Black America Breaking News for the African American Community
Photo: Jerry Markland (Getty Images) Here are a few questions: Can anyone name a single county, city or state in America where crimes committed against police officers aren’t treated with the utmost urgency and importance? Is it not true that the penalties for committing crimes against police officers are often …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Explains Why She Blocked Kobe’s Fan Accounts
It’s still too painful to think about the tragic loss of her husband Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, Vanessa Byrant explained Sunday (June 14) about blocking her Instagram fan page. “@nataliabryant and I have unfortunately had to block fan pages because it’s been really hard to go online …
Read More »Minneapolis Police Officers Are Resigning Apparently Because Protesters Are Hurting Their Feelings
Members of the Minneapolis Police Department seen through a chain link gate on June 13, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The MPD has been under scrutiny from residents and local city officials after the death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25. Photo: Stephen Maturen (Getty Images) The death …
Read More »ABC Exec Joked About Asking Robin Roberts To 'Pick Cotton'
ABC News placed executive Barbara Fedida on administrative leave Saturday (June 13) while the network investigates allegations that she made racist remarks about Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts and other Black employees. A HuffPost report prompted the probe. The outlet based its investigation on interviews with 34 anonymous sources …
Read More »How Oprah’s COVID-19 Grant Recipients Are Helping Their Local Communities In Nashville
Share1 Nashville (Image via @mtzionnashville/Instagram) We previously reported on Oprah Winfrey’s pledge of $10 million toward her COVID-19 relief fund to help communities from cities across the country who have been severely impacted by the viral outbreak. One of the cities was Nashville, Tennessee, which has seen a high rate …
Read More »30 Days of Iconic Music Video Blackness With VSB, Day 14: The Roots 'What They Do'
Screenshot: The Root “What They Do” The mid-to-late 90s ushered in an era of opulence in hip hop. While Sean “Puffy” Combs gets most of the credit for taking hip hop into the “Shiny Suit” era, he was far from the only artist making music and videos that exhibited lifestyle …
Read More »Meek Mill Supports B. Simone Amid Plagiarism Scandal
Meek Mill took to social media on Sunday (June 14) to defend B. Simone over allegations that she plagiarized passages of her book Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You Want. “B Simone canceled because she finnesed a book and made her way from the bottom lol what major companies y’all …
Read More »Alicia Keys and John Legend Team Up for Juneteenth Verzuz
Photo: Getty Images If you’ve been hankering for a new Verzuz battle, look no further. This Friday June 19, Alicia Keys and John Legend will be taking to Instagram Live for a special Juneteenth edition of the music match-up that grew out of COVID-19 quarantine. So far, Verzuz matchups have …
Read More »Reddit Is Finally Facing Its Legacy of Racism
Adam Serwer: The white nationalists are winning Despite Reddit’s public claim that it doesn’t tolerate harassment, moderators of subreddits that draw attention from racist trolls say they have had to make do with their own ingenuity and technical know-how for years. TheYellowRose, a 30-year-old moderator of the subreddit r/blackladies who …
Read More »Why LisaRaye Turned Down 'Real Housewives'
Reality television has catapulted C-list celebrities to A-list stars, created pop culture icons and billionaires, but not everybody is ready to do what it takes to secure that bag. During a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, host DJ Envy and his guest LisaRaye McCoy both explained why they turned …
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