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More than 260,000 New York City delivery workers are set to receive compensation from DoorDash under a $131.5 million settlement announced Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. The agreement, which was also reported by The New York Times, includes more than $115 million
A Houston-area mother is mourning the loss of her 5-year-old daughter after gunfire struck the family’s car in what authorities describe as an apparent road rage shooting. Zah’Layah Walter was riding with her mother, Monica Hicks, and four siblings on Grant Road near Jones Road in northwest Harris County on
photo credit: BE XCEL by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 22, 2026 Franklin is among the Black men being honored at this year’s BLACK ENTERPRISE XCEL Summit Kirk Franklin has spent more than three decades expanding the reach of gospel music, blending its traditional choir sound with elements of hip-hop, R&B,
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to the campaign trail Tuesday. She will appear alongside Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Their Detroit-area event is focused on Black maternal health, an issue Harris emphasized during her time as vice president. El-Sayed is working to bring together Democratic voters following
Richard Lawson who’s associated with Netflix’s “Beauty in Black” is opening up about a deeply personal chapter involving cocaine addiction, recovery and the frightening experience that ultimately pushed him toward rehabilitation. In a recently shared clip from an interview he did with Fox 5 Atlanta’s Portia Bruner for her “Portia”
The White House has launched a new 24-hour video stream branded Trump TV, putting the administration’s own programming platform at the center of an escalating dispute over press access. The channel, titled “TRUMP TV: The Essentials Station,” went live on YouTube Monday evening. The Hill reported that its first broadcast
Nolan Wells (Photo Credit: Image provided by Jackson County Sheriff’s Department) by Black Enterprise September 22, 2026 The decision is disappointing. A Jackson County grand jury has unanimously declined to issue criminal indictments in the tragic death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old resident of Ocean Springs who vanished during a
A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict anyone in connection with the death of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, but the decision has not ended questions from Wells’ family, attorney Ben Crump and civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton about how the teenager died. Wells, who was Black, disappeared July
(Photo Credit: Wikimedia) by Selena Hill September 22, 2026 The global sneaker brand apologized and removed the campaign ad following a storm of backlash. Converse is facing a firestorm of backlash over an advertisement for its Chuck 70 X sneakers that critics said evoked imagery of the Ku Klux Klan
Prince George’s County officials are addressing community concerns after a man was found dead Sunday morning near a business along Darcy Road in the Westphalia area of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. According to WUSA9’s report, police responded to the scene after receiving a report of a man found hanging outside. He was