by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman September 10, 2025 Walmart also plans to work with local suppliers to stock its shelves. Walmart will open its first branded stores on the African continent, starting with locations in South Africa. The major U.S. retailer intends to open its doors for African customers this year. In

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 10, 2025 This isn’t just a polarized disagreement. Written by Dr. Russ Wigginton Black history museums across the country are confronting a growing wave of challenges fueled by recent executive orders and sweeping federal oversight. Such directives are a threat to undermine the integrity of fact-based historical interpretation

Labor unions representing millions of educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its immigration crackdown, saying arrests near school campuses are terrorizing children and their teachers, leading some students to drop out. At the start of Trump’s second term, his Republican administration said it would allow immigration arrests

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