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Politics

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Urges People To Avoid D.C. For Inauguration, Plans To Have Up To 15,000 National Guard Troops On Hand

Derek MajorJanuary 12, 2021January 11, 2021

by Derek MajorJanuary 12, 2021January 11, 2021462

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging people to stay away for Biden's inauguration, adding 15,000 National Guard Troops will be in the area....

Entrepreneurship

Happy National Waffle Day! Owner of Capital Chicken & Waffles Thrives in the Food Truck Biz

Courtney ConnleyMarch 25, 2019March 25, 2019

by Courtney ConnleyMarch 25, 2019March 25, 2019809

In honor of National Waffle Day, here is an interview Black Enterprise conducted with a young, black woman waffle food truck owner, a few years...

[PHOTOS] Black Enterprise and Lexus Bring “The Good Life” to D.C.

Deven RobinsonJune 28, 2016July 25, 2016

by Deven RobinsonJune 28, 2016July 25, 2016368

Black Enterprise and Lexus bring "The Good Life" event to the nation's capital...

Education

More Economic Facts Affecting Your Childâ€™s Education: Fact 5

Robin White GoodeApril 11, 2016September 28, 2017

by Robin White GoodeApril 11, 2016September 28, 2017153

One year of additional schooling lowers the probability of a student later being unemployed by 3.6 percentage points, of being on welfare by 5.5 percentage...

Education

Fact 2. Economic Facts You Need to Know

BlackEnterprise.comApril 2, 2016September 28, 2017

by BlackEnterprise.comApril 2, 2016September 28, 2017127

The skills premium--the difference in earnings between low and high-skilled workers--is one of the economic facts the Hamilton Project report explores....

Education

Economic Facts You Need to Know

BlackEnterprise.comApril 1, 2016September 28, 2017

by BlackEnterprise.comApril 1, 2016September 28, 201784

Early childhood experience can cast a long shadow over a person's life--for good or ill. The Hamilton Project has identified 14 critical economic facts....

Lifestyle

Future and Jhene Aiko to Headline D.C.’s Broccoli City Festival

Kimberly WilsonFebruary 13, 2016September 28, 2017

by Kimberly WilsonFebruary 13, 2016September 28, 2017389

Festival attendees can expect to enjoy a unique selection of interactive activations such as a full-service organic juice bar, a pop-up market featuring eco-friendly vendors,...

News

The Million Man March Reaches A Milestone Anniversary

BlackEnterprise.comOctober 10, 2015September 28, 2017

by BlackEnterprise.comOctober 10, 2015September 28, 2017131

The Congressional Black Caucus Chair, G. K. Butterfield released the following statement today to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Million Man March....

Arts and Culture Lifestyle

[PHOTOS] First Look Inside the Cuban Embassy in the US

Kandia JohnsonJuly 24, 2015September 28, 2017

by Kandia JohnsonJuly 24, 2015September 28, 2017398

For the first time since 1961, Cuba has re-opened its embassy in Washington, D.C....

News

Congress: Washington Needs to â€˜Get With the Programâ€™ and Hire More Minority Asset Managers

Stacey TisdaleJuly 10, 2015September 28, 2017

by Stacey TisdaleJuly 10, 2015September 28, 2017143

Some high profile members of Congress are joining forces to make sure that minority and women asset managers are in the mix....