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Kevin Hart just made a move to ensure his name is known for many generations to come. On Tuesday, the 46-year-old comedian and actor announced a new licensing deal with Authentic Brands Group, granting the IP licensing company rights to his name. As part of the agreement, Hart has also
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 7, 2026 This school year, the Los Angeles school district has lost more than 13,000 immigrant students, mostly Hispanic, school officials said, with students fleeing in the months since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stepped up activity in Los Angeles in March. Los Angeles schools
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is joining Venezuela’s president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City. The embattled 29-year-old artist, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, reported to the Metropolitan Detention Center in his native Brooklyn on Tuesday to serve
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 7, 2026 January and February represent a perfect storm of travel planning opportunity: full flight availability, optimal summer pricing, critical holiday award space, and freshly posted credit card bonuses The confetti has been swept up, the champagne flutes are back in the cabinet, and —
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since Jan. 7, 2025, when the Palisades and Eaton
President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the program, will require the states to provide extra documentation to access the
Gayle King has taken numerous flights throughout her illustrious career, from space to sharing a space with Fox host Jesse Waters. However, her latest adventure with United Airlines might have topped them all … for all the wrong reasons. In a since-deleted post on her Instagram, King, 71, shared her
Major cities led by Black mayors and with significant Black and Latino populations continued to see declines in violent crime despite President Donald Trump characterizing them as “hellholes” and “slums.” In Baltimore, where President Trump threatened to send military troops, as he did in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, and
The faith-driven legacy of DMX, the Yonkers rapper who died in 2021 at the age of 50, lives on. According to AllHipHop, Foster Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad, is set to honor the man nicknamed Dark Man X by posthumously naming him
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey co-founders Fawn and Keith Weaver are going on the offensive. According to The Lynchburg Times, the Weavers, alongside Grant Sidney Inc., are suing the company’s former chief financial officer, Mike Senzaki, accusing Senzaki of financial misconduct, up to and including inflating the company’s whiskey barrel inventory,
Kevin Hart just made a move to ensure his name is known for many generations to come. On Tuesday, the 46-year-old comedian and actor announced a new licensing deal with Authentic Brands Group, granting the IP licensing company rights to his name. As part of the agreement, Hart has also
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 7, 2026 This school year, the Los Angeles school district has lost more than 13,000 immigrant students, mostly Hispanic, school officials said, with students fleeing in the months since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stepped up activity in Los Angeles in March. Los Angeles schools
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is joining Venezuela’s president and the man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO in a notorious federal lockup in New York City. The embattled 29-year-old artist, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, reported to the Metropolitan Detention Center in his native Brooklyn on Tuesday to serve
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 7, 2026 January and February represent a perfect storm of travel planning opportunity: full flight availability, optimal summer pricing, critical holiday award space, and freshly posted credit card bonuses The confetti has been swept up, the champagne flutes are back in the cabinet, and —
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since Jan. 7, 2025, when the Palisades and Eaton
President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the program, will require the states to provide extra documentation to access the
Gayle King has taken numerous flights throughout her illustrious career, from space to sharing a space with Fox host Jesse Waters. However, her latest adventure with United Airlines might have topped them all … for all the wrong reasons. In a since-deleted post on her Instagram, King, 71, shared her
Major cities led by Black mayors and with significant Black and Latino populations continued to see declines in violent crime despite President Donald Trump characterizing them as “hellholes” and “slums.” In Baltimore, where President Trump threatened to send military troops, as he did in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, and
The faith-driven legacy of DMX, the Yonkers rapper who died in 2021 at the age of 50, lives on. According to AllHipHop, Foster Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad, is set to honor the man nicknamed Dark Man X by posthumously naming him
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey co-founders Fawn and Keith Weaver are going on the offensive. According to The Lynchburg Times, the Weavers, alongside Grant Sidney Inc., are suing the company’s former chief financial officer, Mike Senzaki, accusing Senzaki of financial misconduct, up to and including inflating the company’s whiskey barrel inventory,