Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

It’s official. Meek Mill and Milan “Milano” Harris have broken up. The rapper made the announcement Sunday (July 26) on Twitter, adding that they will still be friends and plan to co-parent their two-month-old son. “We me and Milano decided to remain friends and build our child as separate parents …

For millions of young Black Americans, the cellphone video of George Floyd, prone on a Minneapolis street and begging for his life as a white police officer snuffs his last breath, will forever be seared into memory. This barbaric act has become, in our social media-saturated world, a symbol as …

Photo: Christopher Polk (Getty Images) A mother, a mentor, and a friend to many, Lady Red Couture has died. Lady Red was a pillar of Los Angeles’ trans and drag communities, hosting and producing shows like last year’s “Black Girl Magic.” She liked to describe herself as “a trans woman …

A man was fatally shot Saturday (July 25) night at a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin, Texas. The police said they arrested a suspect in the ongoing investigation. Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said on Sunday (July 26) that a motorist turned his vehicle aggressively toward the marchers when …

Real Housewives of Atlanta OG  Shereé Whitfield first revealed that she tested positive for the coronavirus on July 15. Now, the reality star is openly speaking about her COVID-19 symptoms and urging everyone to “take it serious.” In an Instagram Live episode of Hollywood Life’s TVTalk on Monday (July 20) …

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Bernell Trammell, a Black Donald Trump supporter, was reportedly shot and killed in Milwaukee on Thursday (July 23). According to Fox 6, the 60-year-old was gunned down during a drive-by shooting in the neighborhood where he was known for displaying signs reading “Vote Trump 2020” and recited Bible verses. Trammell …

Photo: Shutterstock Police have been resisting forcefully to this year’s protests against their practise of brutalizing and killing Black people with impunity, and have also been pushing back against any policy shifts that could require them to face even a modicum accountability for this kind of activity. Lawmakers in New …

While serving as a one-star general at Missouri’s Fort Leavenworth Army base in 1982, Colin Powell decided that two gravel alleys weren’t enough of a tribute to the Buffalo Soldiers. It was 10 years in the making, but on July 25, 1992, Powell returned to the base to dedicate in …

Screenshot: via video from Hiram Gilberto Garcia Police in Austin, Texas have a suspect in custody in the shooting death of a man during a Black Lives Matter protest in the city yesterday. Garrett Foster was killed after he approached a vehicle that witnesses say sped towards a crowd of …