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by Jeroslyn JoVonn August 29, 2025 A Howard University alum is behind the pioneering AI-powered platform linking food influencers, restaurants, and diners. A new Black-woman-owned AI-powered app is poised to disrupt the $40 billion restaurant marketing industry by connecting restaurants, creators, and diners in one place. Charlotte-based startup Troodie is
This summer, Black folks got outside, and we didn’t just touch grass; we made it a whole vibe. From music festivals to hiking clubs, audiobook walking groups to glamping resorts, Black people have been inspiring each other to reconnect with nature. It’s part movement, part cultural reset, and a complete
U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., slammed President Donald Trump for calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty in Washington, D.C. “Like Donald Trump himself, the death penalty is flawed and deeply racist. It is a fundamentally unjust punishment that has no place in any society,” said Pressley in a
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors August 29, 2025 CheapInsurance.com explores the reasons behind these rising costs, the impact of natural disasters on insurance rates, the regions most affected, and what homeowners can do to better manage their insurance expenses. Home insurance is a vital safeguard for protecting one of the most
by Kandiss Edwards August 29, 2025 Hurricane Katrina made landfall Aug. 29, 2005. Twenty years later Trymaine Lee’s new documentary tells the story of the city’s resilience. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005. It remains one of the largest and deadliest natural disasters to hit the United States.
Kirk Franklin’s “Den of Kings” program is a place where men can pull up and speak to each other as their real, authentic selves (as much as you can do when you know you’re being filmed, anyway) and share honestly and even get emotional if need be in a safe,
After Jelena Ostapenko said Taylor Townsend had “no class” and “no education” during a heated post-match exchange during the US Open, other Black players are coming to Townsend’s defense. On Thursday, August 28, Naomi Osaka, who is of Japanese and Haitian descent, told reporters during a press conference that the
The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran from California who was shot dead wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders
Former President Barack Obama is continuing his criticisms of President Donald Trump’s actions, this time warning against the 47th president of the United States’ recent takeover of the D.C. local police and the deployment of troops in U.S. cities, and what it could signal for the country’s future. Obama, who
One worker in Manchester, UK, is singing “Beat It”—the case that is. After a nearly two-year battle over alleged workplace harassment leading to termination of employment, Lucasz Zawadzki is cashing a check for over $14,000 after an employment tribunal determined that he had been unfairly dismissed. According to Newsweek, Zawadzki,
by Jeroslyn JoVonn August 29, 2025 A Howard University alum is behind the pioneering AI-powered platform linking food influencers, restaurants, and diners. A new Black-woman-owned AI-powered app is poised to disrupt the $40 billion restaurant marketing industry by connecting restaurants, creators, and diners in one place. Charlotte-based startup Troodie is
This summer, Black folks got outside, and we didn’t just touch grass; we made it a whole vibe. From music festivals to hiking clubs, audiobook walking groups to glamping resorts, Black people have been inspiring each other to reconnect with nature. It’s part movement, part cultural reset, and a complete
U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., slammed President Donald Trump for calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty in Washington, D.C. “Like Donald Trump himself, the death penalty is flawed and deeply racist. It is a fundamentally unjust punishment that has no place in any society,” said Pressley in a
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors August 29, 2025 CheapInsurance.com explores the reasons behind these rising costs, the impact of natural disasters on insurance rates, the regions most affected, and what homeowners can do to better manage their insurance expenses. Home insurance is a vital safeguard for protecting one of the most
by Kandiss Edwards August 29, 2025 Hurricane Katrina made landfall Aug. 29, 2005. Twenty years later Trymaine Lee’s new documentary tells the story of the city’s resilience. Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005. It remains one of the largest and deadliest natural disasters to hit the United States.
Kirk Franklin’s “Den of Kings” program is a place where men can pull up and speak to each other as their real, authentic selves (as much as you can do when you know you’re being filmed, anyway) and share honestly and even get emotional if need be in a safe,
After Jelena Ostapenko said Taylor Townsend had “no class” and “no education” during a heated post-match exchange during the US Open, other Black players are coming to Townsend’s defense. On Thursday, August 28, Naomi Osaka, who is of Japanese and Haitian descent, told reporters during a press conference that the
The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran from California who was shot dead wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders
Former President Barack Obama is continuing his criticisms of President Donald Trump’s actions, this time warning against the 47th president of the United States’ recent takeover of the D.C. local police and the deployment of troops in U.S. cities, and what it could signal for the country’s future. Obama, who
One worker in Manchester, UK, is singing “Beat It”—the case that is. After a nearly two-year battle over alleged workplace harassment leading to termination of employment, Lucasz Zawadzki is cashing a check for over $14,000 after an employment tribunal determined that he had been unfairly dismissed. According to Newsweek, Zawadzki,