Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

In wake of the nationwide protests to end racial injustice, consumers have been taking major corporations to task and pressuring them to speak out against systemic racism. Recently, Quaker Oats’s Aunt Jemima brand announced it will be rebranding after calls to remove the image of Aunt Jemima, who is tied …

Tamera Mowry-Housley is making her departure from The Real after co-hosting the program since its debut in 2013. On Monday (July 13), the actress took to Instagram and shared a statement about her leaving the daytime talk show. “For seven years, my home and heart has been at The Real. …

Photo: LOGAN CYRUS (Getty Images) In an effort to fight against the systemic racism that’s embedded in both society and workplaces within the service industry, tens of thousands of workers have planned a massive, full day strike later this month. On July 20, fast food workers, nursing home employees, gig …

I am sorry to say that these conversations were also echoed by a large part of the Catholic Church hierarchy, from parish priests who put Duda’s election posters outside their churches to the archbishop of Krakow—one of Pope John Paul II’s successors in that job—who has spoken of homosexuals as …

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[UPDATE: July 12, 01:54 PM] Ryan Dorsey, Naya Rivera’s ex-husband, made his way to Lake Piru following the unsettling disappearance of the Glee actress on Wednesday (July 9) who was on a boating outing with their 4-year-old son, Josey, according to TMZ.  Dorsey has remained silent since the tragic incident …

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Share1 Since the rise of protests over racial injustice and police brutality, numerous high profile figures have stepped forward to do more for the Black community, specifically Black businesses. This week, the NAACP announced its new partnership with Beyonce’s BeyGood organization to create new small business grants for Black-owned businesses …

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Fundamentally, I’m a begrudging optimist. Pessimism just seems counterproductive so, no matter how awful things look, I always hold out hope that perhaps they can be better. As protests for police accountability have consistently occurred for well over a month across the county, I’ve hoped that the …

Art by Geoff Kim “Why do some of these blogs refer to Benedict Cumberbatch’s children as … Pilo?” I ask, reading from a Tumblr post on my phone. On my first try, I pronounce it “peel-oh” and get a confused look in response, so I spell it out instead. “Oh, …