It looks like the Target boycott is working after all. According to Yahoo Finance, on an earnings call with investors, Target CEO Brian Cornell acknowledged that the store’s first-quarter sales declines were, at least in part, because of consumers’ reactions to their announced rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)

Rapper Kid Cudi is testifying at the New York sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. He took the witness stand Thursday after testimony from George Kaplan, a former personal assistant to the music mogul, who told the jury about the threatening world he said Combs created for his inner circle. Prosecutors

A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from carrying out two plans

After being arrested and charged with causing “grievous bodily harm” after an alleged altercation in a nightclub two years ago, Chris Brown has been released from jail on $6.7 million bail. On Thursday, May 15, the 36-year-old R&B singer was arrested at his hotel in Manchester, England. Deemed a flight

by Kandiss Edwards May 22, 2025 Karmelo Anthony will receive his high school diploma but cannot attend his graduation ceremony. Karmelo Anthony, a senior at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas, will not be allowed to participate in his graduation ceremony, WFAA-TV reports. The teen has maintained a 3.7 GPA

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors May 22, 2025 Freedom starts with an educated mind. Dr. Russ Wigginton On the heels of a historic anniversary, our country is reminded of how far we’ve come and how much work remains through the lens of education. May 17 marked 71 years since the 1954

The families of an engaged couple in East Baton Rouge Parrish, Louisiana, are dealing with the aftermath of a terrible tragedy after the couple died in two separate car accidents hours apart on Friday, May 16, according to local affiliate WAFB9.  Alexus Lee was killed Friday evening after she lost

by Mitti Hicks May 22, 2025 COVID shots and booster shots were previously recommended for everyone 6 months old and older. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering a major policy change that would limit COVID-19 vaccine shots to people over 65 years old and those who have a

Many of Kamala Harris’ supporters and detractors alike think she’d have better odds running for California governor rather than president a third time. There are several reasons for Harris to make a bid to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom. She would immediately become the early front-runner instead of entering a

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton May 22, 2025 The singer will be allowed to start the European leg of his Breezy Bowl XX Stadium World Tour Chris Brown has been released from jail on $6.7 million bail on May 21, after being arrested on an accusation of assaulting someone at