Michael Pugh, CEO and president of Carver Federal Savings Bank, one of the biggest Black-owned banks in the country, talked to Forbes during National Black Business Month about ways Black-owned business owners can successfully navigate financial institutions to meet their business needs. ­One of Pugh’s suggestions is for Black-owned businesses

A white man armed with a shotgun has been accused of threatening two women before attempting to enter a predominantly-Black Greater Dominion Church in Amherst, Pennsylvania. CBS Pittsburgh reported Jeffrey Harris was allegedly pointing a 12-gauge shotgun at two women at the intersection of Duss Avenue and Fourth Street at approximately

Jamila Robinson is adding to the diversity at Condé Nast’s executive board. The writer has been announced as the new editor in chief of the media company’s culinary brands, Bon Appétit and Epicurious. Fashion Week Daily reported the news, as the newly-appointed executive will provide over 20 years of experience,

Director Antoine Fuqua may have a real-life drama to focus on as his former collaborator Paul Lozada is claiming that the filmmaker failed to make good on paying for his contributions to several of his major screenplays. According to Variety, Lozada, who was once a San Francisco police officer, acted as

Sha’Carri Richardson ran to the defense of a fellow gold medalist sprinter who took shots at NBA players. Richardson backed Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles when he said in a press conference that NBA players were “not world champions,” Sports Brief reported. Richardson made it clear to everyone on social media what

Jay-Z has made his return to Instagram, but not to showcase highlights of his own luxurious life. Instead, he’s taking the time to introduce his new film, The Book of Clarence, to his almost 200k followers. The rapper, who has no other posts and has been very inactive on the

New reports show Atlanta’s Mayor Andre Dickens may have overspent for an annual party at taxpayers’ expense. An audit from the brand-new Office of Inspector General Shannon K. Manigault investigated city funds used for the 2022 Senior Ball, proving tens of thousands of dollars spent went against procurement guidelines, FOX 5

Reducing inequality in such critical areas as uneven finances and disproportionate conditions remain long-standing issues for many Black Americans. However, Michael T. Pugh, the newly named CEO of Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC), aims to help combat those problems. He told BLACK ENTERPRISE that he is committed to LISC’s mission

Whatever’s going on in the inclusivity world, one superstar hip-hop icon is here for it. Queen Latifah has just joined forces with Novo Nordisk’s It’s Bigger Than Me campaign to lend her voice to the leading global health-care company’s new Inclusive Obesity Care (IOC) initiative. She champions the changes necessary

Quincy Brown has been taking time to remember his late mother, Kim Porter, through a series of throwback photos he shared online. Most recently, the Dope star shared a side-by-side of childhood photos standing alongside Porter, who wore a black dress. “Young Pooh Bear,” he captioned the post. It came