Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Emmy Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien will host a BET news special next week about the national call to defund and reform police institutions triggered by the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Titled American Injustice: The Fight for Police Reform, the BET News special will address this pivotal …

Photo: Doug Pensinger (Getty Images) Oh boy. For the past week, there have been rumblings about a bombshell report coming out that would expose the rotten underbelly of Washington’s NFL team, and on Thursday we finally found out what it was. The Washington Post reports that 15 former employees of …

Editor’s note: This week’s newsletter spotlights some of our favorite Books Briefing reading lists from the past few months. We’ll be back with a fresh newsletter next week. Know other book lovers who might like this guide? Forward them this email. What We’re Reading (HERITAGE IMAGES …

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is responding to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s lawsuit to stop her mandate that masks be worn in her city to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. “I am not afraid of the city being sued and I’ll put our policies up against anyone’s, any day …

Share0 (iStock.com/Gwengoat) The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board designated $62 million to a fund providing direct assistance to Black businesses, individuals, and families. According to We Buy Black, the Oregon Cares Fund will give grants of up to $3,000 to families and up to $100,000 to Black-owned businesses. The money was …

Tory Lanez attends day two of the 2018 BET Awards Radio Remotes on June 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. ; Megan Thee Stallion attends A Celebration of The Fearless Women in Music on December 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET (Getty Images), Tommaso …

Actor Idris Elba is giving his opinion on why racist television shows and films should also follow a rating and warning system.  Speaking with the Radio Times on Tuesday (July 14)  the 47-year-old Luther actor said that he believes that offensive content needs to be labeled for viewers.  His comments …

Harry Styles has arguably mounted the most traditional campaign for song of the summer with “Watermelon Sugar,” a now-surging single off his December nostalgia-rock album. With a trembling vocal performance and lyrics comparing a lover to “the end of June,” the song is so airy and wistful that it threatens …

“I just want you guys to know that it is no joke,” Whitfield posted. “I’m feeling much better today, thank you for everybody who knew they had not heard from me and reached out… I just have been out of it.” Whitfield also told her 978,000 followers that she would …