Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Think back to March 5, 1770, when Crispus Attucks, a man of African and Native American descent, became the first casualty of the American Revolution. Attucks was one of a handful of protesters killed by British forces during the Boston Massacre. The lawyer tasked with defending the British soldiers in …

Sunday night’s VERZUZ battle between Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond on Instagram Live was a much-needed celebration of Black love and healing through the power of music. But the event didn’t shy away from addressing the very real effects of police brutality happening across the country. One remarkable moment during the battle was when Wanda …

Share0 Image via @blackgirlsunscreen/Instagram Black entrepreneurs have statistically always had more problems with access to venture capitalists to help garner the necessary capital needed to expand their business. According to previous reports, despite leading the pack in business creation and entrepreneurship, black women business owners receive 1% of all venture …

Looks like there’s some trouble in paradise going on with #DaJordans. Faith Evans spent some time in jail last week after getting into a physical altercation with her husband Stevie J. It isn’t exactly clear when the incident occurred, but TMZ reports that police were called to Faith and …

Screenshot: Netflix (Twitter) In the outcries following the now-countless incidents of police violence upon black America, what is often most deafening is the silence—from non-black friends, influencers, politicians and, perhaps most importantly, from those who have the kind of massive platforms that actually reach into American homes and sway public …

Insecure actor and activist Kendrick Sampson was one of the many protestors who was struck by rubber bullets during the Saturday (May 30) protest in Los Angeles over  the police killing of George Floyd.   Uploading the events on his Instagram and Twitter page, Sampson shared multiple videos of a large …

A Dallas man caught the beatdown of a lifetime after he was seen on camera chasing people with a sword amid protests in the city. According to social media reports, the unidentified man “attempted to defend a shop with a large sword” before looters “beat him with a skateboard …

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Sunday (May 31)  that the state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison, will take the lead in any prosecutions related to the death of George Floyd. The news comes after an intense weekend of protests in 75 cities around the country. The ongoing protests following the police killing of George Floyd …

As tensions continue to rise in the country surrounding the May 25th police killing of George Floyd and the continuous fight against police brutality, Chrissy Teigen is using her platform to help protestors who have been arrested.  After President Donald Trump announced that a so-called “MAGA NIGHT” would take place …

Economic Impact Payment Card Americans continue to receive stimulus payments intended to help boost the economy in the mail, but some may be throwing the money away unknowingly. NBC News reports that some people have accidentally tossed their payouts in the garbage because the envelopes don’t fit the bill of …