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photo credit: BE XCEL by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 22, 2026 Franklin is among the Black men being honored at this year’s BLACK ENTERPRISE XCEL Summit Kirk Franklin has spent more than three decades expanding the reach of gospel music, blending its traditional choir sound with elements of hip-hop, R&B,
Source: Courtesy of the family of Nolan Wells / Family of Nolan Wells A grand jury in Mississippi found that there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. According to the New York Times, the grand jury report found that “the position of, the
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to the campaign trail Tuesday. She will appear alongside Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Their Detroit-area event is focused on Black maternal health, an issue Harris emphasized during her time as vice president. El-Sayed is working to bring together Democratic voters following
Source: Courtesy Office of Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch / Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch On Monday, we reported on the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan immigrant who was shot in the back by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Austin, Texas, prompting immediate protests in the area because people are tired
Richard Lawson who’s associated with Netflix’s “Beauty in Black” is opening up about a deeply personal chapter involving cocaine addiction, recovery and the frightening experience that ultimately pushed him toward rehabilitation. In a recently shared clip from an interview he did with Fox 5 Atlanta’s Portia Bruner for her “Portia”
Source: The Washington Post / Getty In today’s episode of Things Black People Already Knew, But Now There’s A Book About, the U.S.’ third president, Thomas Jefferson, very likely fathered children with his enslaved victim of mass human trafficking, Sally Hemings, and researchers at the Smithsonian Institution have all but
The White House has launched a new 24-hour video stream branded Trump TV, putting the administration’s own programming platform at the center of an escalating dispute over press access. The channel, titled “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station,” went live on YouTube Monday evening. The Hill reported that its first broadcast
Nolan Wells (Photo Credit: Image provided by Jackson County Sheriff’s Department) by Black Enterprise September 22, 2026 The decision is disappointing. A Jackson County grand jury has unanimously declined to issue criminal indictments in the tragic death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old resident of Ocean Springs who vanished during a
A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict anyone in connection with the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, but the decision has not ended questions from Wells’ family, attorney Ben Crump and civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton about how the teenager died. Wells, who was Black, disappeared July
(Photo Credit: Wikimedia) by Selena Hill September 22, 2026 The global sneaker brand apologized and removed the campaign ad following a storm of backlash. Converse is facing a firestorm of backlash over an advertisement for its Chuck 70 X sneakers that critics said evoked imagery of the Ku Klux Klan
photo credit: BE XCEL by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 22, 2026 Franklin is among the Black men being honored at this year’s BLACK ENTERPRISE XCEL Summit Kirk Franklin has spent more than three decades expanding the reach of gospel music, blending its traditional choir sound with elements of hip-hop, R&B,
Source: Courtesy of the family of Nolan Wells / Family of Nolan Wells A grand jury in Mississippi found that there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. According to the New York Times, the grand jury report found that “the position of, the
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to the campaign trail Tuesday. She will appear alongside Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Their Detroit-area event is focused on Black maternal health, an issue Harris emphasized during her time as vice president. El-Sayed is working to bring together Democratic voters following
Source: Courtesy Office of Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch / Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch On Monday, we reported on the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan immigrant who was shot in the back by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Austin, Texas, prompting immediate protests in the area because people are tired
Richard Lawson who’s associated with Netflix’s “Beauty in Black” is opening up about a deeply personal chapter involving cocaine addiction, recovery and the frightening experience that ultimately pushed him toward rehabilitation. In a recently shared clip from an interview he did with Fox 5 Atlanta’s Portia Bruner for her “Portia”
Source: The Washington Post / Getty In today’s episode of Things Black People Already Knew, But Now There’s A Book About, the U.S.’ third president, Thomas Jefferson, very likely fathered children with his enslaved victim of mass human trafficking, Sally Hemings, and researchers at the Smithsonian Institution have all but
The White House has launched a new 24-hour video stream branded Trump TV, putting the administration’s own programming platform at the center of an escalating dispute over press access. The channel, titled “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station,” went live on YouTube Monday evening. The Hill reported that its first broadcast
Nolan Wells (Photo Credit: Image provided by Jackson County Sheriff’s Department) by Black Enterprise September 22, 2026 The decision is disappointing. A Jackson County grand jury has unanimously declined to issue criminal indictments in the tragic death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old resident of Ocean Springs who vanished during a
A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict anyone in connection with the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, but the decision has not ended questions from Wells’ family, attorney Ben Crump and civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton about how the teenager died. Wells, who was Black, disappeared July
(Photo Credit: Wikimedia) by Selena Hill September 22, 2026 The global sneaker brand apologized and removed the campaign ad following a storm of backlash. Converse is facing a firestorm of backlash over an advertisement for its Chuck 70 X sneakers that critics said evoked imagery of the Ku Klux Klan