Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Photo: Mangostar (Shutterstock) The University of North Texas library has received a grant totaling $126,989 from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission to fund its digital archive. The Black Academy of Arts and Letters archive is home to over 1,800 archival materials spanning over 40 years of Black cultural …

The year 2021 may or may not have eased ambiguity surrounding health and social restrictions, but in 2022 we are in a significantly better place, and for that, we give thanks. One area yielding more wiggle room is international travel and the return thereof. Now that vaccine passports are in …

Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams and his ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee are once again duking it out in court over monthly child support payments, based on court documents according to Radar Online.  Williams and Lee were together for more than 13 years and married from 2012 to 2017, Emily Cottontop reports.  …

Two rare pairs of sneakers designed and signed by the late visionary Virgil Alboh are up for auction at Sotheby’s and bids have already soared well past original estimates of $10,000. As reported by TMZ, among the prized collectibles featured in the auction house’s Modern Collectibles catalog are an autographed …

Photo: SeventyFour (Shutterstock) New York City has a new cultural czar as of last week when Mayor Eric Adams assigned Laurie Cumbo the title. But despite her mile long CV qualifying her for the role, many are opposing the appointment. As The New York Times reports, Cumbo has ruffled a …

Every year, entrepreneur and rap artist Jay-Z and his megastar wife Beyoncé host their highly sought-after Oscars afterparty known as the Gold Party attended by various Hollywood’s A-listers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jay-Z will throw his luxurious soirée in the lounge area of Chateau Marmont; however, the Sunset Strip hotel …

Photo: Liu zishan (Shutterstock) Hollywood has people of color to thank for keeping the movie businesses afloat during the pandemic because of their presence on screen and in the theater, According to a study from UCLA. It was found that most of the domestic tickets sales on opening weekends for …

Productivity is never cookie-cutter. You may listen to all the advice the world’s most successful people dole out, but what works for them won’t necessarily work for you. It’s up to you to figure out what type of workflow accommodates your work style, so you can be at your most productive. …

Photo: Eric Glenn (Shutterstock) Howard University has managed to narrowly avoid a faculty strike, as a tentative labor deal was made early Wednesday morning with school officials. Nearly 30 union leaders, faculty members and students gathered at the university’s quad to celebrate the win. “The willingness of my colleagues and …

A spring break trip to Orlando went from fun in the sun to tragic for a Missouri family after losing a loved one at a Florida amusement park. Fourteen-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death from the Free Fall drop tower at Icon Park on Thursday night. The teen was …