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by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors August 17, 2025 School buses, shuttle buses, and retired coaches—vehicles once bound to route schedules and field trips are being reborn as rolling homes for the disenchanted and the deliberate. They used to chase the horizon in rust-stained Sprinter vans, solar panels bolted to the roof
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan is leaving the Washington Post. The Washington Association of Black Journalists confirmed today that Givhan took a buyout from The Post after more than two decades of contributing to the newspaper. She worked as a senior critic-at-large for The Post, most known
As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes. The president’s characterization of their cities contradicts what they began noticing last year: that they were seeing a drop in violent crime after a pandemic-era
In response to the ruling that her whiskey brand, Uncle Nearest, will be placed under a receivership, CEO Fawn Weaver took to social media to tell followers that she and the brand are still going strong, and to clear up what she calls “fake news” about the current state of
Why is President Donald Trump calling U.S. Rep. and known Trump critic Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, “the future” of the Democratic Party? President Trump posted about Crockett on the conservative microblogging platform Truth Social on Friday morning. “Jasmine Crockett is the future of the Democrat Party!” he said. Crockett responded to
Months before New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was set to leave office because of term limits, she has been indicted in what prosecutors allege was a yearslong scheme to conceal a romantic relationship with her bodyguard. Prosecutors say bodyguard Jeffrey Vappie was being paid as if he was working when
by Kandiss Edwards August 16, 2025 Wingstop employees are getting out of hand. Ex-employees, in separate states, have been arrested for assaulting customers with hot grease. Wingstop is grappling with two disturbing incidents involving employees allegedly using hot grease during customer disputes. The incidents took place in Tennessee and Florida
by Kandiss Edwards August 16, 2025 Ever since Target eliminated its DEI initiatives, Black people have been standing on business by not shopping at the retail giant. Target is facing its sixth consecutive month of declining store visits. July foot traffic was down 3.9 percent compared to last year, according
by Derek Dingle August 16, 2025 In reading this special issue, readers discovered the story of a determined man prepared to win against the odds “Lacking Capital, managerial and technical knowledge, and crippled by prejudice, the minority businessman has been effectively kept out of the American marketplace. We want to
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton August 16, 2025 The ceremony will take place live in New York City at the UBS Arena on Sept. 7 It’s recently been announced that living legendary lyricist and hip-hop icon, LL COOL J, will be hosting this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. According to
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors August 17, 2025 School buses, shuttle buses, and retired coaches—vehicles once bound to route schedules and field trips are being reborn as rolling homes for the disenchanted and the deliberate. They used to chase the horizon in rust-stained Sprinter vans, solar panels bolted to the roof
Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion journalist Robin Givhan is leaving the Washington Post. The Washington Association of Black Journalists confirmed today that Givhan took a buyout from The Post after more than two decades of contributing to the newspaper. She worked as a senior critic-at-large for The Post, most known
As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several mayors compared notes. The president’s characterization of their cities contradicts what they began noticing last year: that they were seeing a drop in violent crime after a pandemic-era
In response to the ruling that her whiskey brand, Uncle Nearest, will be placed under a receivership, CEO Fawn Weaver took to social media to tell followers that she and the brand are still going strong, and to clear up what she calls “fake news” about the current state of
Why is President Donald Trump calling U.S. Rep. and known Trump critic Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, “the future” of the Democratic Party? President Trump posted about Crockett on the conservative microblogging platform Truth Social on Friday morning. “Jasmine Crockett is the future of the Democrat Party!” he said. Crockett responded to
Months before New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was set to leave office because of term limits, she has been indicted in what prosecutors allege was a yearslong scheme to conceal a romantic relationship with her bodyguard. Prosecutors say bodyguard Jeffrey Vappie was being paid as if he was working when
by Kandiss Edwards August 16, 2025 Wingstop employees are getting out of hand. Ex-employees, in separate states, have been arrested for assaulting customers with hot grease. Wingstop is grappling with two disturbing incidents involving employees allegedly using hot grease during customer disputes. The incidents took place in Tennessee and Florida
by Kandiss Edwards August 16, 2025 Ever since Target eliminated its DEI initiatives, Black people have been standing on business by not shopping at the retail giant. Target is facing its sixth consecutive month of declining store visits. July foot traffic was down 3.9 percent compared to last year, according
by Derek Dingle August 16, 2025 In reading this special issue, readers discovered the story of a determined man prepared to win against the odds “Lacking Capital, managerial and technical knowledge, and crippled by prejudice, the minority businessman has been effectively kept out of the American marketplace. We want to
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton August 16, 2025 The ceremony will take place live in New York City at the UBS Arena on Sept. 7 It’s recently been announced that living legendary lyricist and hip-hop icon, LL COOL J, will be hosting this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. According to