Trump’s 2030 census plan would eliminate race questions and exclude some immigrants from count
The Trump administration is proposing a major rewrite of the 2030 census that would exclude undocumented immigrants, leave out some people who are legally in the country temporarily and remove questions about race and ethnicity. The Trump census proposal goes further than Trump’s 2025 push to exclude undocumented immigrants and revives a census fight that […]
Shaq Takes the Classroom: NBA Legend Teaches College Students Credit Mastery With Credit One Bank
Shaquille O’Neal is interviewed during the PointsBet Built Differently Media Event at Cargo Hall. (Photo by Brett Hemmings/Getty Images for TLA) by Edwian Stokes September 10, 2026 Shaquille O’Neal is using his business expertise to advance financial empowerment on college campuses nationwide. For decades, O’Neal has used his leadership and business skills to build a […]
Coco Gauff on Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe’s historic semifinal: ‘I never thought I would see’ it
Coco Gauff understands what it means to see Black athletes make history in tennis. She, however, acknowledged in an interview with US Open that the moment unfolding at the 2026 US Open is something she never expected to witness. Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe are set to meet in an all-Black men’s semifinal, marking the […]
Nolan Wells case faces new questions as Horn Island drowning history gets renewed scrutiny
New questions are emerging around the death of Nolan Wells after an important piece of Horn Island’s safety history received renewed attention. In a Sept. 9 episode of “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace,” Nancy Grace focused on records showing that no drowning deaths had been recorded at Horn Island, Mississippi, for six years before Wells’ […]
Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian’s 1st Black Leader, Resigns Amid Trump Attacks
Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III (photo credit: Black Enterprise) by Selena Hill September 10, 2026 Lonnie G. Bunch III is stepping down amid escalating pressure from the Trump administration. Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first Black person to lead the Smithsonian Institution, is stepping down after months of attacks from the Trump administration […]
The Pro Dilemma: Why College Football’s Double-Dipping Threatens Black Wealth And Amateur Integrity
(Photo: David Madison/Getty Images) by Edwian Stokes September 10, 2026 LSU and Lane Kiffin reveal a flawed economic pipeline as the Power Four conferences prohibit former NFL players from joining college rosters. College athletics is a multibillion-dollar industry built on the talent of young Black men, offering economic opportunity and education in exchange for athletic […]
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Broadcasting and Disney renew ABC network affiliations
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Broadcasting and Disney are extending their longstanding partnership. Allen Media Broadcasting, the television station arm of Allen Media Group, has inked a new multi-year partnership that maintains ABC affiliations in seven U.S. markets. “We are delighted to continue our relationship with Disney’s ABC Entertainment Network,” Allen, the Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media […]
Noreaga of ‘Drink Champs’ fame sued by Carmen Bryan over alleged 1999 sexual assault
Rapper N.O.R.E., better known as Noreaga of the hip-hop podcast “Drink Champs,” is being accused of sexual assault by Carmen Bryan, the former partner of Nas. Bryan claims the rapper, born Victor Santiago, forced himself on her at a packed club in 1999 and that her memory of the night was triggered by Diddy’s lawsuit […]
Black actors refused to star in this filmmaker’s movie over stereotypes. So he opted for AI performers instead
An Academy Award-nominated director has already made the shift to using AI-generated performers for his upcoming crime noir film. The reasoning behind it, however, has little to do with a desire to speed up filming. Paul Schrader, whose Hollywood beginnings date back to co-writing Martin Scorsese’s early epic films such as “Taxi Driver” and “Raging […]