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U.S. Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., is facing political backlash after voting to confirm Charles Kushner, the father-in-law of Ivanka Trump, as the U.S. ambassador to France. Booker was the only Democrat to join a majority of Republicans to confirm Kushner 51-45. Kushner, a real estate billionaire and father of President
HGTV ‘Dream Home 2025’ is going to a first-time home owner. Tricia Smith of The Bronx, New York City, is this year’s grand prize winner of the network’s annual sweepstakes, which includes a fully furnished brand-new home designed by HGTV’s Brian Patrick Flynn in an idyllic neighborhood in Bluffton, S.C.,
The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security announced the action Thursday, saying Harvard has created an unsafe campus
Are wedding bells in the air for Serayah and Joey Bada$$? Over the weekend, the actress and singer had fans doing a double take after posting a TikTok of herself dancing and snacking on a mango. But it wasn’t just her moves or the mango that caught folks’ attention—it was the sparkling
It looks like the Target boycott is working after all. According to Yahoo Finance, on an earnings call with investors, Target CEO Brian Cornell acknowledged that the store’s first-quarter sales declines were, at least in part, because of consumers’ reactions to their announced rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
Rapper Kid Cudi is testifying at the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. He took the witness stand Thursday after testimony from George Kaplan, a former personal assistant to the music mogul, who told the jury about the threatening world he said Combs created for his inner circle. Prosecutors
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from carrying out two plans
After being arrested and charged with causing “grievous bodily harm” after an alleged altercation in a nightclub two years ago, Chris Brown has been released from jail on $6.7 million bail. On Thursday, May 15, the 36-year-old R&B singer was arrested at his hotel in Manchester, England. Deemed a flight
by Kandiss Edwards May 22, 2025 Karmelo Anthony will receive his high school diploma but cannot attend his graduation ceremony. Karmelo Anthony, a senior at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas, will not be allowed to participate in his graduation ceremony, WFAA-TV reports. The teen has maintained a 3.7 GPA
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors May 22, 2025 Freedom starts with an educated mind. Dr. Russ Wigginton On the heels of a historic anniversary, our country is reminded of how far we’ve come and how much work remains through the lens of education. May 17 marked 71 years since the 1954