by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 7, 2026 January and February represent a perfect storm of travel planning opportunity: full flight availability, optimal summer pricing, critical holiday award space, and freshly posted credit card bonuses The confetti has been swept up, the champagne flutes are back in the cabinet, and —

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since Jan. 7, 2025, when the Palisades and Eaton

President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the program, will require the states to provide extra documentation to access the

Gayle King has taken numerous flights throughout her illustrious career, from space to sharing a space with Fox host Jesse Waters. However, her latest adventure with United Airlines might have topped them all … for all the wrong reasons. In a since-deleted post on her Instagram, King, 71, shared her

Major cities led by Black mayors and with significant Black and Latino populations continued to see declines in violent crime despite President Donald Trump characterizing them as “hellholes” and “slums.” In Baltimore, where President Trump threatened to send military troops, as he did in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, and

The faith-driven legacy of DMX, the Yonkers rapper who died in 2021 at the age of 50, lives on. According to AllHipHop, Foster Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad, is set to honor the man nicknamed Dark Man X by posthumously naming him

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey co-founders Fawn and Keith Weaver are going on the offensive. According to The Lynchburg Times, the Weavers, alongside Grant Sidney Inc., are suing the company’s former chief financial officer, Mike Senzaki, accusing Senzaki of financial misconduct, up to and including inflating the company’s whiskey barrel inventory,

If there’s one thing Alexis Ohanian does not play about, it’s his family, particularly his wife Serena Williams. And most recently, Ohanian flexed his clapback skills on X, calling out social media users who had previously commented on his wife’s complexion.  After Williams posted some new family photos with their

Texas U.S. Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett slammed President Donald Trump and his U.S. raid and takeover in Venezuela on ABC’s “The View,” listing off reasons why she isn’t buying the president’s claims about his actions in the Latin American country. The popular Democratic U.S. congresswoman also noted that Trump and

With “Stranger Things,” there is a clear before and after: B.E. and A.E.—before Erica and after Erica. Erica Sinclair arrived in season two and instantly stole the show. As Lucas’s wisecracking, no-nonsense little sister, she was quickly crowned one of the most iconic little sisters in television history. Played expertly