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Talladega College, Alabama’s Oldest HBCU, Names New President

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 5, 2025 Willie L. Todd Jr. currently serves as president of Denmark Technical College in South Carolina Talladega College, the oldest HBCU in Alabama, named Willie L. Todd Jr. as its 22nd president on Saturday, May 3, according to AL.com. Todd replaces interim President Walter Kimbrough,

Lovie Simone leads new series that adapts Judy Blume’s ‘Forever…’ for TV

While cutting together scenes for the new series “Forever,” Mara Brock Akil, who has created shows like “Girlfriends,” “Being Mary Jane,” and “The Game,” recalls asking her video editor to pause for a moment. Was there a problem? No. Akil was watching someone very right: the show’s female lead, Lovie Simone. “I

10 Movies That Explore Themes Of Black Motherhood

by Ahsan Washington May 5, 2025 These films focus on the complexities of Black moms With Mother’s Day just around the corner, BLACK ENTERPRISE has pulled together a list of Black films that spotlight maternal resilience and beauty. These aren’t just movies, they’re windows into the complex lives of Black

Atlanta’s Controversial ‘Cop City’ Opens Following Years of Protests

by Daniel Johnson May 5, 2025 Although the center is now open, the Stop Cop City movement has vowed to continue its opposition Atlanta’s controversial Atlanta Public Safety Training Center—better known to the public as “Cop City”—officially opened May 1 after a four-year development period marked by backlash and protests

In battle against transgender rights, Trump targets HUD’s housing policies

As a transgender man, the words “you’re a girl” gutted Tazz Webster, a taunt hurled at him from the day he moved into his St. Louis apartment. The government-subsidized building’s manager also insisted on calling Webster by the wrong name, the 38-year-old said, and ridiculed him with shouts of, “You’re not a

Talladega College, Alabama’s Oldest HBCU, Names New President

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman May 5, 2025 Willie L. Todd Jr. currently serves as president of Denmark Technical College in South Carolina Talladega College, the oldest HBCU in Alabama, named Willie L. Todd Jr. as its 22nd president on Saturday, May 3, according to AL.com. Todd replaces interim President Walter Kimbrough,

Lovie Simone leads new series that adapts Judy Blume’s ‘Forever…’ for TV

While cutting together scenes for the new series “Forever,” Mara Brock Akil, who has created shows like “Girlfriends,” “Being Mary Jane,” and “The Game,” recalls asking her video editor to pause for a moment. Was there a problem? No. Akil was watching someone very right: the show’s female lead, Lovie Simone. “I

10 Movies That Explore Themes Of Black Motherhood

by Ahsan Washington May 5, 2025 These films focus on the complexities of Black moms With Mother’s Day just around the corner, BLACK ENTERPRISE has pulled together a list of Black films that spotlight maternal resilience and beauty. These aren’t just movies, they’re windows into the complex lives of Black

Atlanta’s Controversial ‘Cop City’ Opens Following Years of Protests

by Daniel Johnson May 5, 2025 Although the center is now open, the Stop Cop City movement has vowed to continue its opposition Atlanta’s controversial Atlanta Public Safety Training Center—better known to the public as “Cop City”—officially opened May 1 after a four-year development period marked by backlash and protests

In battle against transgender rights, Trump targets HUD’s housing policies

As a transgender man, the words “you’re a girl” gutted Tazz Webster, a taunt hurled at him from the day he moved into his St. Louis apartment. The government-subsidized building’s manager also insisted on calling Webster by the wrong name, the 38-year-old said, and ridiculed him with shouts of, “You’re not a