Black America Breaking News for the African American Community

Photo: Shutterstock At this point in the game, we know that COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on black people in terms of infection rates and death. Now, news of the economic impact of the virus on black businesses is raising concerns that the damage will be felt long after …

3. In the U.K., Boris Johnson’s top adviser is implicated in a social-distancing scandal. Dominic Cummings, an architect of the Brexit campaign, appears to have broken lockdown laws. “For Johnson and his team, a touch more Churchillian circumspection—rather than just bulldog bravado—might have saved them a lot of the moral …

This comedian didn’t expect to get his break as a dancer. Source link

Megan Thee Stallion performs on stage, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Atlanta.Photo: Paul R. Giunta (Invision/AP) Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé can add “No. 1 on the Hot 100” to the list of self-proclaimed attributes—classy, bougie, ratchet, sassy, moody and nasty!—in their “Savage Remix.” It’s official—after debuting at No. 2, …

During our five years of travel around the country, my husband Jim and I often found that artists who revealed the perspectives on their hometowns were the people who stopped us in our tracks. It might be the mural painters in Ajo, Arizona, or Charleston, West Virginia; or the public-art …

Yovanna Momplaisir made her Real Housewives of Atlanta debut as NeNe Leakes’ friend. Now, the two are heated rivals and things don’t look like they’ll be getting any friendlier between the two any time soon. Amid news that she’s coming back to RHOA as a peach-holding cast member (not just …

The Black Minnesota man who died after he was seen on video begging for his life as a White police officer kneeled on the back of his neck for several minutes has been identified as George Floyd. Attorney Benjamin Crump—who has represented the families of several victims in civil …

A protester dressed as a character from the novel-turned-TV series “The Handmaid’s Tale” walks into the Senate Hart building on October 4, 2018.Photo: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS (Getty Images) I will never understand why some white people (notice I didn’t say “all white people,” so please don’t email me explaining how you …

Read: How America handles catastrophe State and local emergency planners must rethink any task involved in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from storms that requires physical proximity to other people. First, there’s the question of evacuations. Even under normal circumstances, deciding whether to recommend or order an evacuation requires …

The Minneapolis Police Department is under fire after an officer continuously held his knee on a black male suspect who repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. The man later died. The police brutality incident—which was captured on video by a bystander—occurred on Monday (May 25) while police were responding to …