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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As National Guard troops arrive in Memphis, the memory of thousands of them with bayonetted rifles and tanks in 1968 is still fresh for Joe Calhoun. Back then, he marched in the streets with sanitation workers and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King had come to support some 1,300 predominantly Black sanitation

Mo’Nique is rewriting her fitness journey, and she’s bringing everyone along for the ride. The 57-year-old Academy Award-winning actress and comedian is shedding her “big bone” label with a new platform dedicated to health, strength and longevity with Mo’Nique’s Movement. During a September appearance on The Tamron Hall Show, Mo’Nique

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors October 12, 2025 Identity theft has become more chilling than ever in 2025, fueled by new technologies that make it easier for criminals to slip into your digital life unnoticed. It’s Halloween season—the time of year when ghosts, goblins, and ghouls come out to play. But

by Mary Spiller October 12, 2025 The beloved soul food restaurant, central to Durham’s Civil Rights legacy and Black entrepreneurship, is officially recognized as a local historic landmark. After decades of serving as a cornerstone of community, history, and resilience, Durham’s famed Chicken Hut has been officially recognized as a

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure U.S. troops are paid Wednesday despite the government shutdown, a short-term fix that will not apply to the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed. Trump said in

LELAND, Miss. (AP) — High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least six people dead and many more injured, authorities said. Four of the dead were killed in downtown Leland, after a high

by Daniel Johnson October 11, 2025 Trump has also mused publicly that Democrat workers should be fired. More than 4,000 federal employees received layoffs notices on Oct.10 following multiple reports indicating that the administration had chosen not to give back pay to furloughed federal workers who had been designated “non-essential”

A D.C. woman made history by winning a $2 million prize off a scratch-off ticket. Then, in true HBCU alum fashion, she made sure everybody would remember her — while keeping her identity a secret. The Howard University graduate, who has worked as a civil servant for more than 30

by Daniel Johnson October 11, 2025 The California governor signed the bill five years after forming a task force to examine the impact of racist policies on descendants of enslaved people. Five years after California Gov. Gavin Newsom created a task force to study the legacy of enslavement in California,

by Daniel Johnson October 11, 2025 Derrick Johnson, the NAACP’s president and CEO, characterized the move by Trump as a significant step backward for Black-owned businesses. On Sept. 30, the Trump Administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its Interim Final Rule on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession