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by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 10, 2025 Survey: Small business owners are less confident about year-end profits Business owners are heading into the last quarter of 2025 — often the most crucial time of year for retail, e-commerce, restaurants, and hospitality — with less confidence in profit growth expectations than
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 10, 2025 Medicaid, the joint state-federal health insurance program for those with a low income, reimburses doctors, hospitals, and nursing facilities for treating enrollees. President Donald Trump’s new tax and spending law will likely force more than half the states to reduce payments to doctors
A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results released Tuesday from an exam known as the nation’s report card. Eighth-grade students also lost significant ground in science skills,
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 10, 2025 The Philly rapper said he needs the money to fund a book, album, and a short film. On his X account, Philly recording artist Meek Mill complained that he can’t find investors for a variety of projects, namely $5 million for a
The streets in some of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want online learning for families scared to venture out. And houses of worship are urging people to carry identification everywhere they go. As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are making changes in their daily routines. President Donald Trump
by Kandiss Edwards September 10, 2025 St. Andrew High School in Jamaica is making waves for instituting a “no edges” hair policy. St. Andrew High School in Jamaica is making waves for instituting a “no edges” hair policy. Social media users have much to say after the all-girls institution posted
President Donald Trump was confronted by protesters who called him “Hitler” as he dined with his Cabinet and White House staff on Tuesday night in an attempt to show how his “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., made the nation’s capital safer to go out for dinner. “I wouldn’t have done
by Keka Araújo September 10, 2025 Bogan’s work stands out in an industry where Black and Hispanic developers make up less than 1% of all real estate development companies. A few years ago, Jamauri Bogan was known for his performance on the football field as a star running back for
A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her. The ruling, which will almost certainly be appealed, is a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to assert more control over the traditionally independent Fed, which
The White House delivered a blistering critique of North Carolina officials on Tuesday, blaming the Charlotte train murder of a Ukrainian refugee on “liberal” judges and policies that allowed the charged suspect to be on the streets. Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was federally charged on Tuesday for committing an act
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 10, 2025 Survey: Small business owners are less confident about year-end profits Business owners are heading into the last quarter of 2025 — often the most crucial time of year for retail, e-commerce, restaurants, and hospitality — with less confidence in profit growth expectations than
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 10, 2025 Medicaid, the joint state-federal health insurance program for those with a low income, reimburses doctors, hospitals, and nursing facilities for treating enrollees. President Donald Trump’s new tax and spending law will likely force more than half the states to reduce payments to doctors
A decade-long slide in high schoolers’ reading and math performance persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years, according to results released Tuesday from an exam known as the nation’s report card. Eighth-grade students also lost significant ground in science skills,
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 10, 2025 The Philly rapper said he needs the money to fund a book, album, and a short film. On his X account, Philly recording artist Meek Mill complained that he can’t find investors for a variety of projects, namely $5 million for a
The streets in some of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want online learning for families scared to venture out. And houses of worship are urging people to carry identification everywhere they go. As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are making changes in their daily routines. President Donald Trump
by Kandiss Edwards September 10, 2025 St. Andrew High School in Jamaica is making waves for instituting a “no edges” hair policy. St. Andrew High School in Jamaica is making waves for instituting a “no edges” hair policy. Social media users have much to say after the all-girls institution posted
President Donald Trump was confronted by protesters who called him “Hitler” as he dined with his Cabinet and White House staff on Tuesday night in an attempt to show how his “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., made the nation’s capital safer to go out for dinner. “I wouldn’t have done
by Keka Araújo September 10, 2025 Bogan’s work stands out in an industry where Black and Hispanic developers make up less than 1% of all real estate development companies. A few years ago, Jamauri Bogan was known for his performance on the football field as a star running back for
A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her. The ruling, which will almost certainly be appealed, is a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to assert more control over the traditionally independent Fed, which
The White House delivered a blistering critique of North Carolina officials on Tuesday, blaming the Charlotte train murder of a Ukrainian refugee on “liberal” judges and policies that allowed the charged suspect to be on the streets. Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was federally charged on Tuesday for committing an act