by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors July 8, 2025 Uber shuttles will travel dozens of fixed routes, with fixed stops Uber’s new shuttles look suspiciously familiar to anyone who’s taken a bus. Every few years, a Silicon Valley gig economy company announces a “disruptive” innovation that resembles a bus. Uber rolled out

Cierra Ortega, a contestant of this summer’s “Love Island USA” left the villa just a week before the finale of the hit reality series is set to air on Peacock. Her departure, announced Sunday, followed weeks of uproar from viewers after old posts from Ortega resurfaced that contained a racial slur against

Amazon is extending its annual Prime Day sales and offering new membership perks to Gen Z shoppers amid tariff-related price worries and possibly some consumer boredom with an event marking its 11th year. The e-commerce giant’s promised blitz of summer deals for Prime members starts at 3:01 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday. For the first time, Seattle-based Amazon

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on Washington. The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will launch a digital archive this fall featuring articles, photos, videos, telegrams, speeches, and more tied

by Jameelah Mullen July 8, 2025 The 41-year-old master brewer strives to introduce more women and girls to the male-dominated industry. Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela is believed to be the first Black woman in South Africa to own a craft brewery. The 41-year-old master brewer strives to introduce more women and girls

by Ida Harris July 8, 2025 The debut album-turned cult classic is 31-years-old Nasir Jones, the incomparable emcee known as Nas, Nasty Nas, Nastradamus, Esco, Escobar, God’s Son, took the stage at Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park in Atlanta on July 5 as one man with “One Mic,” and

by Jeroslyn JoVonn July 8, 2025 Floridians are set to save money with the state’s new tax exemptions and tax-free holidays. Florida residents will enjoy the money they’re about to save on select items as the state welcomes tax exemptions of up to $1,500 along with tax-free holidays. On July

by Jameelah Mullen July 8, 2025 The Hip=Hop mogul could face up to 20 years in federal prison. Following the verdict in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal court case, Judge Greg Mathis shared his opinions on the controversial verdict. In an interview with TMZ, Mathis stated that the judge hearing the

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman July 8, 2025 The students wrote countless essays and negotiated with their accepted schools to reach this lofty number. Nine diverse graduates of a Catholic high school in The Bronx have millions of reasons to feel proud. This set of students at Cardinal Spellman Catholic High School

The Essence Festival of Culture returned to New Orleans once again over the July 4th weekend, bringing a lively display and celebration of Blackness and Black womanhood. While many attendees were living it up, certain parts of your social media feed may have made it hard to see some of