5 Things You May Not Know About XCEL Award Honoree Dr. Bernard Harris
Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 10, 2026 The trailblazing astronaut, physician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist has spent decades turning groundbreaking achievements into opportunities for the next generation. Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr. has already secured his place in history. In 1995, he became the first African American to perform a spacewalk, […]
Students Divided On Charlie Kirk Memorial At Utah Valley University [Op-Ed]
Source: MELISSA MAJCHRZAK / Getty SEO: Charlie Kirk memorial Today marks one year since Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, and as expected, the anniversary has drawn mixed emotions. The New York Times reports that UVU students are divided about Turning Point USA’s plans to hold a “deliberate act […]
Who Gets To Stay Home? The Hidden Equity Math Of A New Child Care Rule [Op-Ed]
Source: Brasileira / Getty The Trump administration’s draft proposal to let married, single-income households draw from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is being framed by its architects as a matter of fairness, as an end to what Heritage Foundation policy writer Roger Severino calls discrimination against stay-at-home parents. But fairness is not a […]
Jalen Brunson is taking his championship season to ‘Saturday Night Live’
Jalen Brunson will host the Season 52 premiere of “Saturday Night Live” on Sept. 26. The appearance comes months after leading the New York Knicks to their first NBA championship in more than five decades. Girl group Katseye will serve as the musical guest for the premiere. Brunson’s selection as host of “Saturday Night Live” […]
EXCLUSIVE: In letter, Democrats demand DOJ investigate Black Americans found hanging from trees
A group of Congressional Democrats is demanding that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate the alarming number of Black Americans found hanging from trees in recent years across mostly the U.S. South, theGrio exclusively reports. In a letter led by U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), the group of Democrats, largely from the Congressional Black Caucus […]
Surviving Trump: Trump Defends 9/11 Lie And Offers A $5K Bribe If Republicans Win The Midterms [Op-Ed]
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Alright, good people, we’re back for another round of Surviving Trump, our regular column where we try our very best to keep up with the weekly, daily, hourly, hell, minute-ly shenanigans of President Donald Trump, who doesn’t take a day off from being a ridiculous human being and comically absurd […]
Workers Without College Degrees Are Thriving In A Tough Job Market
Photo by Akin Victor/Pexels by Sidnee Michelle September 10, 2026 The trend marks a departure from much of the past 20 years. Americans without college degrees are experiencing one of their strongest job markets in decades, a striking shift as many young college graduates face increasingly difficult employment prospects, The Wall Street Journal reports. The […]
Trump Admin Wants To Exclude Non-Citizens And Eliminate Race From US Census [Op-Ed]
Source: hapabapa / Getty Welp, President Donald Trump is trying to change the U.S. Census again. He and his administration want it to reflect a U.S. populace that excludes undocumented immigrants and noncitizens without permanent residency, and is racially homogeneous — because if America can’t be a virtually all-white nation, the least the president can […]
‘I made those!’: 11-year-old designer Brooke Sumpter makes history with American Girl collaboration
Regardless of whether your family could afford it, American Girl dolls were a toy almost every little girl had heard of growing up. From their customizable “Just Like You” (now “Truly Me”) dolls to their books, American Girl helped generations of girls learn and explore their self-expression through stories and initiatives that celebrate girls. As […]
Tim Scott’s dramatic GOP convention speech draws mockery: ‘Not exactly low-keying it’
Sen. Tim Scott’s high-energy appearance at the Republican Party’s first national midterm convention has become a talking point beyond the political attacks he delivered from the stage. The South Carolina Republican took an unusually theatrical approach during Wednesday’s event in Dallas, raising his voice repeatedly and physically miming the act of pulling a heart from […]