% drop in nominations for actors and hosts of color compared to 2024. While two Black actors are on the cusp of making history at the Emmys, the awards show has seen a significant drop in diverse nominees. Tramell Tillman scored his first Emmy […]
More Americans Than Ever Are Struggling To Afford Their Prescriptions
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors July 16, 2025 Affording prescription medications is getting harder. For millions of Americans, affording prescription medications is getting harder, not easier. According to new survey data from GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, people are more likely than ever to view their prescriptions as a financial burden. More people are skipping […]
UNO Social Club Debuts In Las Vegas
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton July 16, 2025 ‘We created UNO Social Clubs to reimagine what game night can be—bringing people together for real-world fun, connection, and a bit of friendly competition,’ said Ray Adler, vice president and global head of games at Mattel. Get those UNO skills ready. Mattel had announced the launch of […]
The ‘Gen Z Stare’ Has Employers Worried About The Demographic’s Communication Skills
by Jeroslyn JoVonn July 16, 2025 The “Gen Z stare” could be hindering the generation in the workplace. A newly coined term, the “Gen Z stare,” is gaining attention on social media. In the corporate world, some employers are worried about the generation’s face-to-face communication skills. The Gen Z stare refers to a blank, expressionless […]
How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar
Soccer had a fierce reckoning with heat at the recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States — a sweltering preview of what players and fans may face when the U.S. co-hosts the World Cup with Mexico and Canada next summer. With temperatures rising worldwide, scientists warn that staging the World Cup and other soccer […]
US sends third-country deportees under secrecy to the small African kingdom of Eswatini
The United States sent five men it describes as “barbaric” criminals to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. The U.S. has already deported eight men to another African country, South Sudan, after the Supreme Court lifted restrictions on sending people […]
Not So Fast: Judge Rules Against Medical Debt Being Wiped From Credit Report
by Sharelle B. McNair July 16, 2025 Democratic leaders issued a letter to the current acting bureau leader on how the rule would assist consumers without decreasing credit score accuracy. A Texas judge ruled against an embedded rule by the Biden administration that would eliminate unpaid medical debt from showing up on Americans’ credit reports, […]
