Register for our kickoff of the first phase of the SpringMo Black Wellness Initiative
by Kandiss Edwards January 11, 2026 The initiative pairs financing with coaching and mentorship to help entrepreneurs scale operations and manage growth. Eight Black-owned businesses in Louisville, Kentucky, have received $25,000 lines of credit as part of a local effort to expand access to capital and business support, organizers said.
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman January 11, 2026 Carter’s decades-long career consisted of numerous appearances on several Black sitcoms. T.K. Carter, the beloved veteran actor whose career spanned four decades, has died at 69. According to TMZ, authorities found Carter dead in his home in Duarte, California, on Jan. 9. Law enforcement
by Kandiss Edwards January 11, 2026 As Urbanworld celebrates another decade, Jones is clear-eyed about both the challenges ahead and the opportunity they present. Verona “VJ” Jones is stepping into a pivotal moment in her career as she prepares to lead the Urbanworld Film Festival into its next chapter. A
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 11, 2026 American colleges are under siege. American colleges are under siege. The Trump administration has waged a legal and rhetorical battle against the country’s elite colleges and universities. Voters have grown increasingly skeptical of higher education. Some high school students are questioning the value of
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 11, 2026 What varies by location is how much control state law gives landlords when requiring coverage. Renters insurance is not required by law in any U.S. state, but landlords often make it a condition of renting through a lease agreement. What varies by location
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low. Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised figure of 56,000 in November, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.4%, its
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Brian J. Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, Virginia, entered the plea at a
A decade after losing her husband, David Bowie, Iman is keeping his memory close to her heart with some new ink. The 70-year-old model took to Instagram on Saturday (Jan. 10) to reveal a tattoo session and her latest piece of art, fittingly the five-star symbols from Bowie’s final album,
Some performances meet the moment, and then some quietly raise the bar. Coco Jones did the latter with her long-awaited Tiny Desk debut on Jan. 9, delivering a soulful, immersive set that felt less like a concert in an office and more like an R&B homecoming. Appearing on NPR Music,
President Donald Trump still has a gripe over former President Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. During a meeting with oil and gas executives regarding Venezuela’s oil reserves on Friday (Jan. 9), Trump turned his attention back to the coveted award “Look, whether people like Trump or don’t like
by Kandiss Edwards January 11, 2026 The initiative pairs financing with coaching and mentorship to help entrepreneurs scale operations and manage growth. Eight Black-owned businesses in Louisville, Kentucky, have received $25,000 lines of credit as part of a local effort to expand access to capital and business support, organizers said.
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman January 11, 2026 Carter’s decades-long career consisted of numerous appearances on several Black sitcoms. T.K. Carter, the beloved veteran actor whose career spanned four decades, has died at 69. According to TMZ, authorities found Carter dead in his home in Duarte, California, on Jan. 9. Law enforcement
by Kandiss Edwards January 11, 2026 As Urbanworld celebrates another decade, Jones is clear-eyed about both the challenges ahead and the opportunity they present. Verona “VJ” Jones is stepping into a pivotal moment in her career as she prepares to lead the Urbanworld Film Festival into its next chapter. A
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 11, 2026 American colleges are under siege. American colleges are under siege. The Trump administration has waged a legal and rhetorical battle against the country’s elite colleges and universities. Voters have grown increasingly skeptical of higher education. Some high school students are questioning the value of
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 11, 2026 What varies by location is how much control state law gives landlords when requiring coverage. Renters insurance is not required by law in any U.S. state, but landlords often make it a condition of renting through a lease agreement. What varies by location
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low. Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised figure of 56,000 in November, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.4%, its
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Brian J. Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, Virginia, entered the plea at a
A decade after losing her husband, David Bowie, Iman is keeping his memory close to her heart with some new ink. The 70-year-old model took to Instagram on Saturday (Jan. 10) to reveal a tattoo session and her latest piece of art, fittingly the five-star symbols from Bowie’s final album,
Some performances meet the moment, and then some quietly raise the bar. Coco Jones did the latter with her long-awaited Tiny Desk debut on Jan. 9, delivering a soulful, immersive set that felt less like a concert in an office and more like an R&B homecoming. Appearing on NPR Music,
President Donald Trump still has a gripe over former President Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. During a meeting with oil and gas executives regarding Venezuela’s oil reserves on Friday (Jan. 9), Trump turned his attention back to the coveted award “Look, whether people like Trump or don’t like