Black America Breaking News for the African American Community
Photo: karelnoppe (Shutterstock) This past Friday, the US House passed legislation that would ban race-based discrimination in the workplace, and against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs, and public accommodations. The passing of the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act is a major …
Read More »Lizzo Shames Texas Politics At SXSW For All It’s ‘Regressive Laws’
“I’m proud to rep Houston, but I’m not proud to rep Texan politics right now,” said pop superstar Lizzo in a keynote conversation at SXSW last week. “We got a lot of other things that we need…there are people in charge who can change things on a systemic level and …
Read More »State Farm Insurance Being Sued For Racial Discrimination By Dozens of Black Customers and Employees
Photo: JHVEPhoto (Shutterstock) A pending lawsuit filed in 2020 includes claims of racial discrimination by seven former agents of State Farm Insurance, the nation’s largest property and casualty insurer. A similar lawsuit was filed by an Indian American man just last month, and the New York Times reports that there …
Read More »Kanye West’s Instagram Posts Get Him Removed From 2022 Grammy Performance
Following the most recent series of erratic Instagram posts from Kanye West that got him kicked off of the social media platform, the Grammys are following suit and also giving him the boot. According to his rep who confirmed the news, per E! News, Ye was slated to perform at …
Read More »Kanye West's Grammy Performance Cancelled, Despite His 5 Nominations
Photo: Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair (Getty Images) Despite the five nominations for the highly anticipated “Donda” album, Kanye West has officially been forbidden to perform at the upcoming Grammy awards. The Blast, first to report the news, broke the story on Friday evening, citing the rapper’s “concerning online …
Read More »The Change
Poems about the seasons tend to get a bad rap. Soft snowfall, chirping cardinals, bare feet on soft grass, crisp autumn leaves: These are obviously lovely scenes that, in their unambiguous beauty, are sometimes perceived to lack complexity or literary worth. Yet some of the greatest poems derive depth as …
Read More »DON’T COME FOR BLACK WOMEN: White Reggaeton Artist Dragged After Targeting Missy Elliott For Handling Her Business
It’s not an uncommon occurrence for the works of Black American artists to be stolen by white artists (ethnicity aside)– think Jennifer Lopez and Pat Boone. Now, producer-extraordinaire Missy Elliott can be added to the list with a caveat– she got the money she was owed. One of the artists …
Read More »Former KKK Leader Plans to Run for Commissioner of a Georgia County as a ‘White Civil Rights Activist’
Every kind of person is running for public office in Georgia these days. Former NFL players, former KKK leaders, you name it. Chester Doles, 61, was once known as the Grand Klaliff of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Maryland and made a plethora of media …
Read More »Former Google Employee Files Lawsuit Accusing The Tech Company Of Racial Bias Against Black Employees
A former Google employee filed a lawsuit on Friday condemning the tech-giant of racial bias against Black employees. She also accused the company of leading minorities to lower-level positions with less pay and preventing them from advancing in the organization due to their race, according to Reuters. The suit, filed …
Read More »Black Staff Members Of The Long Beach Opera Resign Following Allegations of Racism and Misogyny
Photo: Frederic Legrand – COMEO (Shutterstock) Three Black long-time staffers of the Long Beach Opera have officially resigned, according to The Los Angeles Times, and an open letter posted to Facebook on Tuesday. The trio cite “a culture of misogyny” and “racial tokenism” among other issues as the factors that …
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