After over a century of debate, discovery and frustration, the physics world is still is at odds as to why the universe is expanding, why it's doing so at an ever-increasing rate, and finally, whether black holes are involved in the process. Stephen Hawking famously predicted that information consumed by black holes was gone forever and then admitted defeat over a decade later. Now, the phenomenon known as Hawking radiation is being directly challenged by a new theory called universal expansion, which also explains the role black holes play in the expanding cosmos. This book was written for anyone with an interest in black holes and the expansion of the universe, with easy-to-understand language that doesn't require years of previous study to understand. Explanatory detail and formulas are also included for interested members of the scientific community.