Break Bread For The Holidays With These Diaspora Dishes
by Ahsan Washington December 22, 2025 Consider these dishes food for thought. Holiday meals in the African diaspora serve as vessels of history, memory, and community. From simmering pots to sweet wrapped parcels, these dishes enable people to discuss culture, recipes, and shared identity. Each dish tells a historical tale that links Blackness across geography and […]
Dave Chappelle Talks Charlie Kirk And Saudi Arabia In New Stand-Up Special
by Kandiss Edwards December 22, 2025 Chappelle is known for provocative and sometimes incendiary commentary on politics, culture, and high-profile public figures. He’s staying true to that. Comedian and agent provocateur Dave Chappelle has released a surprise stand-up special titled “Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…” on Netflix. Chappelle is known for provocative and sometimes incendiary commentary […]
Homecoming With Purpose: LaToya Williams-Belfort Brings Her ‘Secret Sauce’ To The Bronx Community Foundation
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors December 22, 2025 By Janee Bolden LaToya Williams-Belfort has spent her career building pathways for underserved communities, but stepping into her new leadership role as executive director of the Bronx Community Foundation has even deeper meaning for her as a Bronx native. “It felt like a homecoming,” Williams-Belfort told BLACK ENTERPRISE. […]
Communities Across America Gather To Celebrate Kwanzaa
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman December 22, 2025 From Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Pasadena, California, Kwanzaa observers from anywhere can take part in a celebration. Kwanzaa celebrations have begun, with the seven-day cultural holiday highlighting the empowerment and unity of the Black community. Since its inception, Kwanzaa, which runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, 2026, has risen […]
Jasmine Crockett claps back after Vice President JD Vance calls her ‘street girl’
U.S. Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett is hitting back after Vice President JD Vance delivered a personal attack against her, calling the Black congresswoman a “street girl.” While delivering a speech on Sunday at Turning Point USA’s America Fest, Vance rebuked Democrats for “not sending their best” in the upcoming 2026 elections. Calling Crockett out by […]
Tyla and Travis Scott dating rumors reignite after collaborating on new song together
Are Tyla and Travis Scott a little more than collaborators? Some fans — and at least one source — seem to think so. A source recently told Complex that after years of speculation and multiple collaborations — including a new music video that shows the pair on what looks like a date — the 23-year-old […]
U.S. Military Admits ‘Mistake’ After Viral Video Shows American Civilian Body-Slammed In Japan
by Kandiss Edwards December 22, 2025 Video footage of the incident shows a military police officer lifting Kareem El and body slamming him on the pavement. U.S. Forces Japan acknowledged that military police made a “mistake” when they detained an American civilian, Kareem El, in the city of Okinawa. Viral video footage of the Nov. […]
Sheryl Lee Ralph calls out American Airlines after frustrating check-in experience during holiday travel: ‘The lack of empathy’
Sheryl Lee Ralph has had enough of the turbulence that seems to come with flying these days — and she’s making it known. In a post shared on X on Saturday, Dec. 20, the 68-year-old actress called out American Airlines after what she described as a chaotic and poorly managed check-in experience during recent holiday […]
Doctor’s orders: ‘Belly laugh at least two to five days a week’
Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles —“oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha”— soon ripples into genuine laughter, and she giddily kicks her feet. She’s practicing what she calls Laughasté, a hilarious yoga routine she created that is a […]
Could Public Shelter Locations Be The Key To Empowering Domestic Violence Survivors?
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors December 22, 2025 “A shelter could and should be a place where you can take back your power and control,” Goodman says. One way to empower people fleeing domestic violence? Make shelter locations public. When the Houston Area Women’s Center (HAWC) began exploring the idea of an open domestic violence shelter […]