Black America Breaking News for the African American Community
Photo: Shutterstock About a year ago I made up my mind to never give birth to a child in the United States. The decision came after I stumbled into an urgent care clinic in the Chicago neighborhood I lived in, after hours of lying on the couch in my apartment …
Read More »We Are All Living the Same Moment
Editor’s Note: We asked photographers in 24 locations around the globe to point their cameras up to the sky at precisely the same moment — 1PM GMT, April 25. At a time when the world is so isolated, these photos are a reminder of what we share. Photographs by Yumna …
Read More »R. Kelly Creates Third Excuse For Release From Jail
R. Kelly’s trying another plea to get a judge to release him from jail, claiming he has proof he’s vulnerable to the coronavirus outbreak. Via legal documents filed by his lawyer and obtained by TMZ, the singer is asking the judge to release his client pending his trial. Kelly also …
Read More »Georgia Gov. Is Slammed After Coronavirus Study Shows Effect On Blacks
Share0 Governor Brian Kemp. Photo Courtesy of Twitter Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is taking a lot of heat after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study showing African Americans are suffering gravely from the coronavirus pandemic. The study, released Wednesday, showed African Americans make up a majority …
Read More »HBO Renews Insecure, Promising Us More Issa & Molly Shenanigans After 2020
Insecure’s Issa Rae, Jay Ellis, and Yvonne Orji in 2016.Photo: Neilson Barnard (Getty Images for HBO) Halfway through what already feels like a too-short season of Insecure, the addictively funny show on HBO about Black millennials living in Los Angeles, has secured a fifth season. HBO announced its decision to …
Read More »I Have Seen the Future—And It’s Not the Life We Knew
One of the strangest things about this pandemic is that while it’s afflicting the entire world, it’s doing so asynchronously, transforming countries into cautionary tales and object lessons, ghosts of outbreaks past, present, and yet to come. Read: Should you get an antibody test? As the United States engages in …
Read More »Prince Radio Channel Will Air Unreleased Music
Even before Prince’s untimely death on April 21, 2016, it was well known the Purple One had a vault of unreleased music. Now, SiriusXM subscribers will have a chance to listen to unreleased music from the legendary superstar. According to a press release from SiriusXM, the limited-run Prince Channel will …
Read More »Damian Marley Talks About The Business Behind His Wildly Successful Welcome to Jamrock Cruise
Being the son of legendary reggae icon Bob Marley, and the youngest of the clan, it’s fitting that Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley first established himself as a musician. However, being known for creating one of the most notable songs and albums in reggae music history, Welcome to Jamrock, is just …
Read More »Tara Reade Says She Feels 'Discounted' by Democratic Party in Wake of Joe Biden Sexual Assault Allegations
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) In an interview published in BuzzFeed Thursday, former Senate staffer Tara Reade said she feels betrayed by the party she has long supported. Reade, who has accused former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual assaulting her in 1993, was responding …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: What an Oscar-winning Filmmaker Is Watching
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Today, we send you into the weekend with: Three quarantine film recommendations, selected by the …
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