Jeroslyn JoVonn

1 day ago | blackenterprise.com | Jeroslyn JoVonn

The new NB.1.8.1 COVID variant has arrived in the U.S., responsible for 10% of global cases. Doctors are sounding the alarm as it brings a range of evolving symptoms amid the CDC’s drawback of COVID vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women. First identified in China in January, the Independent reports that the NB.1.8.1 variant has since spread to the U.S., Northern Ireland, Wales, and several other countries.

2 days ago | blackenterprise.com | Jeroslyn JoVonn

Eligible American taxpayers could receive up to $3,000 in tax refunds, with payments expected to roll out throughout June and into July. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun reviewing and issuing refunds to Americans who have already filed their 2024 tax returns or submitted an extension, according to Mint. Refund amounts will vary by individual, and the timing of the payments will depend on when and how the taxes were filed.

2 days ago | blackenterprise.com | Jeroslyn JoVonn

Two activists from Kenya and Uganda became emotional while recounting the alleged “sexual torture” they suffered at the hands of Tanzanian security forces. Kenyan human rights advocate Boniface Mwangi and award-winning Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire spoke out during a June 2 press conference in Nairobi, detailing the alleged physical and sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Tanzanian security officers while in custody, France24 reports.

2 days ago | blackenterprise.com | Jeroslyn JoVonn

Two trailblazing NASA astronauts, the first Black astronaut to complete a spacewalk and the woman who holds the U.S. record for most time spent in space, have been inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

2 days ago | blackenterprise.com | Jeroslyn JoVonn

A disturbing video captures the moment a mob violently assaulted a 17-year-old high school senior during a rock concert in Palmdale, California. The family of Elijah Green is calling on Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman to pursue hate crime charges against the four males caught on video repeatedly punching and kicking him as he lay curled on the ground, ABC7 Eyewitness News reports.