5 Things You May Not Know About Chris Spencer, 2026 Host Of BLACK ENTERPRISE’s XCEL Summit For Men

10/11/26 5:46 PM

Here are five things you may not know about this year's XCEL Summit host.

7 Black Social Media Influencers Who Advocate For Breast Cancer Awareness

10/12/26 4:30 PM

Black influencers and advocates are working to destigmatize survivorship, promote earlier detection, and fund communities in need.

A Hiring Manager Screamed at a Young Candidate. The Bigger Red Flag Wasn’t His Temper

10/12/26 12:05 PM

A manager’s rant about young workers exposes a damaging hiring mistake: judging candidates by generational stereotypes instead of their qualifications.

A Hotel Employee Allegedly Stole 192 Lobster Tails. An Excel Log Helped Flag the Missing Food

10/12/26 1:36 PM

Missing inventory isn’t always theft. Experts say operators need purchasing, waste, and portion data to know.

A New Guide Launches To Spotlight Veteran-Owned Businesses

10/09/26 3:22 PM

The initiative is the third installment in Decide DeKalb's business guide series, following the DeKalb Black Business Guide in 2024

A New Study Reveals Why Relying on Your Phone to Remember Things Is a Bad Idea

10/12/26 4:15 PM

New research reveals that relying on your phone to store information triggers the same neural pathways as deliberate forgetting, weakening your brain’s natural memory retention.

Beware of This New Phishing Scam Lurking in Your Work Calendar. Attacks Are Up 33,000 Percent

10/12/26 4:23 PM

Here’s how to protect yourself against this novel and rapidly growing cyberthreat.

Black Consumers Drive Fragrance Sales. Now HBCUs Are Helping Build The Industry

10/09/26 7:16 PM

Black consumers have long been among fragrance’s most committed customers. Now, an HBCU-focused career pipeline is working to ensure they have a bigger hand in shaping the multibillion-dollar industry behind...

Brands Are Selling Out of $280 Sample Boxes. The Advent Calendar Is Retail’s Most Brilliant (and Expensive) Trick

10/12/26 2:52 PM

With Halloween still nearly three weeks away, brands have already started unveiling their take on a Christmas countdown at prices that Christ, the Savior himself, may find hard to stomach.

Buy Now, Pay Later Is a $157 Billion Market. Payments Are Now Part of Your Product

10/12/26 4:50 PM

BNPL now shapes affordability, product choice, refunds, and trust. Leaders need to treat financing as part of the offer, not a final checkout step.