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Coworkers Won’t Stop Talking Politics? How To Shut It Down Without Hurting Your Career?

(Photo: Kirten White Photography/BE) by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors October 25, 2026 Make the boundary about you, not their politics. Dear Fairygodmentor®, My coworkers won’t stop talking politics. How do I set boundaries without hurting my career? –Politically Pressured Dear Pressured, Ah, tis the season! We can all feel it in the air—the crispy, clipped responses. The […]

DOJ Files Marijuana Trafficking Charges Against State Sen. L. Louise Lucas

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Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has indicted Virginia State Sen. L. Louise Lucas on several charges related to an alleged marijuana trafficking operation.  NBC News reports that the 82-year-old Lucas and several other co-defendants have been indicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy, marijuana distribution, money laundering, bribery-related […]