Thomasina Clarke has watched school after school close in her once thriving St. Louis neighborhood, which was hit by a tornado this spring and whose population has plummeted in recent decades. “It’s like a hole in the community,” Clarke said. She fears a new round of closure discussions could strip the historically

 Hundreds of federal employees who lost their jobs in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting blitz are being asked to return to work. The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by

by Jeroslyn JoVonn September 24, 2025 Morrison won the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize. As America nears its 250th birthday, the state of Ohio will commemorate the milestone with a yearlong initiative celebrating literary icon Toni Morrison. Starting Feb. 18, 2026, in Columbus and running through Morrison’s 2027 birthday

by Jeroslyn JoVonn September 24, 2025 A look back on the case of 14-year-old Emmett Till, 70 years after his white killers were acquitted of his lynching. Sept. 23, 2025, marks 70 years since two white men were found not guilty in the brutal murder of 14-year-old Chicago native Emmett

by Sharelle B. McNair September 24, 2025 In less than 24 hours, health experts from around the world spoke out to reject the fake news claims from the Trump administration. President Donald Trump stumbled to pronounce the medical pronunciation of acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol, while falsely announcing to the

by Sharelle B. McNair September 24, 2025 Local AFGE chapters call the CDC’s move to halt policy approval of long-term telework as a reasonable accommodation for disabled employees unlawful under federal disability rights law. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, is calling out the

by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman September 24, 2025 The healthcare company provides no-cost education and training, on top of guaranteed job placement. Wellstar’s CareerCare program has already started changing the lives and careers of Georgia residents. The program offers free job training and education for Georgians wanting career advancement. The job pipeline

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors September 24, 2025 Claudine Hibbert-Smith’s recognition by NAREB underscores her influence as both a business leader and community advocate. The $377 million milestone reflects her team’s dedication Claudienne Hibbert-Smith, the founder and CEO of TRU Real Estate Exchange Elite, and an African American real estate mogul

by Ahsan Washington September 23, 2025 These young students became icons of determination On Sept. 24, 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower deployed federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to guide nine Black students into Central High School. Known as the Little Rock Nine, these young students became icons of determination

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton September 23, 2025 The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) will launch May 2026. The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) will debut in spring 2026, with six teams slated to start. WPBL, the only professional women’s baseball league in America, had over 600 women register for tryouts in Washington, D.C.,