by Jeroslyn JoVonn December 7, 2025 Jackson joined Apple in 2013. Lisa Jackson has departed Apple’s executive team, leaving the company with few Black executives and an overall Black representation of just 9%. On Dec. 4, Apple announced that General Counsel Kate Adams and Jackson, vice president for environment, policy, and

Darlene Love will never stop thinking of her holiday classic, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” At this time of year, she couldn’t if she tried. “The post office, grocery store, elevator,” she says with a laugh, listing a few locations where she keeps hearing the song. “It just feels funny that

by Jeroslyn JoVonn December 6, 2025 With strong support from the community, the small number of Black-owned businesses in Orange County are thriving as pioneers. Black-owned businesses are limited in Southern California’s Orange County, but growing relocation, community support, and local advocacy have helped the ones that are open thrive

Claressa Shields isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to her love for Papoose. The Olympic champion and undefeated boxer sat down with Justin Laboy for his “Respectfully” podcast and hinted that she and Pap’s two-year-long relationship may be a bit deeper than the public knows. “I always said I

Jason Derulo is setting some boundaries after a recent event forced him to reevaluate his career. While discussing a sexual harassment case that has followed him for the past two years with Graham Bensinger, the 36-year-old singer and dancer explained why the case involving singer Emaza Dilan prompted him to

Regina Hall is chiming in on one of the internet’s favorite obsessions: the unusually affectionate press-run dynamic between “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. And according to Hall, she and her “Scary Movie” co-star Anna Faris walked so Cynthia and Ariana could hold hands on step and repeats. In

Texas has abruptly rewritten the rules of its state contracting system, stripping women and minority-owned businesses of a long-standing support program and reshaping it entirely around disabled veterans. The Texas Comptroller’s office announced Tuesday (Dec. 2) that the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program, created by lawmakers to give disadvantaged businesses

by Ann Brown December 6, 2025 Jordan is the co-owner of the 23XI Racing team. Michael Jordan stepped into a Charlotte, NC, federal courtroom Dec. 5 not as an NBA legend, but as a NASCAR team owner fighting what he calls an unfair system. Testifying for an hour in the

by Ann Brown December 6, 2025 The government contends that the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment was intended to grant citizenship to freed slaves and their descendants, not to children of illegal immigrants or temporary visitors. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether President Donald Trump can legally restrict

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors December 6, 2025 A revolutionary solution is emerging from the convergence of artificial intelligence machine learning and Big Data. The insurance industry has reached a critical juncture. With climate change driving an undeniable surge in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including ferocious hurricanes